URGAMS: Unfunded research application management system implemented UCD theory

Abstract

Information Technology (IT) have taken business from tradisional method to new modern advance forms. In deep, the wider view of IT including development, use of computer software, system, network and maintenance. This also including process and distribution of knowledge. Therefore IT effected the growth and plays a keys role in certain organization nowadays [1]. Unfunded Research Grants Application Management System (URGAMS) is an online proposal approval system where the case study has been done at UiTM Terengganu. Currently, they are using the manual process of the reviewer submitting the proposal application of unfunded research and getting approval from the reviewer and coordinator. In addition, this system will ease the researcher on submitting the proposal application of the unfunded research through online to get the approval of the research from the reviewer and the coordinator of Research Management Unit (RMU). Furthermore, the user who will use this system is the administrator, the researcher, the reviewer and the RMU’s coordinator. The Waterfall Model is used for this project where this model has been modified to The Adapted Waterfall Model. Adapted Waterfall Model is used for the requirement analysis, design, and implementation and testing for this project. The objectives of this project are to identify the current process and problem in managing the Unfunded Research in UiTM (Terengganu), to design and develop the system of Unfunded Research Grant Application Management System (URGAMS) and to evaluate the usability and functionality of the purposed system. The system has been testing by two (2) experts where the expert consists of the lectures that expert on the system field and thirty (30) respondents were selected to do user testing for this system. The highest mean is 4.57 has been achieved for the consistency evaluation on user testing. Through the development of this system, it is hoped that URGAMS will provide the best solution to manage the problem faced by the researcher in UiTM Terengganu where the researcher can submit the proposal application online and get the approval faster rather than the manual process.