Intern-Net: BatstateuOn-the-Job Training Online Portfolio System with Mobile Application

Abstract

The process in the application of On-the-Job Training of students who are enrolled in the subject consumes a lot of time, money and energy. OJT Coordinators cannot always update the company relative to schedule of visits. By using the developed system, OJTCoordinators can easily update the interns and track their records by using the site, likewise the students can track their internship progress in the site supported by an android application, which is developed to provide faster services without opening a web browser. Likewise, industry partners were provided accounts for intern monitoring. The study aims to provide ease of applying for On-the-Job Training of student interns, better recording system during their internship and after their training. It will also help the OJT Coordinator to communicate with students who are enrolled in the program. A Company Representative has also their part in the system which is the approval of records and grading the enrolled students. By using the developed system, the Intern-Net can provide a better experience for the users of the system. The study employed incremental development described by Sommerville. It is a fundamental part of an agile approach to a system development which is better than the waterfall approach for most system. The development of the system was broken down into modules and tested to see if it meets the functions it needs to accomplish and by completing more modules, it was integrated into one system. The web application as evaluated by all the respondents by the level of acceptability in terms of ease of use, accuracy, reliability, security and effectiveness have a result of highly acceptable and a similar result for the mobile application which was evaluated by the student interns by the level of acceptability in terms of design, functionality, ease of use, security and accuracy. Alpha and user acceptance testing results proved that the system was acceptable and ready for use. The developed web application as evaluated by the respondents is accurate, reliable, secured and effective and with the mobile application, the results as evaluated by the student interns are pleasing to the eyes, has the proper functions for their daily updates, secured and accurate. As the results of the study and the rating shows a highly acceptable system, on-the-job training application to the completion process will be a better experience for all users.