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Capstone Project Final
Capstone Project Final
A Capstone Project
presented to the
College of Computer Science and Information Technology
Metro Dumaguete College, Incorporated
in partial fulfilment
of the requirements in
Diploma in Software Engineering Technology
Proponents:
Bacla-an, Marialyn C.
De Atras, Leanette B.
Frejoles, Norry C.
Ocampo, Jovanna L.
Rabac, Aljohn C.
July 2023
STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE AND GRADE MONITORING SYSTEM
Approval Sheet
Approved and accepted with the grade of __% this 13th day of July, 2023.
Abstract
Technology today has made life much easier as access to information can
type of job relies upon getting data, using it, managing it and relaying information
(Tomlinson, 2009).
school. Students’ grades are vital information needed in advancing to the next
System” would like to thank the following people for imparting their knowledge
health, for the fighting spirit, presence of mind, for the guidance in all time,
To our parents / guardians for their unending and fullest support both
financially and morally. For understanding and giving permission every time we
To our ever active Dean, Sheena Mae M. Sabado, for her timeless
based on the points earned. Previously, marks and percentage were the only
ways of assessing the students in their exams but today, mostly all the nations
The use of the Grading Systems will help students in monitoring the grade
(GUIs) that can runs on almost all devices. Professors will be having a web-portal
to encode the grade components. The grades being entered can be viewed by
performance of the students in the respective subjects and field of study for both
can able to do work on the weaknesses and achieve good results. It is the
important factor through which teachers determine the efforts of the students in
studies. Also, to motivate the students, grades put into the practice as students
calculate students’ grade with the use of current technologies. Manual process of
retrieving and releasing of records is an obsolete way and time consuming. Security
and organization of records is also a problem in the operation and lastly, the faculty
and students are forced to visit the registrar’s office to submit and request for grades
General Objectives:
Specific Objectives:
grades online
Registrar’s Office and improve the system to provide fast and easy ways
students’ grade.
students can able to view their grades online and work with their areas of
opportunities.
record and compute for the grades of their students faster thereby
time.
may serve as a reference for the future researchers for the improvement
of the system in the near future. It will also serve as training for the
The result of this system may not hold true to other schools in
Dumaguete City and other higher institutions. Rest assured that the
Faculty Portal. The faculty members will use their assigned email
and password to login to the system. They can manage the encoding of
quizzes.
in the system such as the subject teachers and their students together
with their subject description. The person to be assigned is for the school
administration’s discretion.
Definition of Terms
For better understanding of the study the following words are conceptually
Conceptual Definition
component.
instructions.
Proponents - the name of the group who made the system, person who
Windows computer – used as the operating system and platform for users
end
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Related Literature
Foreign
monitoring systems used by other countries and the ones which are been
fees of $4.95 per month or $49 per year, per account registered.
and report cards. It also comes with a subscription fees which are based
upon the number of active employees using the system (teachers, staff,
administrators, etc.).
c. Gradelink – It is an integrated management, teaching and learning
tools. It is regarded as an online tool that allows users to login with any
and training.
and an e-learning tool. This makes cumbersome for the schools as only
financial burden attached to them that make them unsuitable to use for
grades with ease and convenience. Some of which known grading systems are:
a. ITS system – ITS system is one of the systems that are been used by
that are recorded by the system are been used to compute the final grade of
using this type of grading monitoring tool are Far Eastern University, De La
developed by Blackboard Inc. Its main functions are categorized into two
assignments, grade book, and media library. The grade book focuses on an
e-learning where lecturers may post grades on blackboard for student to view
them.
Synthesis
the students to know and get aware of their academic performance and evaluate
The development of a system that will monitor the students’ grades of the
system. The awareness of the students to their grades will serve as a reliable
reference to them to improve their studies to attain high grades. The existing
their performance in school. The grades of the student must be accurately and
performance. The study showed that the online grading system met the of the
repondent
Related System
Foreign
South Africa states that schools require parents/guardians to collect the reports
is not feasible to collect the report on that specific date due to unavailability due
to work, lack of transportation, poor health conditions etc. In order to address the
which is assessable in an easier and more efficient manner. The study was
via SMS Technology” by Bella, et. al. (2016) in San Mateo Municipal College
the number of works of the registrar and student’s grades to be processed has
also increased.
The researcher stated that the general problem faced by the San Mateo
and Inquiry System via SMS Technology for San Mateo Municipal College that
Technologies to be Used
This section provides tools that are used to develop the propose system. There
are various tools that can be used, but this study used PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor as
the programming language, XAMPP (Cross-platform, Apache, MariaDB, Perl, and PHP)
as the Database Management System server. PHP acts as the controller for the
proposed system, while XAMPP acts as a storage environment for the proposed system.
Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) were also used
to render the information to browsers interface. JavaScript is also used for feature
the physical system. The entities in the system, in the aggregate, comprise the
convenience.
Chapter 4: Methodology
Environment
Location
capital city, also known as the “City of Gentle People” and for its being a
College.
and his beloved wife Dr. Delma P. Manila on August 13, 2002. It started
as an Internet Café and registered as a private, non-stock, non-profit
choice in 2030. True to its vision, it is now one of the fast growing schools
in Dumaguete City with over 1,000 students and more than 100 faculty
member.
Real Street, Dumaguete City. The school is now located in its ambience
location for learning in E.J Blanco Drive, Daro, Dumaguete City. The
management tools.
interface design, software testing, and QA, C#, Java, Java EE, Oracle,
College, Incorporated of the academic year 2022 – 2023. It has a total of 392
Organizational Chart/Profile
4.3 System Architecture
The following are the hardware and software requirements for the development
and target platforms that the team used in making the capstone project. The platform is
the targeted materials that is going to be used upon the implementation of Students’
The following hardware were used during the development of the system:
Hardware Specification
th
Processor 11 Gen Intel(R) Core ™ i3-1115G4 @
3.00 GHz (4 CPUs), ~3.0 GHz
Memory 8192 GB Random Access Memory
(RAM)
Hard Disk Drive Solid State Drive (SSD) NTFS 237 GB
System Manufacturer ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
BIOS X415EP.308
Video Card Intel Graphics 3000 HD Display
Monitor Dell 1366 x 768 (64 bit) 60 GHz
Keyboard USB 2 (Upluggable)
Mouse USB 2 (Upluggable)
Table 1: Hardware used in the system
Table 1 shows the developing platform hardware specifications that will help the
group to develop the Students’ Performance and Grade Monitoring System. The group
proposes to use the abovementioned hardware requirements. The following are the
Intel Core i3 processor is used in order easily integrate the processing of data.
The memory requirement is using at least 8 GB to optimize the system capabilities. The
used of solid state drive (SSD) as permanent storage of information for fast access in
case of system downtimes. Monitor specification is 1092 X 1080 @ 72 pixels and input
The following software and applications were used during the development of the
system:
Software Specification
Operating System Windows 11 Home 64-bit (10.0, Build
22621)
Text Editor Sublime Text 3
Database Server XAMPP Server
Web Browser Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge
Host Localhost
Apache Apache TomCat
Framework HyperText Markup Language (HTML)
and Cascading Style Sheet (CSS)
Image Editor Adobe PhotoShop 2022
Table 2 : Software and Applications used
Table 2 shows the development platform software specification which the used to
develop Students’ Performance and Grade Monitoring System. Some of the software are
system built-in and others are portable/installers. Developers used Windows 11 Home
64-bit (10.0, Build 22621) operating system, Sublime Text version 3 as text editor,
XAMPP Server as the web browser, Localhost as the hosting platform, Apache TomCat
This section estimates the cost of software, hardware, and labor required by the
application of the project. In addition, analysis of Return of Investment (ROI) and payback is
This type of analysis also shows how the expenses of the company will turn out as a
Table 3 shows the hardware expenses during the course of system development.
It sums up to total of 57,552.21 pesos with Video Card (Intel Graphics 3000 HD Display)
is the most expensive part that range to 12,783.00 pesos. Please refer the table above
development. It sums up to total of 29,000 pesos with Image Editor (Adobe PhotoShop
2022 – Package Installer) is the most expensive part that range to 17,000 pesos good
for 5 years. Please refer the table above for a detailed price.
Expenses Price
Electricity 600.00 PhP
Labor Cost 1,000.00 PhP
Internet 500.00 PhP
Systems Maintenance Personnel (every 5,000.00 PhP
quarter)
Total 7,100 PhP
Table 5 : Miscellaneous Cost
that includes electricity, labor cost, internet, and system maintenance personnel.
knowledgeable that should maintain, and fix any bugs of the system and should
Expenses Price
Hardware 57,552.21 PhP
Software 29,000 PhP
Miscellaneous 7,100 PhP
Total 93,652.21 PhP
Table 5 : Total Cost
Table 5 above shows the total cost of all the resources used during the
course of system development and it’s implementation on future. The total expenses is
93, 652.21 pesos which the hardware components are the most expensive that costs 57,
552,21 pesos. Please refer to the table above for detailed description.
Chapter 5: Conclusions and Recommendations
5.1 Conclusions
Grading systems are an essential part of any education. It used to evaluate
students how they are performing in the course and where they need more help
Tests ensure that that the student is learning what the teaching is and
identify areas that may need improving. The results from grading systems also
show future employers or schools a glimpse of the kind of worker that a student
will be.
making. By utilizing this system, educators can easily input and calculate grades,
generate reports, and identify areas where students may require additional
assistance or enrichment.
5.2 Recommendations
researchers and developers to further the study and improve the system in other
of their grading evaluation they are using and integrate systems that would fit not
Caringal, H. et. al. (2019). “Grading System on Caraga State University”. Accessed
through https://www.carsu.edu.ph/?q=content/grading-system on November 12,
2022.
Personal Profile
Name : Marialyn C. Bacla-an
Educational Background
2020 – Present
2019 – 2020
2008 - 2009
Personal Profile
Name : Leanette B. De Atras
Educational Background
2020 – Present
2013 – 2020
2006 - 2013
Personal Profile
Name : Norry C. Frejoles
Educational Background
2020 – Present
2013 – 2020
2006 - 2013
Personal Profile
Name : Jovanna L. Ocampo
Educational Background
2020 – Present
2013 – 2020
2006 - 2013
Personal Profile
Name : Aljohn C. Rabac
Educational Background
2020 – Present
Secondary :
Elementary :