System utilizing user-centered design approach

Paul Joseph M. Estrera; Jomar C. Llevado; Jocelyn L. Garrido

Author(s)

Paul Joseph M. Estrera Department of Information Technology, University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines, Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines

Jomar C. Llevado Department of Information Technology, University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines, Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines

Jocelyn L. Garrido Department of Information Technology, University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines, Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines

Abstract

Research-based Academic Institutions (AIs) need to adopt a Research Management system (RMS) to keep abreast with the growing demands of research workloads and to systematically keep track of the research files and monitor research activities to deliver on-time research outputs. This study aimed to develop a web-based RMS that includes monitoring research activities to keep track of research deliverables. The development approach used User-Centered Design (UCD) by getting informative user feedback through a series of interviews and system design presentations. Rapid prototyping was used to produce several prototypes that were revised through user feedback. As a result, the system was used with minimum effort without much concern on the "how-to-use" system. The study concludes that one of the success indicators of the system can be based on the volume of users using the system. In terms of system functionality, it provided seamless research management with reliable monitoring of research deliverables. It is recommended though that a case study be conducted to determine the effectiveness of the system in terms of the number of on-time research output delivery.

Publication Details

Page(s) 473-477

DOI DOI not available

Published Journal: Science International, Volume: 33, Issue: 6, Year: 2021

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Keywords

Monitoring System, Rapid Prototyping, Research Management and Monitoring System, User-Centered Design