The senior students in the ICT Faculty at Paragon International University encounter a lack of effective research guidance due to insufficient reference availability, restrictive collaboration tools, and insufficient task monitoring. What is the effective approach to address these problems?
Objective
The main objective of this study is to find an effective approach to address the challenges faced by senior students and advisors at Paragon International University in terms of lack of adequate research guidance due to insufficient reference availability, restrictive collaboration tools, and insufficient task monitoring. Specifically, the researchers seek to work on the specific objectives:
To develop a digital platform called "Scholarize" that includes a research repository system, task management system, scheduling, and file storage
To deploy the platform by following the deployment diagram designed for ParagonIU On-Premise Server
To conduct user acceptance testing through surveys and present the findings
Conceptual Framework
Application Technologies of Scholarize
Deployment Technologies of Scholarize
User Acceptance Result
Social
Influence
For junior ICT students, the primary motivating factor for using Scholarize is social influence. Recommendations from peers or instructors significantly impact their behavior and adoption of the platform.
Performance
Expectancy
For senior ICT students, the primary motivating factor for using Scholarize is performance expectancy. The platform helps them efficiently manage research and collaborate with advisors, leading to better work quality and driving their adoption of the system.
Effort
Expectancy
For advisors, the primary motivating factor for using Scholarize is effort expectancy. The intuitive system design minimizes the effort required, enabling advisors to quickly adapt to the platform for their research collaboration needs.
Facilitating
Conditions
The questionnaire highlights that access to laptops/desktops, Windows or macOS, and Chrome is crucial for using Scholarize. Key factors like technical support, and institutional support ensure that students and advisors can use Scholarize.