Automation Lecture Scheduling Information Services through the Email Auto-Reply Application

Abstract

The study program of information systems is one of the largest studies programs at Indonesian Computer University (UNIKOM). In the process of scheduling lectures in the study program of information systems, it has already information systems of used desktop-based lecture scheduling. Lecture schedules that have been created are then informed through various media such as trust online, social media, email and bulletin board. With so many media which are used in the delivery of lecturers schedule it is expected that lecturers, students and laboratory staff can obtain schedule information properly. However, this also frequently causes problems in learning activities like misplaced of room, time, class, and so on. This usually occurs because the schedule in one of the communication media about lecture schedule is not updated when there is a change of schedule, so there are differences in the schedule information among lectures, students and laboratory staff. To overcome these problems, it needs a service center of lecture schedules information to facilitate lecturers, students and laboratory staff in obtaining the latest lecture schedules information. Related to this, in this study we propose a design of email auto-reply application that will be the service center of lecturer schedules information. In this study, the research method is the method of object-oriented approach and the method of prototype system development. In building email auto-reply application, we are using the Java programming language with MySQL database. With the applications, it is expected that lecturers, students and laboratory staff can obtain the latest lecture schedule easily and from the same source, so different lecture schedules among lectures, students and laboratory staff do not happen again.