Designing Information System for Student Practicum Assessment in the Laboratory

Abstract

Practicum assessment process at the Laboratory in some university still uses conventional methods ranging from processing practicum value data to presenting assessment information. This certainly can cause various problems that can hamper activities and services in the laboratory. One of the efforts that can be done to improve the practicum assessment process is by designing a practicum assessment information system. The purpose of designing a practicum assessment information system is to identify the information system of current practicum assessments, analyze information system needs, design and build a practicum assessment information system in the Information Systems and Decision Laboratory. The method used in the design of information systems is the Framework for the Application of Systems Thinking (FAST) with the Model Driven Development Strategy model. The FAST method consists of several stages ranging from scope definition, problem analysis, requirements analysis, logical design, decision analysis, physical design, development and testing, implementation and delivery, system operation and maintenance. The design of the proposed improvement of the practicum assessment system in the process block using Data Flow Diagrams (DFD) to get the architecture processes in the practicum assessment system application. The data block uses the Entity Relationship Diagram to design a practicum assessment database system. The communication block uses the Use-Case Diagram design model to get the interface design from the practicum assessment system. The construction of a practicum assessment information system is carried out using XAMPP tools to access the Apache server and the MySQL database and Sublime Text is used to build application interfaces using HTML and PHP programming languages. So that the results of designing the information system for practicum assessment using information technology can be obtained which can be a medium for processing and presenting practical values in the laboratory, which are easily accessible to users and improve aspects of the PIECES framework including performance, information, economy, control, efficiency and service.