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Thesis - A - (E-Books and Online Sales System) 09-03-10
Thesis - A - (E-Books and Online Sales System) 09-03-10
E-BOOKS AND ONLINE SALES SYSTEM FOR INNOVA OPTICS AND DENTAL SPECIALIST
A Project Paper Presented to The Faculty of the Information Technology QUEZON CITY POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY
In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
April 2011
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PROF. LETICIA V. SARABIA, LCB, MEM Adviser Approved by the committee on Oral Examination with a grade of _________.
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Accepted and approved in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.
ENGR. MARC VOLTAIRE A. PADILLA, MIS Chair, Information Technology Date: __________________ iii
This thesis is dedicated to our parents that given us support in all aspect and to our professors, thesis adviser and technical adviser that teaches us on how to fulfill our goals, to our friends and especially to our God almighty.
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: E-BOOKS AND ONLINE SALES SYSTEM FOR INNOVA OPTICS AND DENTAL SPECIALIST : CARMEN, GLADYS R. ESCUETA, MICHAEL S. ESTELLERO, JONATHAN C. MUCHILLAS NIO DENNIS C. PROF. LETICIA V. SARABIA, LCB, MEM
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There are many online businesses in the internet. People have many choices to buy and inquire through the internet. Many types of things are there in online business such as, households, attire, and many more. Now a day's people are so busy that they have no time to go to shopping malls, to inquire and buy the things they want. Everyone likes to do online shopping and communication. That's why importance of online shopping and communication is increasing with the passage of time and one cannot deny this fact. Online shopping is the process consumers go through to purchase products or services over the Internet. An online shop, ev
Novaliches, Quezon City. The Innova Optics and Dental Specialist offered Consultation, Extraction, Restoration, Prophylaxis, RCT,
Denture, Dental X-Ray. This clinic does not have any computer based system for its business even though they have an existing computer system. The clinic is in charge of keeping track of the records of each and everyone customers. These records are important for different purposes and sales recording that the clinic is being used. The system that the clinic is being used is the manual based process for all the services it gives to its customers. They manually handle files and information they get. For instances, in getting the customer records, they issue a application form to the resident requesting for their services. The business experienced hard and long procedure in accessing the records they have when it is needed and the redundancy of the records. Also, the company finds it difficult to attract clients due to lack of advertisement.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Title Page i Approval Sheet.. Dedication.. iii Abstract List of Tables... List of Figures. CHAPTER 1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY AND ITS SETTINGS Background of the Study 1 Objectives of the Study General Objective Specific Objectives Scope and Delimitations of the Study 4 Scope Delimitations 6 Significance of the Study 6 CHAPTER 4 4 1 ii iv viii ix
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The Conceptual model of the study Topographical map of Innova Optics and Dental Specialists System Development Cycle
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1 CHAPTER I BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY AND ITS SETTINGS Background of the Study Today, the Internet presents a convenient and widely accessible vehicle for allowing patients to view their medical records. It has the potential to be an important tool for improving patient-physician communication and for making care more patient-centered. Indeed, the Internet is already having a profound effect on the way that patients and clinicians interact. Patients are accessing medical information from a variety of Internet sources, enabling them to have greater input into decision making about their health care. This in turn is causing a dramatic shift in the traditional physician patient relationship; many patients are no longer relying exclusively on the physician for information about their health or medical condition. Giving patients access to their medical records has been proposed as a method for improving medical care by better educating patients and
Restoration, Prophylaxis, RCT, Denture and X-Ray. It strives to meet the needs of its customers for total value by offering a good service. Based on the interview conducted with Dr. Subagan, she said that the clinic has no patient records system. Also, the company finds it difficult to attract clients due to lack of advertisement. They presented to the researchers the unorganized files of the business that affect the quality of their service. And the problem affects the business further development. The business used the traditional manual system because of they do not have enough knowledge in computer-based system. As the result, the business experienced hard and long procedure in accessing the records they have when it is needed and the redundancy of the records. Also, they find it difficult to attract clients due to lack of advertisement.
reservations and selling of their products online. The E-Books and Online Sales System is a complete inexpensive system for
management of sales, purchases, payments and customer records. This system will help the users in creating sales orders, services rendered and customer profiles. It also includes LED sensor interface
Macromedia Flash 8, Php and a little JavaScript scripting codes using Dreamweaver Cs3 software, phpMyadmin, MySQL for database, Cpanel for the online hosting and LED for the hardware device.
Delimitations The researchers limited this study for Innova Optics and Dental Specialists only. The proposed system is not capable of any wireless connection such as Bluetooth and infrared and does not deal with the other process of the company. Only trained personnel can do the maintenance of the proposed system and hardware. The delivery process of the products is within the country only.
Significance of the Study The researchers conducted this study to develop a new system for Innova Optics and Dental Specialist that will really fit to their
implementation of a new information system. 1. Company The company will be able to compete with the other competitors using computer-based system. It could be able to advertise their business through the net-based system, and to sell their products online. Also, they could be able to manage and organize their records such as the customers profile, and other related information and avoid the filling up of voluminous forms. Through this, the company could be able to secure their records and to provide a good connection between them and their customers. 2. Clients The customers will be able to access easily the services of the company at anytime through the use of the online sales system and to lessen the time consumption without the need of personal transaction. 3. Proponents The proponents will be able to broaden the proponents knowledge about system analysis, cycle and development and to expose themselves in their field through Principles and Concepts from books, journals and online resources. Techniques gained through experiences and Tools learned from the institution. 8
CHAPTER II THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK Review of Related Literature and Studies The review of related literature and studies includes articles, and recent studies that are related to E-Books and Online Sales System. They were used to equip the researchers of ideas in developing their proposal. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE E-Books and Online Sales System 1.E-books An e-book, as defined by the Oxford Dictionary of English, is an electronic version of a printed book which can be read on a personal computer or hand-held device designed specifically for this purpose (Noorhidawat and Gibb, 2009). A small, portable device onto which the contents of a book in electronic format can be downloaded and read contents are in an electronic format (Houghton Mifflin, 2009). It is described that an e-book can be seen digitally in a computer or any electronic devices that includes a wide collection of words, articles or any reading materials. The computer technology has brought some revolutionary changes in
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activity/exchange performed by a consumer via a computerbased interface, where the consumer's computer is connected to, and can interact with, a retailer's digital storefront through a network, the popularity of this medium of exchange has allowed the existence of a free market with intense competition (Changchit, 2005).
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companies, large and small, to the level playing field of cyberspace(Dowling, 1996). The first advantage that this online ordering system provides is that the customers can order at any point of the
(Goldfarb and Tucker, 2010). The implementation of the development of the website had given to the development of the UK-Based IBOs alternatives which can enhance in managing their businesses. There is a rapid attraction in the number of the customers in trying for the new service online while the promotions had encouraged the repetition of the new site through the demonstration of the new benefits (Butod, 2010).
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performance and quality of a business into a more efficient and effective output. So the related literature and studies of this study summarizes that turning business into online is the better way to grow faster and to have a wider audience. A major advantage in using web-based system is speed. They can process information much more quickly than humans and so this means that there is an increase in productivity which means more can get done, therefore the researchers were able to develop an E-books and Online Sales System for Innova Optics and Dental Specialists as an improvement for their company.
Software Requirements a) Any Operating System b) SQL Server c) phpMyAdmin d) Adobe Flash 9.0 or higher Hardware Requirements a) Computer b) LED Digital Display
a) VTOC b) DFD c) HIPO d) Context Diagram e) GUI System Development a) Gantt chart b) Program Flowchart c) CBA
determine the software suited for the development and design of the proposed system. The operating system to be used is any Microsoft Windows Seven series because it was intended to be a more focused, incremental upgrade to the Windows line, with the goal of being compatible with applications and hardware and includes a number of new features, such as advances in touch and handwriting recognition, support for virtual hard disks, improved performance on multi-core processors, improved boot performance, DirectAccess, and kernel improvements..
PhpMyAdmin as an open source tool written in PHP intended to handle the administration of MySQL over the World Wide Web since it can perform various tasks such as creating, modifying or deleting databases, tables, fields or rows; executing SQL
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computer that will perform the most vital part in the process that will receive inputs, process it and produces the desired output. The led used as an indicator device. The capacitors and resistors are for smoothing the output of the power supplies and to limit the flow of electric current. II. PROCESS 1. System Analysis Through the research conducted, the proponents analyzed that applying the given requirements for the proposed system is suited to accomplish the specified operation. For this system we recommend Microsoft Windows Seven Operating System, this is a version of Microsoft Windows, a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops, netbooks, tablet PCs, and media center PCs. For database management, PhpMyAdmin is the better tool for the reason that it is an open source
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development, for sketching out the structure of the program before the actual coding takes place. In these phase, Pseudo code plays an important role for the functionality of the proposed system through the use of program flowchart. It also involves the bills of materials use which is shown in the Cost Benefit Analysis and the schedule of activity done.
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Contact lens: is a corrective, cosmetic, or therapeutic lens usually placed on the cornea of the eye. Cyberspace: is the electronic medium of computer networks, in which online communication takes place. Database: consists of an organized collection of data for one or more uses. Denture: A synthetic replacement for all of your teeth in either upper or lower jaw. Digital: is most commonly used in computing and electronics. Diodes: a crystalline block of semiconductor material. 21
Abbreviations DFD: is a graphical representation of a system and data flow among the components. HIPO: (Hierarchal Input Process Output) representing the modules of a system as a hierarchy. IBO: (Independent Business Owners) In business, an independent business as a term of distinction generally refers to privatelyowned companies. IPO: (Input Process Output) is a functional model and conceptual schema of a general system. LED: (light-emitting diode) is used as indicator lamps in many devices.
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Information Science 13, no. 2, 1-14 Wilson Select Plus, Online Database, 2009. 2. Houghton Mifflin Company, The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2009. 3. Filion, Martin Understanding the Importance of EBooks, 2009. 4. Lockard, Robert D Gaining in Popularity, 2009. 5. Huang, Pete The Significance of EBooks and the Downside of Them Too, 2008. 6. Ritz, Wilet The Significance of E-Books, 2010. 7. Nantel, Richard, The Benefits of E-books, 2007. 8. Harris, Sian reports back from London Book Fair on the latest in JISC's e-Book Observatory project, Research Information, June 2009 9. Sasson, Remez, The Benefits and Advantages of Ebooks, 2010.
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CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY Project Development Introduction Project Development involves the different data gathering such as formulating a questionnaire, verifying the questionnaire content, distribution of the verified questionnaire, gathering the results, statistical verification and conclusion. These are the step by step procedures in developing the proposed project. I. Data Gathering 1. Formulation of Data Questionnaires and Survey Forms The proponents will be formulating a specific format of questionnaires that will validate the presented project from the personnel of the company and to some employees. The use of questionnaire is an information gathering instrument that allows proponents to study attitudes, beliefs, behavior, and
characteristics of several key people in the organization that may be affected by the current and proposed system. 31 2. Validation and Distribution of Data Questionnaires and Survey Forms of Prospect Respondents
Topographical Map
Figure 3.1 Topographical map of Innova Optics and Dental Specialists (Source: Google Map Maker)
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Figure 3.2
(Source: Kendall, Kenneth and Kendall, Julie, 1999) The Figure 3.2 above represents an incremental model in the development process, this methodology describes the necessary steps to manage and execute the software production process. This is based in the incremental model of software development. The project can be divided in increments; each increment is composed by at least seven (7) basic phases of the software development life cycle. The researchers used an incremental model because it develops high-risk or major functions, each release delivers an operational product customer can respond to each build, uses divide and conquer breakdown of tasks, lowers initial delivery cost, initial product
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company. Their basis on how they able to cope up the existing system in spite of their problem on the sales system. 2. Instruments a. Questionnaire Questionnaires will be used as instrument for survey to determine the respondents feedback regarding the proposed system and can be quantified. b. Paper Documentation Paper documentation will serve as a guide on how the project is developed. The proponents will document the work that was done from the preliminary stages of the project audit through the final report.