Android Expert Application: PhilNITS IT Passport Reviewer

Abstract

Certification programs play a vital role to ensure the competency of professionals in a given field. Education is very important in determining if someone is more likely to be hired or promoted by their employers and that is why it's important to earn certfications in one's field of specialization. Skills and knowledge are measured through certification examination provided by different institutions who have the expertise to assess a professional. The Philippine National I.T. Standards (PhilNITS) Foundation, Inc. formerly known as the Japanese I.T. Standards Examination of the Philippines (JITSE-Phil) Foundation, Inc., is one of the many organizations that implements an I. T. Certification Program. The researchers developed an android application called PhilNITS Reviewer and this was created using JAVA and ECLIPSE. The reviewer may help its users to prepare themselves in taking the examination without spending money on review centers. Sixty (60) fourth year Information Technology and Computer Science students were chosen as respondents since they were the ones who have experienced taking the PhilNITS IT Passport Certification Examination. Agile approach particularly the Kanban is the methodology used in the research and software development. Based on the findings, the evaluation of the respondents with reference to the proposed PhilNITS IT Passport Reviewer resulted to Highly Acceptable in all levels. One of the recommendations in the proposed application is its capability to have its questions updated from time to time.