Week 12

Activity: Experiment Induction and Results Analysis

Objective(s):
i) To conduct an experiment to measure the efficiency of the development prototype.
ii) To analyse the obtained data for the thesis writing and project presentation.

Contents:

We conducted an experiment based on the procedure that we have planned on earlier. We ran three methods to take student attendance in a tutorial class and a lecture class. The first method is that we use what we call the manual method which is currently being used in the campus; writing student names. The second method is the manual method as well, but is more efficient that the first method which is by calling out student names. The third method is by using the attendance thumbprint device that we have built, but the sample students have to register their fingerprints first and foremost before they can start using the device. This is for the device to recognise the students that are being experimented.

Results/Analysis:

Throughout the experiment, these are the data obtained from the experiment conducted.

Time taken for students to mark attendance in a tutorial class

Time taken for students to mark attendance in a lecture class

The results are being distinguished into two samples of data which are time taken for students to mark attendance in a tutorial class and a lecture class. These two classes have different numbers of students, thus can make a more analysed data to justify the objective of the research and to measure the efficiency of each method.

It was found that between those three methods, marking attendance by using the fingerprint device offers the best service in the terms of having the shortest time consumed to mark attendance, strikes out the act of cheating an attendance and requires zero paperworks.

Conclusion:

In conclusion, it is found that by using fingerprint device in marking students attendance is the best option in substituting the current attendance system in the campus. We can now proceed for the preparation of the project presentation on Week 14 and start to write the thesis for this project.