Assignment 1

Humble to say our chosen system is simple but if we think of the time left for our group to accomplish a part of that system, I think it is justifiable. We also considered our limitations and our skills in coding and analysis. I honestly think that if given a short time and with my skills as a Computer Science student, I could not accomplish the given task. It's right to say that our team is just playing it safe but thinking of our skills and knowledge, I think it is only fair. I know my team as well as I should know them. Some of the members of the team are my group mates every time we have a project to be done therefore I know their weaknesses and their strengths. As a group we aimed for a system that is attainable to us and a system that we could handle as a group.

What our professor said is right. I don't have anything against what he said. It was a call for a realization. We should realize to build a system that is worth credits, credits not only from our professor but credits from other schools or organizations. I am willing to take that challenge but I should not risk the fate of my team for my pride. I would like to share some systems that I think worth given credits. I was introduced to this systems during my participation on Y4IT Congress held at UP Diliman. One is a GIS or a Geographical Information System. It is a system that shows a certain location and its status. It can also be seen in layers, groups and status. So where can this system be used. First of all its a kind of map, a very detailed map. Second it could be used as a simulation for disasters or anything you like to simulate. Lets say you want to simulate the location with an earthquake, you could see the result of that earthquake and the damage it could deal. So developing this kind of system could save lives because you would know if that location if safe to reside on. The speaker (also the developer of that system) said that developing a GIS needs time, knowledge in geology, and great grasp of computations. In fact, he said that it still unfinished and outdated due to the changes in technology. I forgot the exact name of the second system i want to introduce but generally it is a data keeping system for a hospital (a big one). So what is the challenge about this? The speaker, a young and techie female doctor, said that only 4 such system had been developed here in the Philippines and not one of them had been implemented. So we may ask why? There was no problem with the software she said. The problem is with the users. They are hesitant to try the new system (especially the old doctors). Therefore not one had been implemented and is fully running because the doctors still opt to use the traditional paper and pen. This post is becoming out of the subject and too long so if you have questions maybe I can share my knowledge.

So thinking that i knew about this system, maybe you are thinking, why did we still choose to develop a system that is common and simple. It is a group decision and I honestly think that such system (the ones i talked about earlier) needs time to develop. One semester is insufficient and even a year is insufficient. We also based it on our capacity to develop a project. First we proposed to our former teacher that we would develop a system for a barangay day care center. A simple enrollment and data keeping system integrated into one. It was not approved because we have to admit that would a barangay really spend time and money (considering it is a real life situation) to ask us to build a system for them. After that, our former professor asked us to develop a system for the Human Resource Office of our university instead. We gladly agreed to develop a system for the said office and that is how we came up with our proposal.