Manuel S.
Enverga University Foundation
MSEUF
HANDBOOK
ANDROID APPLICATION
BY:
Juan Andres L. Garcia
William Ken A. Verzo
Justine B. Pitalcorin
Mia Kathleen A. Villaverde
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Chapter I
THE PROBLEM AND ITS SETTING
Introduction
Information Technology students of Manuel S. Enverga University
Foundation has implement a Student Mobile Handbook. Envergan’s through the use of
Information Technology with their Handbook by using smartphones and/or tablets.
This implementation helps every student to improve the use of their Handbook from
manual to Mobile Handbook using their smartphones and/or tablets. All the features of
the traditional Student handbook of Manuel S. Enverga University Foundation will be
featured to this implementation in order to improve the use of the Student handbook.
Each and every student, faculty and also the parents/guardians can use this Student
Mobile Handbook. This also includes interactive map of the University Campus that you
cannot find in the traditional student handbook.
We have come up to conduct a study and develop and Android based
Student Mobile Handbook using Information Technology and Utilizing.
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Conceptual Framework of the Study
The researchers conducted interviews and determine the problem
that the students of Manuel S. Enverga University Foundation usually use their
handbook to gather information about the University, the problem here is they usually
forgot to bring their Handbook and some of them lost their ones. Some of the students
finds that this Handbook un-useful and not interesting but they are wrong, they will use
the information in this Handbook until the end of their studies here in the University as
their guide. In the first day of school mostly when you are just a new student of the
University it’s hard for you to find the class rooms, faculty room, dean’s office and other
venue of school.
The researchers were able to conceptualize a system that would be easier
to use, interesting, interactive by using their smartphones and/or tablets. Basically the
students use the manual handbook or the traditional mini book of the University. The
Information of the University are hard coded they usually turn the pages to the page
that they can find the information they need. Usually the students just keep on asking to
the old students, the faculty or the school guards to find the class rooms they cannot
found.
When the system are ready to use the student will find this easier and they
will be interested to this new way of exploring the University. The Interactive map can
be used not only with the new students but also it can be used by the visitors and
exchange students.
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Objectives of the Study
The researchers cited the following objectives to attain the goals of the study:
1. To know about mobile development, its tools and requirements to make an
application in android. From basic functionality and activity.
2. To design the functions and features of the mobile app using the Unified Modeling
Language (UML) to specify, build, document, and model the application, and the
use case to describe the application how it is used.
3. To develop a mobile application using Android Studio an IDE beta for android app
development and using Genymotion as an emulator for testing and debugging.
Adobe Photoshop
Genymotion
Students don’t bring Students use their
their student handbook android phone to use e-
handbook
MSEUF
HANDBOOK
GPS location and GUI
Manual navigation of
navigation of campus
the campus
Android Studio
Figure 1. Paradigm of the Conceptual Framework of the Study
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Scope and Delimitation of the Study
The application will be for the students, personnel, and vistors of the
university. The project were entitled MSEUF Handbook will cover the about the founder of
Enverga, the regulations or rules of the Manuel S. Enverga University Foundation. Also it
has the grading system that will help for the Student what is the pattern or way of giving their
grade by their professors. By making this App the Envergans will encourage to use it because
it not just a Handbook it also has a MAP of the Enverga and one thing there is also a GPS to
locate where you are but you can only access the GPS if you have an internet or data
connection. The Enverga is a Free Wi-Fi zone they can access the GPS in no time it can also
access had a “Find” button so that you can easily find where you want to locate because of
this map. Basically, the system will process the MSEUF HANBOOK divided in the
following steps: (1) Download the Application or APK, (2) Open the app, (3) Choose a
categories if you want to know the history of the Enverga just click the book logo or find the
location that you are going just click the Map logo, it also had a “Help” button so that you
had a guide to access it. These basic steps, the system will also include a module.
Specifically, there are no Payment to afford it’s Free you just need an internet connection or
Wi-Fi it have it you will just download the apk of the Mseuf handbook. References and
information where base on the OSA of the Enverga.
The system is not compatible with GINGERBREAD API or API 11 it is
compatible with api levels.
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Significance of the Study
The researchers made this application for the old and new students of the
university and even for the personnel and visitors. The design of the application is to
assure that is more reliable, faster and helpful for the students of Enverga. It allows to get this
app there is a relative, brother, father, mother, sister and etc. where working or studying in
Enverga. This app is also an eco-friendly because we don’t use papers most like a normal or
ordinary handbook where made of papers to make it.
The system will benefit the following stakeholders:
Newly enrolled students of MSEUF. Its main feature is to give students
information and knowledge about the University where they will use
smartphones/tablets. The Interactive map that is includes here is very useful to the new
students of the University to find different locations here.
Old students of MSEUF. It is not only for the new students but also for the
old students too because most of the old students is not familiarize with the Information
about the University and the updated information of the University.
Professors of MSEUF. There are different professors some are not Alumni of
the University and some are just new in teaching, they are not familiarize with the rules
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and the grading system and also with the places in the University. And most of the
Professors uses Android phones and/or Android gadgets that why we implanted this so
this application will be useful with the professor too.
Guardian/Parents of the Student of MSEUF. Guardians/Parents of the
students are also in concern with the rules and information of the University they have
chosen for their child. They also can use this application as their guide of Information
with the University. Some of the guardian/parents of the students visited the University
to pay tuition fees, get some important papers to the registrar and even assist the
clearance of their child, that’s why this interactive map will be very useful to them.
Exchange Students of MSEUF. The University interacts with different
University’s from different countries, that’s why we have exchange students in the
University. Those students can use this application as their guide of Information with the
University. The Interactive map that is includes here is very useful to the exchange
students of the University to find different locations here.
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Chapter II
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURES AND STUDIES
Review of related literatures and studies
Monash University
The Monash University app provides convenient access to important information
and Australian campus services in the palm of your hand.
Features include:
• eMaps of Berwick, Caulfield, Clayton, Gippsland, Parkville and Peninsula campuses with
layers of points of interest including libraries, banks, eateries, faculty offices, lecture
theatres and parking locations
• Staff Directory
• Monash News
• Events guide that lists all upcoming activities on all Australian campuses
• Searchable unit entries from the official University Handbook for all undergraduate and
postgraduate offerings
• Shuttle Bus Timetables
Many more features are planned for future releases, so stay tuned.
Monash University was established in Melbourne, Australia in 1958. It is one of Australia’s
top-ranked research-intensive universities.
Monash is a youthful organisation; enthusiastic, optimistic and accessible. We believe
outstanding education and research can change the world for the better.
Monash is Australia’s most international university and considers every student to be a
global citizen. It has campuses and centres in Johannesburg, Mumbai, Kuala Lumpur and
Prato, as well as its six campuses in Melbourne and the local region.
Monash specialises in offering powerful double degrees. Study is also available online, part-
time and via alternative pathways.
Our researchers make highly significant contributions that bring real and positive changes
to the lives of people all over the world.
Monash University has approximately 62,000 student enrolments and more than 7,000
staff.
Pet project turns into state-of-the-art smartphone app - 15 February 2012
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Monash University smartphone app
Monash University students and staff now have access to one of the most advanced
smartphone applications offered by a university.
What started as one student’s pet project has developed into a full-scale iPhone app that
features building locations, unit entries from the official University Handbook, events,
shuttle bus timetables, the staff directory and the latest University news.
During his last year of his degree, Computer Science graduand James Eunson created an
application that would allow him to more easily access information on his timetables and
the location of lecture rooms.
“From there, I shared it with my friends and they made further suggestions on what
information it could provide. I was really excited about the possibilities but was limited by
the format some of the information was in,” Mr Eunson said.
During this time, the University became aware of the work Mr Eunson had been doing and,
with the encouragement from Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) Professor Adam
Shoemaker and crucial support from Mike Scott from the University’s Facilities and
Services Division, explored ways to create an app that would benefit all students at Monash.
Mr Scott said one of the greatest challenges in creating the app was integrating the
University’s detailed mapping data with Google Maps.
“James has had to come up with some ground-breaking coding to overlay the mapping
information Facilities and Services Division had,” Mr Scott said.
“We have been able to utilise emerging technologies to create a new style of mapping
during development - based on our previous Google maps work - which has enabled the
map component of the app to load significantly faster and contain more detail than
previously available, while containing multiple levels of interactive information not seen
before.
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“The app has been designed so the user can locate themselves on a campus, then track their
movement using their device, towards their destination identified on the map,” Mr Scott
said.
With mapping of all Australian campuses complete, Facilities and Services is looking
forward to developing the same level of information for Monash University’s campuses in
Malaysia, South Africa and Prato. Additional features including student timetables are in
development and access to the Library catalogue is being considered for future releases.
The Monash University app can be downloaded for free from the Apple app store.
An Android version is currently in development.
Trip Tracker Application on Android
by
Siddartha Sreenivasa Reddy
Master of Science in Computer Science
San Diego State University, 2011
Travel has always been a man’s best pass time, a method to rejuvenate from the daily
stress, a break from the monotonous life and to experience the thrill of adventure. Until the
last decade, camera was a traveller’s best friend but little did we know things are going to
change a lot better. In today’s world, life is always on the move. With the advancement of
technology, smart phones today have immense capabilities to provide rich user experience
with interactive facilities.
Trip Tracker is an Android based application for travellers to obtain the geo-location
and tag it with multimedia features. This application allows users to create, store and view
their trips, trip related information and all the memories that bring with it. Trip Tracker
combines places visited, notes taken and the images captured, and display all this
information on a map at the exact location where it all took place.
This application is developed to provide the users a rich user experience by having
all the information in one place, easy-to-access and interactive. With the help of Google
Maps, each trip can be drawn out on the map with all the locations visited and the route
taken. The user will also be able to view the description, the location address and the image
captured if any. Trip Tracker, developed in Android, provides extensive flexibility, supports
many features and can be among the best travel friendly app.
References:
http://www.monash.edu.au/news/show/pet-project-turns-into-state-of-the-art-
smartphone-app-1
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?
id=com.monashuniversity.monashuniversity&hl=en
http://sdsu-dspace.calstate.edu/bitstream/handle/10211.10/1303/Sreenivasa.pdf?
sequence=1
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Chapter III
RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY
Phases of Research and Design
1. Concept Exploration
The researchers noticed that students don’t bring their student’s handbook anymore
and as for newly enrolled students they have a difficulty of locating themselves in the
campus. It has occurred that the researchers agreed and decided to make a student
handbook and map in a mobile android application. Based on the researcher’s observation
and experience. We have our handy student’s handbook but the idea of distributing copies
to students and for them not bring the handbook from our point of view is a waste of the
raw materials, labor, and the literature itself. The researchers choose to develop a solution
to this problem. By creating a mobile android application that is capable of addressing the
problem, an easy to use, easy to carry handbook in the users’ pocket.
2. Concept Development
Throughout the process of concept development, the researchers made a use – case
for the mobile application which comprises the actor and its interaction to the system. A set
of scenarios describing each sequence of event which take place during interaction with the
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user and system. The mobile app interface is designed in Adobe Photoshop, Adobe
Illustrator, and Adobe Flash Catalyst.
3. Prototype Development
The researchers coded and designed the application in Android Studio an IDE to
develop the prototype. We used Genymotion as an android virtual device instead of the
default because the emulator in Android Studio is cumbersome to use due to its slow
processing times being embedded into IDE making it lag. The researchers first used Flash
Catalyst to build and create the campus map but compatibility issues arises when
integrating the flash file into the android application, scaling was the biggest problem In
the map. The researchers migrated to use Google Maps Api v2 which makes a better
approach in coding and design.
4. Operational Infrastructure or System
The researcher will be deploy the application for free. A beta application for testing
and upgrades. Through this the professors can give opinions and advice in the maintenance
and upgrading the features of the application.
Method Used in Developing the Software
The researchers used the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) in planning and
managing the development process. The researches choose the Waterfall Model. A
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traditional way of developing in Software Engineering. The waterfall model is a model
which was developed for software development; that is to create software. It is called as
such because the model develops systematically from one phase to other in a downward
fashion, like a waterfall.
The following are most probable phases through which it progresses downwards
are:
Definition Study / Analysis. During this phase research is being conducted which
includes brainstorming about the software, what it is going to be and what purpose is it
going to fulfill.
Basic Design. If the first phase gets successfully completed and a well thought out
plan for the software development has been laid then the next step involves formulating the
basic design of the software on paper.
Technical Design / Detail Design. After the basic design gets approved, then a
more elaborated technical design can be planned. Here the functions of each of the part are
decided and the engineering units are placed for example modules, programs etc.
Construction / Implementation. In this phase the source code of the programs is
written.
Integration. In the phase of Integration, the company puts it in use after the system
has been successfully tested.
Management and Maintenance. Maintenance and management is needed to
ensure that the system will continue to perform as desired.
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Models, Tools, Techniques and Technologies Used in Developing the Software
The researchers used Unified Modeling Language or UML. The researchers
can see how the system is divided and see how the division interact as it progresses.
Use Case Diagram. Graphic depiction of the interactions among the elements of a
system. A use case is a methodology used in system analysis to identify, clarify, and organize
system requirements.
Activity Diagram. Activity diagrams are graphical representations of workflows of
stepwise activities and actions with support for choice, iteration and concurrency.
Class Diagram. A class diagram is an illustration of the relationships and source
code dependencies among classes in the Unified Modeling Language (UML).
Data Gathering Techniques
The researchers gathered the data through research of related literature
and studies. The research comprises of mobile app development designs and coding from
basic to the map navigation api on mobile application. The gathered data that the
researchers helped to create and develop the mobile app. The related literature includes
the finding, existing systems created, and articles by other schools and apps. These
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studies provides the researchers information and support for developing the mobile
application.
Chapter IV
PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS, AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA
The Design of the Proposed System
The researchers used Unified Modeling Language to design the features and
functionalities of the mobile application. The Unified Modeling Language (UML) is a
general-purpose modeling language in the field of software engineering, which is designed
to provide a standard way to visualize the design of a system which is commonly use to
visualize the design of the system. Below are Use Cafeé , and Class Diagrams of the mobile
application.
Figure 1. Use case of the mobile application
MSEUF Mobile Student
Handbook Application
Select
Menu
View
Handbook
Select
Handbook
Chapters
Chapters
View Map
Getting
Directions
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Figure 1. Use case diagram of the mobile application
Figure 1 shows the Use Case Diagram of the mobile application. The main use cases are the
Select Menu, View Handbook, Select Chapters, View Map and Get directions.
START UP
User taps MSEUF
Handbook icon
Application displays
start up screen
Application displays
Main Interface
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Figure 2. Start-up Activity Diagram
The start-up activity diagram shows the process of running the application from
tapping the application icon going to the main interface.
Handbook
Go to Main
Menu
User taps
Handbook
Handbook Interface
Displays
User swipe the screen for
handbook chapters
Back to Main Menu
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Figure 3. Handbook Activity Diagram
The handbook activity diagram shows the process of navigating handbook and its
chapters.
Map
Go To Main Menu
User taps Map
Application displays
Map Interface
User chooses campus
areas
Back to Main Menu
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Figure 4. Map Activity Diagram
The map activity diagram shows the process of navigating the map.
Help
Go To Main Menu
User taps Help
Application
displays Help
Interface
Back to Main
Menu
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Figure 5. Help Activity Diagram
The help activity diagram shows the process of viewing the tutorial on how to use
the application.
About
Go To Main Menu
User taps About
Application
displays About
Interface
Back to Main
Menu
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Figure 6. About Activity Diagram
The About activity diagram views the details or information about the author of
the mobile application.
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DEPLOYMENT
<<Android Application Package>>
Whole Handbook.apk
<<Extensible Markup Language>>
Whole Handbook app.xml
<<Android Application>>
Whole Handbook.apk
<<Java file>>
WholeHandbook java.java
<<deploy>>
<<device>>
Android Smart Device
<<artifact>>
Android Application
External storage
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