Multi user Automated Pageant Tabulation System

Abstract

This study covered the design, development and evaluation of the pageant automated tabulation system for the local government unit of Can-avid Eastern Samar, Philippines. It aimed to provide tabulation system that can generate result faster and accurate. It used the developmental method of research where an automated tabulation system was developed based on client’s requirements. After the development, the application was subjected for quality evaluation for its usability through a questionnaire that was based on IBM Computer Usability Satisfaction metrics for both Alpha and Beta System Testing. During the evaluation, the researchers considered the responses of 8 identified IT experts for Alpha Testing and 88 direct end-users for Beta Testing whom were purposively selected from known local pageant judges and implementers, from the Local Government Unit staff, and the Sangguniang Kabataan Officials of Can-avid, Eastern Samar. The system evaluation results showed an overall rating of 4.60 and 4.39 for alpha and beta tests respectively, which indicates its highly usable software quality.