In education, students attempt to copy previous works and are relying on prepared solutions available on the Internet in order to meet their requirements. This action leads to plagiarism, which is becoming part of educational institutions’ concern to reduce growing academic dishonesty. With regards to the aforementioned issue, this study aims to design and develop a plagiarism checker capable of registering documents, granting access to users, and calculating the similarity between documents. Thus, the software was constructed using HTML, PHP, JavaScript, CSS, and MySQL. The developed system is composed of three main modules; the Document Search which enables users to browse documents, the Document Registration which enables the administrator to add and manage the stored documents, and the document Comparison, which serves as the system plagiarism detection mechanism. The algorithm Normalized Compression Distance was used to measure similarity and the Boyer-Moore Algorithm to highlight the suspected plagiarized document. Moreover, tests were conducted to determine if the system is functioning as expected and to measure the accuracy of the output produced by the system. The developed system was evaluated using the ISO 25010 software quality model in terms of Product Quality and was rated by one hundred respondents. The system obtained a mean of 4.70 which is equivalent to “excellent” in descriptive terms. This validates that the objectives of the study were met and achieved. This further indicates that the system was developed according to its desired functions and requirements.
The COVID-19 pandemic forces educational institutions to divert from traditional face-to-face classes to online classes. Despite the implementation and acceptance of the general population on this setup, various challenges are being experienced by the students. Through a literature review, this study determined the challenges of online classes faced by the students which commonly fall in the following domains: technology, digital competency, compatibility, socioeconomic factor, human and pets’ intrusions or noise, demanding workload, assessment and supervision, time management and motivation, and social and emotional health. The study further investigated the constructs of the challenges based on the students’ responses. To gain breadth and depth of understanding on the challenges, both quantitative and qualitative research and data were mixed and used. The result in the quantitative method shows that the level of agreement of the students, if they are experiencing problems in terms of communication and interaction, teaching methodologies of the instructors, and learning resources, revealed to be neutral. However, analysing the qualitative results shows that there are recurring themes in the challenges such as poor or unstable internet connection, human intrusion and noise, feedback and communication issues, and issues in delivering teaching and learning. Further, this research has implications for advising faculty, curriculum designers and administrators on the needs and experiences of the students which can provide insights in planning and designing of teaching and learning delivery for the coming semesters.
An ICT-enabled government provides citizens with improved access to information and services anytime and anywhere. Currently, eighty barangays in the city of San Pablo, Philippines have the means to implement ICT-enabled projects since they are all provided with ICT equipment. However, several barangay transactions are still done manually such as filing and processing complaints at Katarungang Pambarangay, a community-based mechanism for dispute resolution. This study aims to determine the problems encountered in Katarungang Pambarangay, to determine the level of readiness of the barangay in utilizing an information system and to propose a software application as a solution to the problems. The proponents conducted qualitative and quantitative methods. An interview was conducted with a DILG representative to identify the problems. While a survey questionnaire was given to the barangay to determine their readiness in utilizing an e-system. This research analyses the findings and presents recommendations.
Internship program intends to empower students with real-world knowledge, skills, and desirable attitudes by allowing them to gain hands-on experience. This study focuses on implementing lean management principles in developing a web-based information system that manages the data and processes undertaken by the students in their internship program. The system was developed using the Rapid Application Development (RAD) model which was divided into four main modules. These modules are for monitoring and supervision of the internship program. The system will help the coordinators to manage documents, the supervisor to give grades, the students to create a journal that will monitor progress, and the administrator to manage the system. To determine if the developed system is efficient and functional, trials were conducted utilizing test scenarios, test cases, and comparison table. The developed system was evaluated using a survey questionnaire based on ISO 25010 software quality model as to Product Quality. It obtained an overall mean of 4.32 with a standard deviation value of 0.666. This validates that the objectives of the study were met and achieved. Moreover, the system was able to reduce the cost and time spent from the previous process, which proves that it successfully integrated lean management principle in its design.
This study analyses the visibility of the State Universities' website in Region 4A, Philippines during the pandemic wherein universities halted most of the physically performed transactions and started the delivery of services online through their websites. An attempt has been taken to help web content creators and developers to make their websites visible and easier to find in search engines. The websites' visibility was measured by collecting data through Search Engine Optimization tools, specifically Alexa, CheckPageRank, SEO Analyzer, and Moz Link Explorer. The collected data are the websites' global and national traffic rank, domain authority, PageRank, loading time and speed, daily pageviews, bounce rate, daily time on site, and site linking in. Websites were ranked based on how good or bad their SEO tool results. The analyzed result suggests that UPLB performed the most optimization since it ranks first in most of the tools. It was followed by BatSU and CvSU websites which consistently placed second and third in the rank list, respectively. The LSPU website occupies fourth place in the rank list, the SLSU website in fifth place, and the URS website in the last place. This study suggests that the least performing websites need to establish more high-quality website links and to create more user-needed contents to avoid an increase in bounce rate.
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