Development of the Internal Quality Assurance Information System Prototype at Syiah Kuala University

Abstract

Quality Assurance System of Higher Education requires educational institution to have a system which capable of assuring the quality of academic activities implementation. Information systems are used to manage information and data in the university environment and aim to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of university management in achieving its goals. There are 22 information systems in Syiah Kuala University, but it does not mean that it facilitates the quality assurance processes there. This because the system is not connected each other. This condition makes the distribution data is very difficult to be monitored and caused unsystematic audits activity. This study aims to design a Quality Assurance Information System that can be integrated with all the existing system in USK University. The method used in designing the prototyping system is the Prototype Model. Based on the results of interviews regarding to the Internal Quality Assurance System in USK University, the function of information system that is built must be able to meet the needs of several parties involved, not only to guarantee the overall quality required by the university, but also to the level of study programs that can provide benefits from the system built. The result of designing system that successfully created is the quality assurance system can be integrated to the existing system in USK University. System performance testing is carried out using the System Usability Scale and obtains the SUS value of 77 which mean that the quality assurance information system designed has a fairly good usability level. Keywords: Information System, Internal Quality Assurance System, Quality, Prototype, System Usability Scale.