College of Informatics and Computing Sciences: Batangas State University

B a t a n g a s S t a t e U n i v e r s i ty
College of Informatics and Computing Sciences
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
Project Context
Poultry farming is the process of raising domesticated birds such as chickens,
ducks, turkeys and geese for the purpose of farming meat or eggs for food. This
research focused on modern technologies for poultry farming to control all
environmental parameters like temperature, humidity, etc. that effects on the growth
of the chickens. If the environmental condition is not up to the mark then there may
be harmful for digestive, respiratory and behavioral change in the chickens. If
chickens may get suitable atmosphere and proper food then it may grow rapidly and
health of chickens will be good so their weights will increase.
Climate plays quite important role in the growth of the chicken. A hatched
chick cannot maintain a proper body temperature without help. In the first three
weeks of its life, a chick should not be exposed to cool temperatures. Exposing the
young bird to cool temperatures (20oC) for a day or two on the farm can cause the
bird to die from heart problems later. Hence, heated premises are a must for
brooding. Temperature should be reduced by 3oC per week, until the room
temperature of 20oC is reached. After six weeks of age, desirable -temperature
range in 18 to 21oC. The most widely used source of heat, is a heat lamp for small
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flocks of birds. In poultry farm production, humidity and air pollution are critical;
during the summer season, birds experience discomfort due to high humidity
combined with high temperatures. High CO2 levels result in lethargic chicks with
reduced weight gains, while high ammonia gas (NH3) level result in poor feed
conversion, reduced weight gain and increased susceptibility to disease. Smart
poultry farm can be designed in way that the humidity and air pollution can be
controlled by ventilations, cooling and heater.
In existing poultry farm system, the chickens need a presence of manpower
to manually monitor the growth of the chicken. Here we concentrate on the
combination of wireless sensors and mobile system network to manage and
remotely monitor environmental parameters in poultry farm. The environmental
parameters like temperature, light and humidity are monitored and controlled
automatically. The person in-charge can able to get the knowledge regarding the
interior atmosphere of poultry farm by receiving a message on his mobile number.
Based on the message received, the owner can take appropriate action to control the
parameters through a mobile application.
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Purpose and Description
Poultry farming is the main source of income in San Jose, Batangas. The
health of the chicken depends on the environment in the poultry farm. If the
environmental condition is not suitable then maybe there will be a problem with the
growth of the chicken and health issues can occur. Healthy chicken growths rapidly
and having good demand in the market. Poultry farms were designed in such a way
that environmental conditions can be altered by providing facilities like ventilation,
cooling and lightening on rough wall and floor.
The purpose of the proposed system is to monitor and control the
environmental parameters such as temperature, humidity and light intensity that can
affect the growth of the chick. The proposed system includes remote sensors and
microcontroller. The system can generate real time data based on environmental
based notification to the farmer/owner such as daily maximum or minimum
temperature, humidity and intensity of the light. User can control the filter fan to
reduce the effect of temperature and turn on/off the light through a mobile
application. The internet links together the devices to communicate. The smart farm
system can reduce cost, time and labor.
The proposed system would be beneficial to farmers and poultry owners
since they can remotely control and monitor the poultry environment and take
actions to environmental parameters. In addition, the proposed system will decrease
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the environmental diseases affecting chicken and increase the productivity and
eliminate a lot of manpower who can make some human errors.
Objectives of the Study
The main objective of this study is to propose an IOT based system for
monitoring and controlling environmental parameters in poultry farming.
Specifically, the study aims to:
1. Monitor and control the environmental parameters affecting the growth of a
chick.
2. Design an IOT based system that can control poultry farm equipment’s such
as heater, fan and light
3. Provide quicker and accurate information about different environmental
parameters to the owners/farmers
Scope and Limitation of the Study
Definition of Terms
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To understand and clarify the terms to be used in the development of the
system, the following are hereby defined:
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CHAPTER 2
REVIEW OF RELATED SYSTEM
This chapter primarily presents the different researches and other literatures
that have significant bearings on the variables.
Technical Background
In the development of the proposed system, technological tools and
applications will be used. In order to make the system successful, various related
ideas and concepts regarding development of web-based infrastructure must be
studied. This section serves a reference for technical details in the study, theories
and the application of the proposed system.
Cascading Style sheets will be used to control how pages will be presented
and make more accessible. Basic special effects and interaction will be provided by
JavaScript, which adds a lot of power to basic HTML. The process of CSS will be
helpful to maintain the interface in order to make the proposed system user-friendly.
For storing and retrieving of data, the proponents will use MySQL. MySQL became
an option to be used because of the large data and information to be stored in the
database. Its affordability and being free are the things that made the proponents
choose MYSQL as the database for the system. PhpMyAdmin will be the one to
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manage the database easily, since it offers a more user-friendly interface for adding,
removing, modifying and deleting databases. The proponents will monitor and
assure that the data that will be entered through form with the use of PHP integrates
and connects well to its respective databases.
Since the proposed system will be tested in Batangas State University, the
proponents studied the current work system being used by the said university. For
instance, the College of Informatics and Computing Sciences (CICS) and the
College of Engineering, Architecture and Fine Arts are using the same way of
assessing its Program Educational Objectives (PEO) and Student Outcomes (SO).
Currently, the two colleges are using different approach in the said assessment. For
the PEO, CEAFA and CICS are sending the survey form to be answered by the
employer and alumni of their programs thru email or sometimes, the two colleges
personally send the survey forms in the company’s locations. Such things brought
problems with the college since some of the survey forms were not returned. On the
other hand, the process of assessment of SO are somewhat the same with the PEO.
The faculty members assigned for each SO will distribute the SO Exam among its
students. With the said problems, the proponents will be using a web-based
approach in performing the assessment. The alumni, employer, faculty and students
will have its account in the system wherein all the questioners will be performed
online.
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For the assessment process, the proponents will be using the concept of fuzzy
logic. It is best to use the approach of fuzzy logic to computing based problems
which is based on the degrees of truth rather than the usual true or false or Boolean
logic. Fuzzy logic will be applied in the assessment of student outcomes. Since there
are numerous ways of assessing the SO’s, fuzzy logic will be introduced to know
which among those way is the best approach to use. With this, the program head or
faculty members can use the result for reference in the future.
Related Systems
The following are various studies that will provide information about the
development of the proposed system. Relevant ideas on the different sources formed
the bases in the conceptualization and development of the proposed system.
A system developed by Varghese A. et. al. (2017) uses fuzzy logic in the
assessment of Outcomes-Based Education (OBE). In their system, the researchers
focus is not to assign a grade, but assess the level of attainment of the learning
outcomes based on fuzzy modelling approach. Accordingly, the classroom activities
are to be planned and facilitated based on the need and level of the students. Course
Learning Outcomes (CLOs) give a clear picture on the knowledge and the skill
achieved by the student at the end of the course. It does not depend on what the
course Instructor (CI) teaches in the class, rather it depends on what knowledge
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students acquired and what they are able to do. It focuses on the best way for
individuals and organizations to get self-knowledge about where they are and what
they want to be. In short, Outcome based education (OBE) is a recurring education
reform model where the learning philosophy focuses on empirically measuring
student performance called outcomes. Therefore, the continuous assessment to be
made in systematic and accurate way such that the feedback obtained shall be an
input for the teaching learning process to improve. In traditional way of grading
system, the grading will be based on a cut of mark. The drawback of such grading
is that it does not give accurate level of attainment in most of the cases. For example,
a student gets 99 mark and another gets 90 mark will be graded as ‘A’ even though
the difference is 9 mark. At the same time a student gets 90 mark and another student
gets 89 marks will be given different grade, where the difference is just only 1 mark.
In order to reduce such discrepancy, fuzzy logic is introduced where degree of
attainment is also incorporated along with the grade.
Figure 1. Architecture of Fuzzy Inference System

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In their system, each course gets a value in the range [0, t] based on the mark
obtained in Quiz, Assignment, midterm, Final Exam and other classroom Activities.
It is graded as slightly, moderately and substantially using Fuzzy membership
functions. The student learning outcome can be very well modelled using Fuzzy
membership functions and fuzzy rule. The use of fuzzy is suitable to model
vagueness in assessing the student learning outcomes. For Example, out of the 6
CLOs, if 3 CLOs score are “slightly” attained (in the range 0 to 1.5), 2 COs are
“Moderately” attained (between 1 to 2), and 1 CO score is “substantially” attained
(1.5 to 3), then how to rate the performance of the course? The fuzzy reference
engine can model it in a very efficient way. The input to the fuzzy reference engine
here is course outcomes score and the output is the level of attainment such as
“Poor”, “Satisfactory”, “Good”, “Very Good”, “Excellent”. The method has been
implemented using Mamdani Fuzzy inference system in Matlab R2016a. The
defuzzification is performed using centroid method and composition of the input
are done using max-min method.
Relative to the abovementioned study, the proponents will be introducing
fuzzy rules in the assessment of Students Outcomes which is very essential to
determine whether OBE is achieved. These rules are very essential part in the fuzzy
modeling, which maps the input and output spaces. The proponents will be
introducing how fuzzy Logic can be used to assess continuous performance of the
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any course based on the course learning outcome of that course systematically. The
importance of the method is that it takes care of every minute parameter enabling
teaching learning process in order to assess the performance of the system.
Accordingly, remedial action can be suggested for the active involvement of the
students in the teaching learning process, and thus quality education is enhanced.
Another related system which was developed by Najadat, H. et. al. (2016)
focused on the development of an accreditation software for higher education
programs. In a higher educational institute, enhancing the educational process and
achieving a high quality of education will help decision makers in a better
management of resources of the educational institutes. For instance, Jordan
universities applied for national and international higher education accreditation,
whose one of evaluation criteria depends on students’ performance and course
delivery process. Quality of course delivery process is considered one of the main
objectives in the educational field. Currently, universities collect, process, and store
huge amount of educational data. The collected data in educational systems include
students’ performance such as grades of exams, assignments, projects, and quizzes.
The absence of knowledge for using the collected data in improving the courses
delivery process, has currently made a developing system to face the requirement
of accreditation in Jordan is a mandatory. Also, the process of coordinating and
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assessing the quality of extracting knowledge is a time consuming. Assistance of
every decision-maker in higher educational institute is required to enhance the
educational process and achieve high quality in the educational field. In addition,
the data collected from exams, assignments, and quizzes will take time to be
analyzed and evaluated without an automated system. In this work, an automated
system was coded and developed in order to face the previous requirements. The
system evaluates and enhances the educational process in Jordanian universities.
The system converts the collected data in a valuable knowledge that would help in
the accreditation process. Once a department in a university enters program learning
outcomes or recently called Student Outcomes (SO), Program Objectives (PO), the
system requires all courses information including Course Learning Outcomes
(CLO), Course Objectives (CO), and assessment policy. Then, the collected data is
automatically coordinated and analyzed. Therefore, the system provides different
functions including computing the percent of attained course learning outcomes and
achieved student outcomes. The system tries to integrate different educational
assessments into a unified evaluation report that provides a plan for continues
improvements. Also, the report aids the instructors in determining the weakness and
strength of course delivery process. In order to make the education procedures
easier, the system builds an automated survey and a syllabus for each course. The
survey and syllabus are shared among all instructors who teach the same course. At
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the end, we have improved tools, interfaces, and database to improve assessment
process and students’ performance. The system currently is adapted by different
departments in Jordan University of Science and Technology in Jordan.
The system helps decision makers to assess the educational process, aid any
institute to accredit the performance of the university as a whole and make a decision
where all data is up to date. The system shows a powerful capability in producing
different reports that provide a plan to improve the quality of education for present
and ready to be used in continuous improvement.
The said study will provide an impact to the proposed system based on its
objectives which is very similar to the proposed study. Relative to this, the system
developed used two semester final examination results. Descriptive statistics and
independent samples t-test were performed to establish the group statistic and
significant difference in the mean grade point average of students and also the mean
grade point average by streams. Correlation analysis was also conducted to
determine correlation between students’ class size and grade point of course code;
and the correlation between the semester (part) the students in and grade point of
course code.
The proponents will be integrating the use of virtual class which is being used
by Batangas State University in assessing the students’ outcomes. Specifically, the
College of Engineering, Architecture and Fine Arts and the College of Informatics
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and Computing Sciences has been using the virtual class to assess the SO’s in
different programs of the said colleges.
On the other hand, Hoic-Bozic, et. al. (2015) created a system to enhance the
blended learning model which used the combination of face-to-face and online
learning that have a great importance in modern higher education. However, their
development should be in line with the recent changes in e-learning that emphasize
a student-centered approach and use tools available on the web to support the
learning process. The system presented a way on implementing a contemporary
blended learning model within the e-course “Hypermedia Supported Education”.
The blended model developed combines a learning management system (LMS), a
set of Web 2.0 tools and the E-Learning Activities Recommender System (ELARS)
to enhance personalized online learning. As well as incorporating various
technologies, the model combines a number of pedagogical approaches, focusing
on collaborative and problem-based learning, to ensure the achievement of the
course learning outcomes. The results of the comparative study show the
effectiveness of the proposed model in that students who performed personalized
collaborative e-learning activities achieved better course results. These findings
encourage the further application of the model to other computer science courses.
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Relative to the developed system, the proposed study aims to study the
different approaches used by various universities in the country in determining the
impact of outcomes-based education among the higher education institutions in the
Philippines. This proposal aims to assess the which among those strategies for OBE
has a greater impact to the students which can be used as a basis for the successful
career of the graduates in the future.
Another system developed by Abdulah, et. al. (2015) aims to help
academicians in determining the impact of OBE among the students. The
researchers developed a model of OBE mobile application called OBEManager. The
researchers found out that the OBE is very important to the academician, especially
in higher education institutions (HEI’s) in ensuring that the students will get the
benefits in teaching and learning of their study. In their study, there is a lacking of
the OBE system model in helping the academician to use in OBE management for
mobile application system environment. Since that, the implementation of the OBE
as a system model for mobile application called as OBEmanager which main
objectives is to offer the academician and easy and straightforward access to general
information about their courses. So that it's easy to monitor the OBE of student
achievement based on Cognitive, Psychomotor and Affective (CPA).
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The said study highlighted a system model of OBE for academician in
different HEI’s. The model developed covers the conceptual design and its
interaction as well as the system configuration in supporting the academician to use
it in their teaching and learning towards effectiveness and its efficiency. Similar
application will be developed by the proponents in terms of developing a model in
assessing the PEO’s and SO’s. In relation thereto, the proponents will be developing
a web-based application to incorporate all matters related to OBE such as PEO, SO
and ILO. Upon the development, the proposed system will display graphical reports
to determine the impact of the assessment used by the students.
Another relevant system developed by Kovalenko, O. et.a l. (2018)
developed an algorithm of blended learning in IT Education. Blended learning is a
modern trend in education. It enables the formation of synergies between traditional
educational communications, electronic information dialogues and appeals to
electronic resources. System algorithms of blended learning allow to use the method
of “small steps” and to create a composition of interrelated educational processes.
The study identifies key processes, roles of learners, learning situations and
outcomes. A number of scientific and practical knowledge of authors and their
practical experience are the base of the developed algorithm and the introduction of
its results into a practical educational process. Among these are the implementation
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of the method of “inverted class”, the active involvement of specialists and the
formation of simulation model of practical activity students for future. The
peculiarities of self-development in the direction of the management education
platform and the teaching experience of the authors are the basis for making changes
in the well-known approaches in blended learning of IT education. The purpose of
the study is to identify key educational processes, to find algorithms of using
internal and external electronic resources. The introduction of the proposed
algorithms is tested during the teaching of disciplines “Algorithms and Data
Structures”, “Fundamentals of Software Engineering”, “Project Management”,
“Computer Networks” etc. The main changes in educational processes are: using of
special network simulation software and project management software; using new
approaches tests construction and encouraging students their mastering; the
students` individual and teamwork in an education management system
environment. The results of the research consist of determining role-based
behavioral educational processes in management of education systems. The new
opportunities for dynamics of improving of educational resources is based on
involving practitioners, the using of open distance courses and the using of new
forms of work with students. The question of activating the role of employers in the
educational process and involving them in the evaluation of students' work, as well
as the introduction of real cases, is an important issue.
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Based on the information presented in the abovementioned system, the
proponents will be integrating various courses in selected programs to determine the
impact of intended learning outcomes used in each course. This will enable the
academicians to assess whether the ILO’s are relevant to the course specified.
On the other hand, Deng, Y. et. al. (2018) created a personalized learning in
a virtual hands-on lab platform. This was applied in the Computer Science
Education. The developed system presents a cloud-based personalized learning lab
platform. Personalized learning is gaining popularity in online computer science
education due to its characteristics of pacing the learning progress and adapting the
instructional approach to each individual learner from a diverse background. Among
various instructional methods in computer science education, hands-on labs have
unique requirements of understanding learner’s behavior and assessing learner’s
performance for personalization. However, it is rarely addressed in existing
research. In the said study, the researchers used a personalized learning platform
called ThoTh Lab specifically designed for computer science hands-on labs in a
cloud environment. ThoTh Lab can identify the learning style from student activities
and adapt learning material accordingly. With the awareness of student learning
styles, instructors are able to use techniques more suitable for the specific student,
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and hence, improve the speed and quality of the learning process. With that in mind,
ThoTh Lab also provides student performance prediction, which allows the
instructors to change the learning progress and take other measurements to help the
students timely. For example, instructors may provide more detailed instructions to
help slow starters, while assigning more challenging labs to those quick learners in
the same class. To evaluate ThoTh Lab, we conducted an experiment and collected
data from an upper-division cybersecurity class for undergraduate students at
Arizona State University in the US. The results show that ThoTh Lab can identify
learning style with reasonable accuracy. By leveraging the personalized lab platform
for a senior level cybersecurity course, our lab-use study also shows that the
presented solution improves students’ engagement with better understanding of lab
assignments, spending more effort on hands-on projects, and thus greatly enhancing
learning outcomes.
With the abovementioned study, the proponents will integrate different
courses handled by the faculty members. The faculty members can use the system
in creating exams, projects and other learning strategy to assess the students’
performance.
Similarly, a study about the strategic implementation of outcomes-based
education in a university in Iran was developed by Zeynal, H. (2017) The study
focused on the quality of engineering education which can be progressively
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improved by OBE system. It mainly consists of three implementation phase of
curriculum design, delivery methods, and assessment system. The first step is the
most important part of the OBE system, as it determines LOs and POs of programs
and subjects which, in fact, fuel OBE quality education engine. It can be assessed
that the implementation of Continuous Quality Control (CQC) over engineering
education is lucrative but arduous for academic decision-makers. Among various
approaches to address CQC, the Outcome-Based Education (OBE) system has
found universal acceptance. The accurate measurement mechanism, transparency of
outcomes (programs/subjects) definition, revamping troublesome education
process, are salient advantages of adopting OBE system. However, the OBE
implementation strategy plays a crucial role to eventual satisfactory level. In their
study, practical case of Buein-Zahra Technical University (BZTE) is studied.
Simulation results reiterates the fact that strategic and efficient implementation of
OBE-BZTE allowed increasing flexibility and manageability of education process.
Results, further, exhibited that the improvement plans over top program Outcomes
(PO) and lower Course Outcomes (CO) are advantageously possible depending on
input and output quality controls.
With the abovementioned study, the proponents will be testing the system to
be developed on various engineering programs, as well as information technology
education programs such as Information Technology and Computer Science.
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CHAPTER 3
DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY
This chapter describes the discussion of the conceptual design and system
architecture of the proposed system. The data gathered will be evaluated and
analyzed to provide good result. The methodology to be used is also discussed in
this chapter.
Requirements Analysis
During preliminary stage, the proponents studied the current situation of the
process of assessment of outcomes-based education in different universities such as
Batangas State University.
Figure 2 shows the current process flow for the assessment of PEO’s and
SO’s in Batangas State University. On the other hand., the proposed web-based
system will allow the instructors to access Program learning assessment to evaluate
and monitor the Program Outcomes. Also, instructor can set different learning style
each course. While students, alumina and employer can used it to access the content
manager for questionnaire and survey to know the if the program outcomes are
attained or not.
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For instance, the College of Informatics and Computing Sciences uses
different approach in assessing its student outcomes. These includes the use of
virtual class, direct assessment, exit survey and On-The-Job Training. Virtual Class
uses the formula: VCS = (C1W x cs1) + (C2W x cs2)
where:
VCS = Virtual Class size cs = class size
C1W = course 1 weight C2W = course 2 weight
WSOR = (%AC1 x cs1 x C1W) + (%AC2 x cs2 x C2W)

VCS
where:
WSOR = Weighted SO Assessment Result
%AC1 = % of SO attainment of course 1
%AC2 = % of SO attainment of course 2
On the other hand, direct assessment method uses two different courses
which were performance indicators to determine whether each course satisfies the
given student outcome. For example,
SO – 1
Course 1 P.I.-1 (60%) + P.I.2 (40%) / 2
Course 2 P.I.-1 (50%) + P.I.2 (50%) / 2
These assessment methods are being used in the two colleges in BatStateU
such as the College of Engineering, Architecture and Fine Arts and College of
Informatics and Computing Sciences to assess the programs under the said colleges.
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Figure 2. Process Flow for PEO and SO Assessment
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Software Requirements Specifications
The software requirements specification shows the complete description of
the behavior of the software to be developed. The proponents gave emphasis on the
requirements specification of the information related to the assessment method used
for PEO’s and SO’s. The functional and non-functional requirements of the
proposed system are also discussed in this section.
Functional Requirements
This section entails the functional requirements that define the things that system
needs to accomplish and activities that a developed system must be executed.
1. Program Educational Objectives Committee
1.1. The PEO Committee shall be given an account to be able to access the
system.
1.2. The PEO Committee shall be able to create survey online with specific
Likert Scale as basis for the PEO assessment.
2. Student Outcomes Committee
2.1. The SO Committee shall have access to different SO Assessment
Methods such as Direct Assessment, Exit Survey and OJT Survey
Questions.
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2.2. The SO Committee shall be able to access the questions created by
the faculty.
3. Faculty
3.1. The faculty members of each program concerned shall create
assessment strategy for SO’s.
3.2. The faculty members shall be able to create questions relative to
Direct Assessment of SO’s.
4. Students
4.1. The students shall have its account in the system
4.2. The students shall be able to answer SO Exams and shall be able to
answer survey questions relative to SO assessment.
5. Alumni
5.1. The alumni of the program shall have an account in the system.
5.2. Th alumni of the program shall be able to access the system and
answer the PEO Survey Questions.
6. Employer
6.1. The employer shall have an access in the system.
6.2. The employer shall be able to assess the performance of the alumni
based on the survey questions created by the PEO Committee.
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7. Program Chair
7.1. The Program Chair shall have an access in the system.
7.2. The Program Chair shall be able to view the over-all graphical reports
of the system based on the final PEO and SO Assessment.
Non-Functional Requirements
The following non-functional requirements are considered to create a better
outcome of the study.
1. Accessibility
1.1. The system shall allow the system administrator to create accounts.
1.2. The system shall allow the registered user to access the system
anywhere and anytime.
1.3. The user shall be able to access the login form.
1.4. The user shall be able to enter the username and password.
1.5. The database shall be able to validate the username and password.
2. Reliability
2.1. The system shall run 24/7 except when there is power shortage occur.
3. Maintainability
3.1. The system shall be easy to maintain when an error or bug arises.
3.2. The system shall have a back-up of data for easy retrieval.
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Development Approach
The individual base elements of the system were first specified in detail.
These elements were then linked together to form larger subsystems which then in
turn were linked in many levels. The tools that were needed for the mechanism of
the system included the software tools that were adequate, until a complete top-level
system was formed.
Figure 2 shows the design infrastructure of the OBE System. The system will
be divided in to five main modules. This will help the users to easily navigate the
system. Program outcome module will allow the instructor to change and/or edit the
Program Educational Objectives and Student outcomes. Also, it will allow to add
Intended Learning outcomes per course.
After adding programs outcomes. The ILO and SO should be mapped using
Teaching and Learning Assessment Plan module. The instructor can add different
course assessment strategies and questionnaires with rubrics in this module.
In stakeholder assessment module, alumni and employer should answer the
survey if the program educational objectives are attained. This module will contain
different questions about students/alumni performance in company while practicing
their acquired skills in their respective programs.
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Program Outcome
• Program Educational Objectives
• Student Outcomes
• Intended Learning Outcomes
Teaching and Learning Assessment Plan

• Course Mapping
• Course Assesment Startegies
• Questionnare
• Exit Survey
Stakeholder Assessment
• Alumni Survey
• Supervisor Survey
• Employer Survey
Course Assesment
• Assessment Marks
• Assessment Summary
Program Evaluation
• Summary of Program Outcomes
• Trend and Analysis
Figure 3. Design Infrastructure of the OBE System
Course Assessment will serve as the class record of the student in SO. The
instructor can view the answers of the student in different questions and surveys.
The system will automatically check the answers of the multiple-choice
questions and record it to class record. While in essay type question, the instructor
will manually check and record the score of the students using the uploaded rubrics.
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After checking and recording they can now view the Summary and other
reports related to OBE using Program Evaluation Module. Every module will be
tested as a unit and will be integrated at the university’s online system. At the end
of each development phase, the project is open for suggestions and improvements,
since the model to be used is the incremental development model. Units will then
be integrated as a whole and the project will be tested through beta testing. The
project will be deployed to the students who are currently enrolled. Students and
Instructors will be given questionnaires for them to evaluate the system.
Development Model
Figure 4 shows the incremental development model which will serve as the
guide model during the development of the system. The proponents decided to use
such model because of its flexibility and thus, it allows changes in the requirements.
It will be used in order for the developers to make changes that might occur in the
future.
Specifically, this will enable the university to reduce time and minimized
paper work in assessing PEO’s and SO’s. It will help the instructors and department
heads to monitor the attainment of outcomes, generate reports in CQI, SO and PEO.
Also, it will offer supplemental learning material and provide an economical, yet
competitive educational services. The software development model that will be
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utilized is the Incremental development model which basically delivers a series of
releases called increments and provide progressively more functionality as each
increment is delivered.
Figure 4. Incremental Development Model
Data Flow Diagram
Figure 5 shows the whole process of the system. There will be seven users to
the proposed system which has different functions in the whole system. For
example, the PEO and SO Committee shall be the main responsible for the PEO and
SO Assessment. The Faculty will be the one to create questions related to the
courses being taught as basis for SO Assessment. The students will be one to answer
these questions.
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Figure 5. Context Diagram of the Proposed System
On the other hand, the employer and the alumni of the program being
assessed will be the one to answer the PEO Survey Questions. Lastly, the Program
Chair will be the one to evaluate the over-all result of the PEO and SO Assessment.
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Figure 6. Level 0 Diagram of the Proposed System
Figure 6 shows the more comprehensive flow of the system as presented in
the Level-0 Diagram. The process shows that the PEO and SO Committee will be
the one to process the assessment method to be used by the faculty, students, alumni
and employer. For instance, the Program Chair will be able to see the graphical
reports related to the aforementioned assessment. These graphs shall also show the
different SO assessment method as defined in the fuzzy logic rules. With this, the
assessment result can be a basis for the program to enhance the quality of its
program based on its continuous quality improvement.
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Figure 7. Use-Case Diagram of the Proposed System
Figure 7 shows the users of the system. As explained in the previous
discussions, there will be seven users of the system who has its own functions in the
system.
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Architectural Literature
Through architectural literature the developers were aided to come up with
suitable system and thought of the appropriate user interface. The design of the
graphical user interface was made pleasing to the eyes of the user that was easy to
navigate.
The back-end services contain various internal services for administration
and management purposes. In addition, the system will host a repository of content
with instructions and code in this layer using MySQL, Python and other related tools
that can be used to develop a web-based system.
User Interface
Employer/OJT
Instructor UI Student UI Alumni UI
Supervisor UI
Service Layer
Program Learning
Student Log
Performance Learning Style Content Manager
Analyzer
Assessment
Backend Layer
Student Instructions and

Performance Record Code
Figure 8. System Architecture of the Proposed System
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Link Architecture
In Figure 9, the link architecture shows the functionality of each user which
will be used as a basis in constructing the flow of the system.
Figure 9. Link Architecture of the System
Software Development Tools
The software development tools to be used includes Hyper Text Markup
Language, CSS, MySQL, JavaScript and PHP. JavaScript will be used since it
allows to do more less code because some of the codes in JavaScript can also be
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used into any other pages. Less code means less maintenance time and less coding
time. On the other hand, MySQL will be used as the database storage for the data
information. Through the help of PHP, it can access the database and other
information regarding the system.
Project Team Responsibilities
In this section, each proponent shows their responsibilities in order to accomplish
the project. Table 1 shows the names of the member of the project and their
responsibility respectively.
Table 1
Project Team Responsibility
Name of Proponents Task/Responsibilities
Daño, Gerald James Q. Documenter, Tester, Programmer
Mariano, Shara Mae A. Documenter, Researcher, Tester
Marquez, Bryan Carlo C. Researcher, Designer, Documenter
Figure 10 shows the schedule and timeline for the development of the
proposed system. The proponents devote more time in interviews to be able to
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familiarize themselves in the process being implemented in the assessment of
Outcomes-Based Education using PEO’s and SO’s.
Figure 10. Gantt Chart
Verification, Validation and Testing Plans
Verifying and validating the system against the requirements were key steps
that ensured that all the functions worked as expected and were provided using a
standard. The proposed system will undergo the following tests:
Database testing
In the database testing, database records will be checked with the data from the
original .csv files. It involves the retrieved values from the database by the web.
Also, the proponents will check the integrity of every data to be inputted into the
data field. Adding, deleting and updating of data will be done on the system were
correctly translated onto the database.
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Interface testing
This will evaluate whether the system components passed the data controlled
correctly to one another. This will be done by testing the data gathered from the
other modules of the project and by verifying the communication between the
database, networks and systems. Also, the proponents will verify the methods used
in API or web services like GET and POST and verified that some removed
components from the system is not interacting with those other components
anymore.
Compatibility Testing
The system will be tested if it runs in various software requirements. It shall
run in Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Edge. Also, the proponents
will test other system software like mobile application tool.
Implementation Plan
For the implementation plan, the users of the system will be trained in order
to know how the system will work. These users include the PEO and SO Committee,
Faculty, Students, Chairperson of the Program, Employer and Alumni. Some of
these people will undergo a simple training to show how the system will work.
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User Interface Design
Figure 11. Home Page
Figure11 shows the Home Page of the proposed system. In this page, all users
will be displayed. These includes the PEO Committee, SO Committee, Employer,
Alumni, Faculty, Students and Program Chairperson. Each user has a specific role
in the system.
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Figure 12. PEO Committee Page
In Figure 12, the PEO Committee’s Page is shown. In this page, the PEO
Committee will be able to create survey questions for a particular program. The
survey questions will use likert scale from one to three (1-3) to measure the PEO.
The employer and alumni will be the one to answer the survey questions. The PEO
Committee can also perform the assessment based on the answers submitted by both
alumni and employers.
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Figure 13. SO Committee Page
Figure 13 shows the tasks to be performed by the SO Committee. The said
committee will be able to choose which among three different assessment methods
for SO’s will be used. These includes: 1.) direct assessment which uses direct
courses for the assessment, 2.) exit survey which let the students assess themselves
and 3.) use of OJT questions/survey.
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Figure 14. Employer’s Page
The Employer’s Page is shown in Figure 14 wherein the employer of the
alumni being assessed can answer the survey questions. In this page, the employer,
specifically those in the managerial positions will be able to rate the alumni to know
whether the graduate of the particular program was able to possess the
characteristics of the graduates three to five years after graduation.
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Figure 15. Alumni’s Page
In Figure 15, the alumni’s page is shown. Just like in employer’s page, the
alumni will be able to answer the survey questions based on the program educational
objectives. The alumni should assess him/herself whether he/she possesses the traits
a graduate should have. This will be the basis of PEO Committee to determine the
success of its graduates.
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Figure 16. Faculty’s Page
Figure 16 shows the Faculty Page wherein he/she has the authority to create
assessment strategy for the courses to be assessed using direct assessment method.
The exam can be in a form of essay, multiple choice, identification or any other
examination type. The faculty can also create course assessment tool to assess the
success of Intended Learning Outcomes of a particular course at the end of the
semester.
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Figure 17. Student’s Page
In figure 17, the student’s page is shown. This page is intended for the
students to perform examinations related to student outcomes. The students will be
able to submit their exams online.
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Figure 18. Program Chairperson’s Page
The Program Chairperson’s Page is shown in Figure 18. In this page, the
Program Chairperson can easily view the result of assessment performed by the
PEO and SO Committee, respectively. Based on the graphical results, the Program
Chair and the program itself can come with a concrete plan for its continuous quality
improvement to make the program more successful in the future.
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Figure 19. PEO Survey Questions
Figure 19 shows the sample PEO Surveys for the alumni and employer. Both
alumni and employer will answer the questions developed by PEO Committee. The
survey exams will measure the level of attainment of PEO of the graduate of the
program.
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Figure 20. SO Assessment Exam
In Figure 20, a sample SO Assessment Exam is shown. The questions will
be prepared by the faculty who are teaching the courses being assessed. Each SO’s
will have two performance indicators which has different percentage depending on
the weight of the statements being discussed. Checking of SO Exams will be done
online except those of the essay type of exam.
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Figure 21. SO Assessment Result
Figure 21 shows the sample SO Assessment Result based on Direct
Assessment. The system will also be able to show the result of assessment based on
other assessment methods.
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CURRICULUM VITAE
GERALD JAMES Q. DAÑO

Agoncillo, Batangas
realdanogerald@gmail.com
09472445865
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth : June 16, 1997
Age : 22
Place of Birth : Biñan City, Laguna
Sex : Male
Civil Status : Single
Language Spoken : English/Filipino
Nationality : Filipino
Religion : Roman Catholic
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Tertiary: Batangas State University

BS Information Technology with
specialization track in Business Analytics
2016-present
Secondary: Coral na Munti National Highschool

Agoncillo, Batangas
2010-2014
Elementary: Coral na Munti Elementary School

Balanga, Ibaan, Batangas
2004-2010
SKILLS
 Responsible for all the task assigned
 Strong leadership and organizational skills
 Capable for analyzing and solving problems
 Good communication both written and oral
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CURRICULUM VITAE
SHARA MAE A. MARIANO

San Andres Isla Verde, Batangas City
sharamaemariano754@gmail.com
09102633335
Date of Birth : January 02,1995
Age : 24
Place of Birth : San Andres Isla Verde, Batangas City
Sex : Female

2016-present
Secondary: San Agustin National Highschool

San Agustin Silangan Isla Verde,
Batangas City
2008-2012
Elementary: Parang Cueva, Elementary School

San Andres, Isla Verde Batangas City
2002-2008
SKILLS
 Dealing with stressful situations in a calm and professional manner.
 Ability to maintain strict levels of confidentiality in handling sensitive
information.
 Capable for analyzing and solving problems.
 Good persuading skills.
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CURRICULUM VITAE
BRYAN CARLO C. MARQUEZ

Itlugan, Rosario Batangas
marquezb034@gmail.com
09388496439
Date of Birth : December 22, 1998
Age : 20
Place of Birth : Canumay West, Valenzuela City
Sex : Male

2017-present
Secondary: Saint Joseph Institute

Rosario Batangas
2011-2015
Elementary: Itlugan Elementary School

Itlugan Rosario, Batangas City
2005-2011
SKILLS
 Dealing with stressful situations in a calm and professional manner.
 Ability to maintain strict levels of confidentiality in handling sensitive
information.
 Capable for analyzing and solving problems.
 Good persuading skills.
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Poultry farming is the process of raising domesticated birds such as chickens,

research focused on modern technologies for poultry farming to control all

be harmful for digestive, respiratory and behavioral change in the chickens. If

health of chickens will be good so their weights will increase.

temperature of 20oC is reached. After six weeks of age, desirable -temperature

conversion, reduced weight gain and increased susceptibility to disease. Smart

controlled by ventilations, cooling and heater.

In existing poultry farm system, the chickens need a presence of manpower

to manually monitor the growth of the chicken. Here we concentrate on the

combination of wireless sensors and mobile system network to manage and

remotely monitor environmental parameters in poultry farm. The environmental

interior atmosphere of poultry farm by receiving a message on his mobile number.

parameters through a mobile application.

Purpose and Description

that environmental conditions can be altered by providing facilities like ventilation,

cooling and lightening on rough wall and floor.

The purpose of the proposed system is to monitor and control the

based notification to the farmer/owner such as daily maximum or minimum

system can reduce cost, time and labor.

The proposed system would be beneficial to farmers and poultry owners

actions to environmental parameters. In addition, the proposed system will decrease

eliminate a lot of manpower who can make some human errors.

Objectives of the Study

monitoring and controlling environmental parameters in poultry farming.

Specifically, the study aims to:

1. Monitor and control the environmental parameters affecting the growth of a

as heater, fan and light

3. Provide quicker and accurate information about different environmental

parameters to the owners/farmers

Scope and Limitation of the Study

To understand and clarify the terms to be used in the development of the

system, the following are hereby defined:

REVIEW OF RELATED SYSTEM

that have significant bearings on the variables.

In the development of the proposed system, technological tools and

ideas and concepts regarding development of web-based infrastructure must be

and the application of the proposed system.

and connects well to its respective databases.

the bases in the conceptualization and development of the proposed system.

assessment of Outcomes-Based Education (OBE). In their system, the researchers

outcomes based on fuzzy modelling approach. Accordingly, the classroom activities

reform model where the learning philosophy focuses on empirically measuring

student performance called outcomes. Therefore, the continuous assessment to be

In order to reduce such discrepancy, fuzzy logic is introduced where degree of

attainment is also incorporated along with the grade.

Figure 1. Architecture of Fuzzy Inference System

It is graded as slightly, moderately and substantially using Fuzzy membership

“Moderately” attained (between 1 to 2), and 1 CO score is “substantially” attained

implemented using Mamdani Fuzzy inference system in Matlab R2016a. The

defuzzification is performed using centroid method and composition of the input

are done using max-min method.

Relative to the abovementioned study, the proponents will be introducing

fuzzy rules in the assessment of Students Outcomes which is very essential to

teaching learning process in order to assess the performance of the system.

focused on the development of an accreditation software for higher education

programs. In a higher educational institute, enhancing the educational process and

achieving a high quality of education will help decision makers in a better

management of resources of the educational institutes. For instance, Jordan

universities applied for national and international higher education accreditation,

whose one of evaluation criteria depends on students’ performance and course

students’ performance such as grades of exams, assignments, projects, and quizzes.