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Abstract
The major objective of the study is to develop an RFID Student's
Monitoring System with Web Apps for Colegio de Calumpit. The research focus
on the advantages that a Passive RFID can provide for the system.

Unlike bar

code it does not need a direct line of sight to the printed bar code.

An RFID system has three parts. A scanning antenna, transceiver (with

a decoder to interpret the data and transponder that has been programmed with
information). The scanning antenna puts out radio-frequency signals in a
relatively short range. The RF radiation does two things, (1) it provides a means
of communicating with the transponder and (2) provides the RFID tag with the
energy to communicate. This is an absolutely key part of the technology; RFID
tags do not need to contain batteries, and can therefore remain usable for a long
period of time.

The information system was developed using open-source technology and

it is also capable of providing weekly log reports to the clients who use Web
Apps.

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Chapter 1
The Problem and its Background

Introduction

Nowadays, industry is experiences many technological advancements and

changes in methods of learning. With the rise of globalization, it is becoming
essential to find an easier and more effective system to help an organization. In
spite of this matter, there are still schools and business establishments that use
the old-fashioned way. In a certain way, one thing that is still in manual process
is the recording of attendance.

Colegio de Calumpit is well known for providing advance computer

education for its students. The school focuses on Web Development which is
now the trend when it comes to the realm of technology.

On May 1947, Colegio de Calumpit was born to blaze its own trail in the
galaxy of educational adventure. More clearly than by destiny or chance, it
seems Colegio de Calumpit has a battle to be won by a steadfast, civic-minded
group who from solicitations amounting to twenty thousand Pesos (P20, 000.00)

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as initial capital stock put up an institution, the only one of its kind to survive in
the town.

In the same manner, Colegio de Calumpit after having been founded was
incorporated on October 17, 1947 by some leading citizens of Calumpit. It started
with seven members of the teaching staff including the Director, the late Maj.
Francisco Del Rosario and there were only 189 students from first to third year.

During its first year, CCI rented the house of the Makapugay family at the
heart of Poblacion and in 1948, Colegio de Calumpit finally had a building of its
own. Although constructed on rented land, more than half of it was owned by the
Roman Catholic Church.

Today, CCI has transferred to its own spacious lot located along Mc Arthur
Highway, Iba O' Este, Calumpit, Bulacan it has its own goal to pursue and as
always, is determined to win in favor of thousands of youth who are future
teachers, leaders and community builders of a strong and morally upright society.

On the year 2005, CCI adapted the use of Free and Open Source
Software (FOSS) or sometimes also called Free/Libre Open Source Software,
Free Software, or just Open Source. FOSS is increasingly the go-to standard for
operating systems to user applications, for individuals to large enterprises. It
helps reduce costs, avoid lock-in, increase productivity, enhance security, and
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improve standards compliance. With the best long-term investment protection,
FOSS is the lowest risk choice for software systems today. All the PCs use in
operation and laboratory are running on Ubuntu 13.04 as their operating system.
All the systems on Colegio de Calumpit such as Enrollment, Inventory,
Record and Debit Card are running on a Free and Open Source Software. Using
the FOSS and RFID Technology, a system will be developed for tracking the logs
of student using their School ID. These will be the new added system to help
Colegio de Calumpit for monitoring and securing its students.

Significance of the Study

The study would greatly benefit the whole Colegio de Calumpit and mostly
their clients.

The school will have their students properly monitored and

reinforced security measure. The system can provide student log in report for
their proper monitoring as per requested by teachers and personnels.

Aside from the report generated by the system, it is equip of transmitting

information through browser's mobile phone. The client will be able to receive
weekly student's attendance using the Web Apps provided by the system.

Theoretical Framework

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Learners' academic success begins with regular attendance.

Proper

monitoring of their attendance may lead them to successful life in the future. The
lifestyle we have right now is very tedious that sometimes we forget to ask our
child about his/her school activities. The following might happen if we neglect to
monitor the learners' school attendance:

Students who attend school regularly score higher on achievement tests

than their peers who are frequently absent.

When your child is absent he or she loses academic instruction that

affects learning, grades, and achievement scores.

When your child misses even one day of school, it takes two days just to
catch up, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

Students who are frequently absent have lower grades and are more
likely to drop out.

Students who drop out often have limited job prospects.

When your child is absent, he or she misses the social experiences,

lessons, and relationships that help with fitting in and succeeding in
school and life.

Monitoring the students may help us fix the arising hindrances. One way
is to maximize the use of technology that will help us monitor students'
attendance in our busy schedule.

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Conceptual Framework

The information system to be develop must have the complete

requirements and details in order to have an efficient outcome. The IPO (Input
Process Output) is useful for planning, processing and troubleshooting for
development of a system. Using IPO model provide visual presentation that help
explaining complex process.

The IPO are methods used to describe the system by its function. It is
made up of three important components: (1) Input The data needed by
information system such as the Student's Info, Logs and System Users. These
also include the software use in development of the information system.

In

creating the GUI, the latest Chrome browser and a jQuery Mobile Library are
needed. MySQL is the database to be used for the storage of the system data.
PHP will be used for data insertion, retrieving and manipulation. The Ubuntu
13.04 for the operating system and Apache for the web server applications. The
hardware requirement are PC, RFID Reader, and a Mobile Phone with browser
and ID Printer.

(2)Process These involve the encoding & validating the data,

printing of ID card, report generation and design the system. (3) Output After
the processing takes place, these are the following output it will provide: It will
generate a hard & soft copy of the Login Report, ID card and a working
Information System.
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All of the gathered data will be processed to produce a useful output

needed the by clients and system users.

INPUT

PROCESS

Student's Info

Encoding &
Validating the Data

Logs
System's User
Softwares &
Devices

Printing of ID Card
& Reports
Designing the
System

OUTPUT

Login Report:
-Weekly Report
(for Web Apps)
-Daily Report per
Student Login
-ID Card
-Working System

Database
Figure 1. Conceptual Framework of the Study

Statement of the Problem

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The research aims to develop a RFID Student's Monitoring System with
Web Apps that will help the Colegio de Calumpit and its Client for proper
monitoring of student's daily attendance.

After conducting some researches from the articles, through interview and
observation, the researchers have gather information needed in order to achieve
the desired output.

1. What is the current status of system use for monitoring the student's
attendance?
2. What are the other ways to inform the client regarding the attendance of
the student?
3. How efficient is the system when gathering inputs such as student's logs?
4. How will the proposed system to be developed?
5. How acceptable was the RFID Student Monitoring System with Web Apps
for the client in the terms of:
A. Accuracy;
B. Speed;
C. Reliability;
D. User-friendliness; and
E. Security

Scope and Delimitation

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The research is about the development of RFID Student's Monitoring

System with Web Apps that could help the administrators and client of the school
for monitoring the students.

The Graphical User Interface (GUI) were designed using HTML5, CSS,
JavaScript and jQuery Mobile. The document or page created with these for five
technologies will serve as our front end. The research utilized PHP & MySQL for
the back end.

All applications used were open source based on the other

existing information systems and requirements of Colegio de Calumpit.

The researchers provide the specification of the RFID Card (Read Only)
and reader to be used in this research. The RFID Card will be in low frequency,
just enough to read in proximate distance.

The Web Apps for mobile is only tested for specific phone. The Web Apps
is best viewed using Mozilla Firefox and high-end mobile phones.

Definition of Terms

The following terms are operationally defined by the researchers for better
understand and clarity:

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RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) The acronym refers to small electronic
devices that consist of a small chip and an antenna.

RFID Card It refers to card that has or embedded with RFID.

Passive RFID it refers to an RFID tag that does not contain a battery; the
power is supplied by the reader. When radio waves from the reader are
encountered by a passive RFID tag, the coiled antenna within the tag forms a
magnetic field. The tag draws power from it, energizing the circuits in the tag. The
tag then sends the information encoded in the tag's memory.

Web Apps - it refers to a customized document for mobile phone that do certain
task. It display the weekly report of student' attendance.

FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) the licenses require that the software
remain available to use, modify, and distribute at no cost.

Ubuntu 13.04 - a Linux based operating system distributed by Debian. Used by

Colegio de Calumpit as of 2005 for laboratories and offices.

Logs The students use their card for the system to captured the date and time
of arrival and departure.

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GUI - (Graphical User Interface) is a type of user interface that allows users to
interact with system or devices using images rather than text commands.

HTML - (Hypertext Markup Language) it refers to a computer language that

create a document or page.

Linux - it refers to an operating system that was built in open-source technology.

Apache it is generally recognized as the world's most popular Web server.

MySQL (My Structured Query Language) it is (as of 2008) the world's most
used open source relational database management system that runs as a server
providing multi-user access to a number of databases.

PHP (PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor) is a server-side scripting language

designed for Web development but also used as a general-purpose programming
language.

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Chapter 2
Review of Related Studies

People of today are now in the state where almost everything is converted
from manual to computerized. Automation is technically became one of the most
essential need of all the companies to provide quality and accurate information
and in order to minimized bugs and errors.

Several studies and literacy review was already conducted both locally
and international using different approach and methodologies, it provides
necessary additional knowledge and information to help prove that successful
logic and automation are really now beyond peoples reach.

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Monitoring system was already evolve from the manual to automation plus
the external hardware that is used to complete the system such as barcode
readers, thumb mark scanners and now the radio frequency identification.

Related Studies

This section of the study has become a big help to the researchers to
understand and analyse its topic deeper. It was a big help for the researchers to
be guided accordingly and compare its findings and conclusions to the other
study finding results. This also reviews how other professionals relate to this kind
of problems and studies.

At the first glance, it appears that the RFID technology is keeping its
wheels turning without any difficulty since it might be a simple technology, but in
reality it is not true. It is a technology that spans across diverse areas like CMOS
design, data management, encryption, radio propagation, sensor design and
integration, network engineering to mention a few . RFID technology makes use
of components like tags and readers (normally connected to a host computer or
network). The RFID tags are built using silicon chips and antennas.

Based on being categorized as active or passive, RFID tags can be

powered by a battery or illuminated by the radio waves emitted by a specialized
reader respectively. The information gathered by an RFID interrogator or reader
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from an RFID tag is stored using a database system. A capacitor located in the
circuit of the passive tag is responsible for storing power from the RFID reader.
This collected energy is used to transmit the RFID tag information to the RFID
reader.

Selection amongst active and passive tags for use is a crucial component
of the architectural design strategy. Architectural design of the RFID network is
quite essential when it comes to development of an RFID system. Irrespective of
the types of components used in an RFID system, the RFID system performance
is evaluated based on how well it tracks objects [111]. As per Solanas and
Dominngo-Ferrer, it is crucial to craft a network that has the ability to scale in
size.

In the literature, a paper entitled Developing a low cost RFID (Radio

Frequency Identification) Middleware for Small Business Applications, it was
concluded that With RFID clearly emerging as the new supply chain standard,
the opportunity is immense in this market. The paper also stated that If any
business is going to win the game of tag, they must first understand how RFID
can help their business and select RFID hardware and middleware that is not
only applicable to their business but scalable for future growth.

Cherry A. Felipe (2012), a former student of La Consolacion University of

the Philippines once said that the manual data processing requires a lot of effort
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and time. That inaccuracy of data is also a problem in a manual system though
changes and corrections can be easily made in manual processing, assurance of
the benefits of the user is limited especially when the volume of the data
increases. For this reason she decided to conduct a study Attendance
Monitoring System for Holy Child School Faculty which is expected to lessen the
manual handling of attendance monitor system with include guarantee of safety,
secured and confidentiality of all the single files of the system.

Given an very high average score of 4.4 out 5.0 possible score, which is
converted to characterized score GOOD and with additional recommendation
from the panellists, the system contributes to the society of proving that the
automation is essential and really helpful on the improvement of the available
businesses.

In December 2010, a group of student from Emmanuel College of Plaridel

developed their campus student monitoring system. It is developed by the used
of Visual Basic 6.0 for the front end and MICROSOFT ACCESS database for the
back end, its main purpose is to check the students general campus attendance
and produce weekly reports.

By the used of Barcode reader, the system scan the students id when they
enter and exit the campus premises. It was successfully been use for a year but
totally junked after that, due to security reasons.
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Since the system interconnect some administrative computers of the

school that is involved to the complete system, it does brings the campus closer
to unsecured files taken by the outside hackers or information stealers. Including
students information and reports.

Another review of the related Applied study was the very promising and
successful METRO NOL CARD of the Dubai, United Arab Emirates which is a
centralized single taping radio frequency like card that is used by all the people
on the country as their sort of payment on their all major transportation vehicles
such as the Dubai Bus and Dubai Metro train. On their very technically improved
system they are established to have not only two of the best known building in
the world but the best transportation scheme.

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Chapter 3
Methodology of the Study

This chapter presents the research methods and techniques, target

clientele, design features of RFID Student's Monitoring System with Web Apps
and the development process of the said studies.

Methods and Techniques

In any endeavor in life, success must be planned carefully. Anyone who

has the desire to be the best should make preparation before he acts. This must
be the standard operating procedures for those who are willing to trek the path of
great accomplishment. One should apply the techniques and proper methods to
ensure the best result of what he/she undertakes. In the same manner, the
researchers find it necessary to use certain methods in their work.

The study utilized the descriptive developmental method of research. The

study was descriptive in nature because it tried to describe the characteristics of
the phenomenon as it exists in the school environment. This research method
allows researchers to understand situation and its necessities. It shows that the
quality observation is indispensable in all descriptive research.

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Another notable technique that the study employed was library research
and browsing the web to determine the advantages of RFID, Open Source
Technology and Web Apps Development. Data were also gathered by using
informal conversations and interviews who may have acquired knowledge
regarding the development of RFID Student's Monitoring System

Target Clientele.

The development of the RFID Student's Monitoring System with Web Apps
was designed for Colegio de Calumpit. The Parents/Guardian and Teachers will
be benefited by the system. It will transform the accustomed way of monitoring
their students. The students will feel secured knowing that no one can infiltrate
the campus unless they have permission with the Administrator.

Administrator

and Staff will be able to do their monitoring comfortably and efficiently.

Data Gathering Instruments

To describe the nature of the problem with regards to the existing

information system and to obtain the information necessary for its solution the
researchers used the following techniques in gathering data.

Interview:

This involves the collection of data through direct verbal

interaction between the interviewer and the respondents.

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understanding of the examination process and problems faced by the users
before designing the system. It permits the researchers to adapt to the situation
therefore obtaining data with more clarity and understanding.

Questionnaire. The questionnaire was used to gather information about

the system. The technique was implemented through the sets of question given
to students, parents, teacher, administrators and staffs.

Through this method the researchers obtained an insight of what the

respondent want in the information system. The answers were examined and
used in the development of the proposed information system.

Methods used in developing the software

A system development methodology refers to the framework that is used

to structure, plan, and control the process of developing an information system.
Each of the existing methodologies is best suited to specific kinds of projects,
based on various technical, organizational, project and team considerations.

Developing

such

as

an

Development Life Cycles (SDLC).

information

system

requires

System

An SDLC should result in a high quality

system that meets or exceeds client expectations,

within time and cost

estimates, work effectively and efficiently in current and planned information

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technology infrastructure,

and is cheap to maintain and cost-effective to

enhance. SDLC is a system approach to problem solving and is made up of

several phases, each comprised of multiple steps.

SDLC adheres to important phases that are essential for developers, such
as planning, analysis, design and implementation.

PLANNING

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

CODING

TESTING

IMPLEMENTATION

SUPPORT

Figure 2 The Waterfall Model

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The oldest model, that was originally regarded as the SDLC is the
waterfall model: a sequence of stages in which the output of each stage
becomes the input for the next.

These stages generally follow the same basic

steps but many different waterfall methodologies give different names and
number of steps.

Planning. The first step is to identify the need for information system. This
includes determining whether a business problem or opportunity exists.
Conducting a feasibility study to determine if the solution is cost effective for
developing a project plan. These involves end users who come up with idea for
improving their work. Ideally the process occurs in tandem with a review of the
organizations strategic plan to ensure that it is being used to help company
achieve its objective.

Analysis.

The goal of the systems analysis is to find out where the

problem is in attempt to fix the system. This step involves breaking down the
system in pieces and drawing diagrams to analyze the situation.

Analyses

project goals, breaking down functions that need to be created and attempts to
engage users so that definite requirements can be defined.

Design.

Functions and Operations are described in detail, including

screen layouts, business rules, process diagrams and other documentation. The

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output of the stage will be to describe the new system as collection of modules or
subsystems.

Coding. This is the process of translating the analyzed data and system
design to a language where in computer can easily understand. Coding uses a
programming language in order to convert the traditional procedures into a
systematic computerized system. In this particular research, the information
system is develop using HTML, CSS, DOM, JavaScript and PHP. MySQL is use
for database storage.

A LAMP server was created in order to run the

codes/documents created.

Testing. The system is tested in this stage. At this phase testers are
looking for possible error whether logical, incomplete process or improper data
storing/retrieval. This is the stage where adjustment must be done before the
implementation.

Implementation. The final stage of the project or the initial deployment,

where the software is put into production and its used to by the actual business.
The early stage of implementation could get messy because the user is adapting
the new system and leaving his/her comport zone. The last stage will help the
user to get on with changes and problem to be encountered.

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Support. System performance is monitored; tuning and synchronization
are performed.

Users and help desk call are observed.

Procedures are

changed and supplementary training is conducted as needed.

Changes are

recommended via the Change Control Authority.

Status of the Current System

Like most of the school, Colegio de Calumpit monitor its student in an old
fashion way. It was effective though it consume a lot of time and work force. All
the data must be consolidated before you can have the daily monitoring report.
There are no easy means for parents/clients to know the status of their child.
They have to go or call the adviser to verify whether the child/student was in the
school or not.

Feature Design of the RFID Monitoring System with Web Apps

Aside from the fact that it is computerized, the use of Passive RFID Card
added to the security of the system. No one can enter without the School ID
Card or else you have to talk to the Administrator and grant you the permission.

The system is capable of creating a report based on the specification

given. Like for example: You need a particular person's attendance covering the
date from January 1 to February 13. This can be provided by the system.
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Web Apps primarily design for mobile phone with browser can verify or
monitor the weekly login of their child's attendance. The system has a procedure
and manual verification before we install it to your mobile phone.

Determining the Acceptability of the RFID Monitoring System with Web Apps
Systems Evaluation

The rating given by the respondents on the different criteria of

acceptability were tabulated using an electronic spreadsheet (Calc). The mean
score was used in the determining the acceptability of the system. The following
scales were utilized.
Rating

Descriptive Rating

4.50 -

5.00

Very Good

3.50 -

4.49

Good

2.50 -

3.49

Fair

1.50 -

2.49

Poor

1.00 -

1.49

Very Poor

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Chapter 4
Presentation, Analysis and Interpretation of Data

This chapter presents, analyzes, and interprets the data gathered in the
study. The presentation covers the presentation of the answer to the specific
questions raised in the first chapter.

What is the current status of system use for monitoring the student's
attendance?

The Colegio de Calumpit is using manual process of monitoring students

attendance. The class monitor is responsible for checking student's attendance
and report it to the adviser.

What are the other ways to inform the client regarding the attendance of
the student?

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The parents/guardians are inform regarding student attendance during
releasing of card (Form 138 every Grading Period).

Teacher informs the

parents/guardians if the student commit consecutive absences.

The system is capable of generating a report per Section or even per

Student to easily manage the attendance monitoring of every client.

The

parents/guardians that has no time to go to school and need to get the

monitoring report, with their cellphone that has capability to connect to the NET
they can monitor the student by logging in with this URL.

How efficient is the system when gathering inputs such as student's logs?

The RFID is embedded inside the School ID Card, every RFID contains a
unique code that will represent the card of the student. The duplication of log in
will not happen and the card user's picture will be displayed on the monitor once
the student use it.

An RFID reader connected to the PC is the responsible for

gathering inputs.

How will the proposed system to be developed?

The system enhance the existing procedures and eliminate the manual
part of gathering the data. Using RFID Technology to intensify the security of
data gathered. The report is accurately generated in minimal time. It is also
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capable of monitoring student's log using cellphone browser when connect to the
Internet.

The hardware requirements and specifications to be use in the system are

as follow:

Hardware Requirements
Category

Minimum Requirements

Processor

1.8 GHz Dual Core

Memory

2 GB of RAM

Hard Disk

80 GB HDD Space (Minimum)

Monitor

1366x768 resolution

RFID Reader

USB

Software Requirements
Category

Minimum Requirements

Operating System

Ubuntu 13.04

Web Server

Apache HTTP Version 2.2

Database

mySQL 5.5

Scripting Language

PHP 5

PHP Framework

CodeIgniter 2.1.3

Web Browser

Chrome 28

Content Delivery Network

jQuery Mobile

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Other Facility
Internet Connection

at least 1 mbps

with Static IP Address

How acceptable was the RFID Student Monitoring System with Web Apps
for the client in the terms of:

The RFID Student's Monitoring System is acceptable based on the

evaluation that was answered by five (5) IT Professionals (A-E) and ten (10)
system users (F-J) including parent, teacher , guidance, EDP (encoder), system
admin from Colegio de Calumpit who tested the Web Apps for monitoring the
student.
A. Accuracy
1

Properly filtered user's input on Data Entry for student's

information.

Validate and prompt errors for incorrect data to be submitted by the user.
Provide unique RFID code for every School ID Card.

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B. Speed
The interface is manually design that do not need extra Library or
unnecessary code provided by other Web Editor.
Uses lightweight design for system aesthetics.
Uses object oriented approach in dealing with the procedures.

C. Reliability
Information undergo a rigid validation.
Permission is granted by the Admin before the user's modification
Uses open source technology.

D. User Friendliness
Adapt the traditional system flow to familiarize easily.
User can navigate through programs without difficulties.
System flow is well design to specific users.

E. Security
Authentication using the user's RFID Card and protected by verification
code.
Use ext4 file system that cannot be penetrated by common computer
viruses.
Build using Framework that can prevent database intrusion.

Accuracy. It is the most important criteria of this system. The content of

the system shows how the system is accurate in presenting and showing all the
needed information of clients and users. The use of RFID technology minimize

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the errors for in and out log activity of the students. The Data Entry form filter and
validate the data before submitting it to the database. In case problem occurs in
the Data Entry level, an error will be prompt before the user submit the data to
the server.

Table 1.
Accuracy of the RFID Student's Monitoring System with Web Apps

The table above illustrates the results of evaluation of the proposed

system. Based on the 3 indicators under the Accuracy criteria the evaluation of
the IT Professionals and system users are 4.7, 4.6 and 4.8. The table shows that
the overall assessment of the systems weighted mean results to 4.7 that
corresponds to Very Good rating with regards to the system's accuracy.

Speed.

Traditional approach lack speed and it consume time for report

preparation. The computerized system is well known when it deals with speed.
Aside from report generation and other search functionality, speed is also test
how the system loads. The system interface may cause the delay of system

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loading. Too much design and heavy images are some reason why system gets
sluggish. The most important thing to speed up the system is the proper
approach dealing with programming procedures. Reusing of objects are one of
the great way to lessen the code and eliminate redundancy.

Table 2.
Speed of the RFID Student's Monitoring System with Web Apps.

The table seen above illustrates the result of evaluation of the proposed
system. Based on the 3 indicators under the design criteria the evaluation of the
IT Professionals and system users are 4.6, 4.9 and 4.8. Table 2 shows that the
overall assessment of the system has weighted mean result of 4.8 that
corresponds to Very Good rating with regard to the systems speed.

Reliability. The data gathered undergo rigid validation in order to produce

a reliable information.

All modification done in the database must seek

permission form the System Admin. The system is design using open source

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technology that enable us to check not only the system but also the software
used in building the system.

Table 3.
Reliability of the RFID Student's Monitoring System with Web Apps

The table seen above illustrates the result of evaluation of the proposed
system. Based on the 3 indicators under the design criteria the evaluation of the
IT Professionals and system users are 4.7, 4.6 and 4.7. Table 3 shows that the
overall assessment of the system has weighted mean result of 4.7 that
corresponds to Very Good rating with regard to the systems reliability.

User Friendliness.

One factor that makes a system successful is to have

a presentable design that can provide the user to navigate and learn the system
easily. Adapting the traditional flow of the system makes the user comfortable
right away.

The system is well design to accomplish the task given to a

particular user.

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Table 4.
User Friendliness of the RFID Student's Monitoring System with Web Apps

The table above illustrates the results of evaluation of the proposed

system. Based on the 3 indicators under the User Friendly criteria the evaluation
of the administrator and users are 4.9, 4.7 and 4.8. Table 4 shows that the
overall assessment of the systems weighted mean results to 4.6 that
corresponds to Very Good rating with regards to User Friendliness of the
system.

Security.

This is not the most popular aspect of building a program but

without security this may cause failure, inaccuracy and damages the entire
system.

Authentication using the user's RFID Card and verification code

protected are added features of the system.

The person that passes this

authentication and verification enables him to use the system based on the
designated role. Common virus that destroy files and system malfunctioning

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cannot penetrate ext4 file system. The system is build using CodeIgniter that will
prevent intrusion to the database.

Table 5.
Security of the RFID Student's Monitoring System with Web Apps

The table seen above illustrates the result of evaluation of the proposed
system. Based on the 3 indicators under the design criteria the evaluation of the
administrator and users are 4.6, 4.7 and 4.5. Table 5 shows that the overall
assessment of the system has weighted mean result of 4.6 that corresponds to
Very Good rating with regard to the systems security.

Table 6.
RFID Student's Monitoring System with Web Apps Criteria Summary

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Based on the collective results of the well represented evaluation of the

Colegio de Calumpit, the System's Accuracy provides 4.7 that corresponds with a
Very Good rating. System's Speed provides 4.8 that corresponds with a Very
Good rating. System's Reliability provides 4.7 that corresponds a Very Good
rating. System's User Friendliness provides 4.8 that corresponds a Very Good
rating and Security providing 4.6 which also has a Very Good rating. The rating
illustrated in Table 6 above. It can be posited that the RFID Student's Monitoring
System in Colegio de Calumpit is acceptable and has Very Good rating with 4.7
General weighted mean.

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Chapter 5
Summary, Conclusions and Recommendation

This chapter contains the summary of the study and the generalization in
the form of conclusions. The study's solution to the problem is appended in the
form of recommendation.

Summary

The Student's Monitoring in Colegio de Calumpit uses the traditional way

in managing its record and transactions.

The proposed RFID Student's

Monitoring System with Web Apps will efficiently manage the student's log. The
teachers and guidance counselors will lessen their burden in doing necessary
records and report.

The guardian can monitor their students on the time they

want to check with the help of Web Apps provided by the system.

The

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proponents used jQuery Mobile, PHP and MySQL in developing the proposed
system.

The acceptability of the system is determined by evaluation.

The

proposed system was evaluated with five acceptability issues: Accuracy 4.7,
Speed 4.8, Reliability 4.7,

User-Friendliness 4.8 and Security 4.6.

Conclusion

Based on the finding of the study and after the proposed system has been
evaluated, the proponents conclude that the SDLC or Waterfall Model is
appropriate development model to use.

The proposed RFID Student's

Monitoring System with Web Apps will benefit the Colegio de Calumpits teacher,
guidance counselor and even students guardians/parents with efficient and
innovative way of monitoring.

Recommendations

Based on the conclusion, the following recommendations are hereby

presented:

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Implementation of RFID Student's Monitoring System with Web Apps.

The Administrator of the system must be well-knowledgeable in order to
handle the system successfully.

Student information should be encoded carefully and accurately by the

Administrator to ensure accurate output of information.

The school should have a stable internet connection to have a proper

transmission of information.

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What is RFID?
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How RFID Works

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History Background of Colegio de Calumpit

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Free Open Source Software (FOSS)

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