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CHAPTER 3
METHODOLOGY
In this chapter, it describes the procedures, techniques, tools, and
documentation used, which motivate the researcher to develop Inventory
Management System of Pc Clinic Plus Computer Repair & Services of Dagupan City,
Pangasinan.
Research Design
This study entitled “Pc Clinic Plus Computer Repair & Services” is a
qualitative research that attempted to accumulate existing information and data
regarding the problem concern of this Society. Doing qualitative research is to
investigate and become more experienced with a particular phenomenon of the
researcher's interest in order to deliver a detailed description. This study depict the
current state of creativity of developing some elements of Inventory System of PC
Clinic Plus Computer Repair & Services system in the onset and spread of modern
technology like computer, some gadgets for communication. The researcher decided
to use the qualitative approach in order to verify the observations on negative aspects
concerning existing system. The research would utilize both descriptive and
exploratory research methods in the conduct of the study. Descriptive research is a
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method used to obtain information relating to the current status of an issue
orphenomenon to describe what exist within the variables or conditions of the
situation. The researcher would made use of observations from experience of being
traineeat theiroffice in order to come up with a personal description of the answer to
the research problem. Exploratory research, on the other hand, is often utilized in
order to yield information to explain problems which are not yet clearly defined or the
real scope is still unclear. It allowed the researcher to be familiar with the concepts of
the problem under study to facilitate development of insights and hypotheses. The
study gathered information regarding the effects of existing system on the behavior of
PC Clinic Plus Computer Repair & Services employees during their work. The
researcher made use of existing literature in order to verify her observations and come
up with preliminary ideas regarding the research problem.
Research Setting
The setting of the developed project is conducted mainly in Inventory
Systemof PC Clinic Plusof DagupanCity, Pangasinan.
Techniques and Tools
The following listed below are tools used by the researcher in developing this
project.
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PHP - is an open source general-purpose server-side scripting language originally
designed for Web development to produce dynamic Web pages. It is one of the first
developed server-side scripting languages to be embedded into an HTML source
document rather than calling an external file to process data. The code
is interpreted by a Web server with a PHP processor module which generates the
resulting Web page. It also has evolved to include acommand-line interface capability
and can be used in standalone graphical [Link] can be deployed on most
Web servers and also as a standalone shell on almost every operating
system and platform free of charge. PHP originally stood for Personal Home Page, it
is now said to stand for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor, a recursive acronym.
XAMPP - is a free and open source cross-platform web server solution
stack package, consisting mainly of the Apache HTTP Server, MySQL database,
and interpreters for scripts written in the PHP and Perl programming languages.
Microsoft Word 2007– A full-featured word processing program for Windows from
Microsoft. Included in the Microsoft application suite, it is a sophisticated program
with rudimentary desktop publishing capabilities that has become the most widely
used word processing application now a day.
Data Gathering Instrument
Collecting data is the most important in conducting the research. There are
many ways for a researcher to gather data for analysis goals. Some of the following
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instruments for gathering data are:
Interview – an interview is a way to collect important information in
conducting research. This is the primary step in order to get the different answers for
the acquisition of the research. To develop a system personal interview on the
corresponding persons regarding the study, which include the question on how, what
the process which going to tackle or focusing in the main objective of the problem.
Using Internet in Research – The Internet is a great tool for finding primary
source for research the key in locating relevant references. The most important
advantage of using the Internet for research is that it is easy to get information.
Downloading to Internet – internet offers so much information online in a
convenient way. With this reason, the researchers used the internet to get additional
information in making the proposed system.
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Project Schedule
This will be the guide as a schedule in making a propose project for the time
management allocation.
MONTHS
Activities AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER JANUARY FEBRUARY
Activties are set for weeks W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 3 4 1 2 1 2 3 4 1 2 3
1. Preparation of
communication let er
2. Preparing interview
3. Conducting interview
4. Analyzing Data Gather
5. Analyzing possible solution
6. Designing Interface
7. Coding
8. Testing
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Figure 2: Gannt Chart of Activities
Project Team Organization
Inventory System of
PC Clinic Plus
Giemm P. Cruz
General Manager
Angulito Navarro
Operation Manager
Angulito Navarro
Operation Manager
Marife V. Momtaya
Branch Manager
Richard Torio
Service Engineer
Renato Aquino Ralph Magno Edrell Magno John Albert Pochew Bong Cruz
Sales Executive Technician Technician Technician CCTV Technician
System Development Team
JULIUS CESAR C. PEREZ IAN JADE M. LOUIE JAY M. GELIDO MARICAR S. LOPEZ
System Developer CRISTOBAL System Analyst System Analyst
System Designer
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Figure 3: Project Team Organizations
Sources of Data
The researchers will gather data from the manager, the supervisor, stock man,
stock clerk and cashier of PC Clinic Plus Computer Repair & Services computer sales
Dagupan City through interview guide. These were the primary resources of data and
information needed in this study.
The researchers visited different school libraries to gather data and
information. We scanned different kind of books, and these is to explore ideas and
concepts necessary in the conduct of the study. Other than that they also surfed the
internet to relate some theories, concepts and principles to the present study make it
more efficient, accurate and reliable.
System Development Life Cycle
It is a conceptual model used in web management that describes the stages
involved in an information system developments project, from an initial feasibility
study through maintenance of the complete application.
The System Development Life Cycle includes the following steps:
Requirement Gathering Stage – this step includes collecting the raw data
and materials that is needed in making a system.
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Analysis – the requirement specifications from first phase are studied
carefully and list the details involve in making a system. They are prepared in an
organized manner and then technically documented. The researcher gathered
information about the Pc Clinic Plus Computer Repair & Services. After the data
gathering, they analyze the information according to the website purpose d. When the
analysis proves to be incomplete the researchers used to return in requirements
gathering stage.
Planning and Designing – in this phase the overall structure of the system
and its layout are defined to plan different milestone of the development. When the
planning and designing proves to be incomplete the researchers need to return to first
and the second step.
Testing and Quality Assurance – testing methodology is used in order to
detect bugs. The bugs are fixed and the final system is tested to make sure that it
needs the requirements in making system. When the testing or quality assurance
proves to be incomplete, the researcher needs to return from the beginning or to the
succeeding steps.
Implementation – small modules are developed first and then they are
integrated and implemented to meet the requirements in making a system.
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System Development Life Cycle Conceptual Model
Planning
Analysis
Requirement Gathering
Stage and Designing
Testing and Quality
Assurance
Implementation
Figure 4: Development Life Cycle Conceptual Model
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Presentation of Existing System
In this study show the model of the existing system during work period after
validating the purchase products and purchase orders of different offices, the
employees are free to use the existing system. It will be the frustrating problems
encountered by employees during the process of their orders and request.
After the process of purchasing, receiving and employees will be able to save
the request and orders of their office from their accounts. In able to do their jobs, the
users are free to open and manipulate the system.
The developed system is a network based in order to access the
information account of employee.