Webiplan as a Webinar Management Information System for Optimizing Online Seminars During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

Humans are facing multiple disruptions caused by the development of the industrial revolution 4.0 and the covid-19 pandemic. This changes the work pattern of the people who are required to carry out all online-based activities, including the implementation of seminars or conferences. The amount of training and socialization carried out by webinars requires a good webinar management system. The purpose of this paper is to develop a web-based information system for webinar activity management under the name webiplan. The method used in system development is the waterfall method. In the waterfall method, there are 5 stages, including requirements, design, implementation, verification, and maintenance. The subjects of this research are prospective end users of the system, namely lecturers and students who are accustomed to participating in webinars. The design and development stages are tailored to the user's needs obtained in the previous phase and are described as product backlog items. At the verification stage, three stages are used to evaluate the feasibility level of the information system, including: unit testing using whitebox testing, validation testing using the blackbox testing method, and compatibility testing. The results of whitebox testing and blackbox testing showed that every feature and user task could run well so as to provide convenience for the organizers and participants in the implementation of the webinar. This Webiplan is also compatible with various web browsers so as to give users flexibility in using it.