An Online Grade Encoding and Inquiry System via SMS Technology
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
Background of the study
Innovation have made possible for the operations of the computer easy enough in processing record systems such as, creation of data records, storing, filing and retrieval of data. Short Message service (SMS) is a text messaging service component of phone, web, or mobile communication systems. It uses standardized communication protocols to allow fixed line or mobile phone services to exchange short text messages.
The Mindanao State University – Maguindanao uses a system to keep all the records of the employees of the said university. It keeps the records of the seven (7) colleges namely: CAS, CED, CPAG, CFES, COFESCO, AGGIES, and the High School Department for a total of 155 faculty and 156 staffs.
The MSU- Maguindanao are manually distributed their grades to the students, they are using database system in encoding grades. The registrar office encoded the grades of the students once the instructors submitted their report card. The registrar office will release the grades of the students after they encode and the students can get their grades from the registrar office. Inquiry system via SMS of MSU- Maguindanao through Short Messaging Service provides efficient and accurate grade reports. On the other hand, it intends to perform the following operations; study and develop the manual operation by the office of the registrar; find out what are the circumstances causes the delay of releasing of grades; minimize the time consumed in searching for the grades of the students in the filling and retrieval of data. To ease these difficulties in knowing the grades, a system using SMS or Short Messaging Service will be used. Since mobile phone seems to be a positive feature which most individual’s posses, and take almost in all places with them, it is therefore an extremely effective means of transporting information to them quicker and easier.
This study aimed to develop an entry way of accessing or inquiring of smaller that
INTRODUCTION
Background of the study
Innovation have made possible for the operations of the computer easy enough in processing record systems such as, creation of data records, storing, filing and retrieval of data. Short Message service (SMS) is a text messaging service component of phone, web, or mobile communication systems. It uses standardized communication protocols to allow fixed line or mobile phone services to exchange short text messages.
The Mindanao State University – Maguindanao uses a system to keep all the records of the employees of the said university. It keeps the records of the seven (7) colleges namely: CAS, CED, CPAG, CFES, COFESCO, AGGIES, and the High School Department for a total of 155 faculty and 156 staffs.
The MSU- Maguindanao are manually distributed their grades to the students, they are using database system in encoding grades. The registrar office encoded the grades of the students once the instructors submitted their report card. The registrar office will release the grades of the students after they encode and the students can get their grades from the registrar office. Inquiry system via SMS of MSU- Maguindanao through Short Messaging Service provides efficient and accurate grade reports. On the other hand, it intends to perform the following operations; study and develop the manual operation by the office of the registrar; find out what are the circumstances causes the delay of releasing of grades; minimize the time consumed in searching for the grades of the students in the filling and retrieval of data. To ease these difficulties in knowing the grades, a system using SMS or Short Messaging Service will be used. Since mobile phone seems to be a positive feature which most individual’s posses, and take almost in all places with them, it is therefore an extremely effective means of transporting information to them quicker and easier.
This study aimed to develop an entry way of accessing or inquiring of smaller that