BARANGAY CONSTITUENTS INFORMATION and SERVICES MANAGEMENT SYSTEM\ufeff

Abstract

As the global environment ages, the emerging trend for Information Technology has risen above the development initiatives surface. The Barangay currently used a manual process in issuing Barangay Certificates, Business Permit, Summon Letter, etc. This caused a lengthy procedure in accessing the records and files, which sometimes cause record redundancy. The study s objective was to design and develop a Barangay Constituents Information and Services Management System to improve record retrieval in the Barangay. Research methodology used in this study was developmental and descriptive research. Likewise, an Iterative systems development model was used in the design and development of BCISMS. It uses developmental research since this study involves creating a database system that could use for the Barangay. Descriptive analysis because IT Experts evaluated the BCISMS based on McCall s Software Quality Standards and Barangay Respondents on ISO/IEC 9126-1:2000 Quality. Interview approach was used in collecting information to know the manual process in the Barangay. The iterative Systems Development approach is used to come up with the proposed BCISMS. Respondents of the study were the Punong Barangay, Barangay Kagawad, and Barangay Secretary. Researcher conducted interviews on-site with the Punong Barangay, Barangay Kagawad, and Barangay Secretary. Evaluation instruments used were McCall’s Software Evaluation Criteria for Software Quality Model and ISO/IEC 9126-1:2000. Software Quality Model Characteristics. The Barangay Constituents Information and Services Management System were Very High in the result. It shows that the system was capable of managing records of the barangay and reliable in handling data for further use. Keywords— Information Technology, Constituents, Management System, Software Quality Model, Retrieval OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY The general objective of the study was to develop and design a Barangay Constituents Information and Services Management System for the improvement of record retrieval in the barangay. Specifically, it aimed to achieve the following: 1.Design and develop a BCISMS for the following features: searching barangay records, managing health records, generating barangay reports, and graphical analysis of barangay census. 2. Evaluate the BCISMS in terms of functionality, reliability, usability, efficiency, maintainability, and portability. MATERIALS AND METHODS The research methodology used in this study was developmental and descriptive research. Likewise, an Iterative systems development model was used to design and develop Barangay Constituents and Services Teresita T. Villones, International Journal of Computer Science and Mobile Computing, Vol.10 Issue.4, April2021, pg. 63-66 © 2021, IJCSMC All Rights Reserved 64 Management System s development. It uses developmental research since this study involves creating a database system used for the barangay. Descriptive research in the sense that IT Experts could evaluate the Barangay Management Information System based on McCall s Software Quality Standards and Barangay Respondents on ISO/IEC 9126-1:2000 Quality Characteristics. An interview approach in gathering data and information is used to know the barangay s manual system process. The Iterative Systems Development approach was used to come up with the proposed BCISMS. An iterative model s development stage includes system design, coding development, and tested in repeated cycles. This approach was a way to break down the extensive application into smaller chunks. It has been recognized that the user interface design should be done iteratively since it is impossible to design a user interface that has no usability problem from the start. Even experts in interface design cannot perfect the user interface in just a single attempt. In that matter, usability engineering was a lifecycle where should be built around the concept of iteration (Nielsen, 1993). Nielsen also emphasized that iterative development involves the steady refinement of design as a requisite in user testing. Respondents of the Study The respondents of the study were the Punong Barangay, Barangay Kagawad, and Barangay Secretary. The researcher purposely selected the respondents. Table 1.0 on showed the number of respondents in the study. TABLE 1. Summary of Respondents Research Instrument To achieve the objectives of this study, the researcher adopted the following instruments to collect data. The researcher conducted interviews on-site primarily with the Punong Barangay Barangay Kagawad, Barangay Secretary, and Barangay Health Worker. The evaluation instruments used in the study were McCall s Software Evaluation Criteria for Software Quality Model and ISO/IEC 9126-1:2000 Software Quality Model Characteristics. McCall s Software Quality Model had twenty-four criteria. The ISO/IEC 9126-1:200 was an International Organizations for Standardization/ International Electro-technical Commission criteria-based assessment that consists of six characteristics and twenty-six sub-characteristics in the evaluation of the software. Thus, I used a five-point scale where 5 as the highest and 1 as the lowest. Mean Score Verbal Interpretation