Many days were allotted by our group to look for a company. After the long walk and negative responses from other companies, eventually, we received a positive response from DCT Printshop. The first proposal that was made, unfortunately, was rejected. We were told that the proposed system was low average. But life must go on. We have to look for another proposal. Then we received a recommendation from our instructor to take the student registration management information system (SRMIS), that is, within our department only. The group accepted it and moved right away. We were told that we had to provide a letter to the registrar’s office and to the department of institute of computing (IC), which we did. But then, again, the registrar’s office refused the proposal. Since we did not have any other options, the group decided to look for another company.
Going back from the time when we had our first visit in our first company – DCT Printshop, the first and second department which are to be found upstairs told us that they did not have any problem with their automated systems. While sitting on a bench and feeling sad, Sir Alfredo Tesoro, the VP-Administration and Sales in the company called us and then we had a discussion. We asked him if there is any data processing which is done manually and we also asked for a suggestion on what he wants for the company or if he wants to have enhancement in any of the systems. Based on the information that we have gathered and on what the VP-Admin have suggested and after the analysis that we have done, the group decided to propose a job requisition, inventory and monitoring system that would simplify their traditional mode of managing records and to keep an eye on the scheduled dates of the yearbook. The system entails a list of records from the job-orders given by the clients, the progress in the processing and production of the yearbook.
Given the question, “Think about your approved/proposed systems, is it worth the three or more years of learning you get from the university?” I would say that the proposed system is very simple or easy to develop for those who are experts like systems analysts/developer. Not like me, I am not that good enough in developing a system, I am still an amateur and still in the process. But I am still working on it. Maybe, someday, somehow, ten years from now, when the time comes I might be able to develop any of the systems. And as part of information technology (IT), it is really part of our job to help companies solve their problems with regard to their information system. Although we could say that the proposed system is not worth the three or more years of learning, but due to knowledge and time constraints, it is also one of the reasons why the group arrived with the proposal. Going back from the time when we had our database analysis and design 1, 2 and 3, we were also asked to develop a specific system. This time, we are facing another challenging task. But I know it doesn’t end up here, there are still more and more tasks to come.
Well, honestly, as part of information technology (IT) and being an IT student, although it is not so obvious, I also think of something that I can contribute to the world of IT, something that is new, valuable and exceptional, something that I can be proud of. But this is now the question, what is that something?
Allow me to share with you this; although it is not so related to the topic, I just want to express this realization and appreciation of mine. As I still remember, when green campus computing and free open source software (FOSS) were introduced to us, I told myself, “This is really great.” In my own little ways, I was able to help preserve the green planet. But we are not just an advocate; we put it into practice. So, I have now my first answer to that something and that is being part of green campus computing and FOSS. But I am still looking for more.
To everyone, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year !
Going back from the time when we had our first visit in our first company – DCT Printshop, the first and second department which are to be found upstairs told us that they did not have any problem with their automated systems. While sitting on a bench and feeling sad, Sir Alfredo Tesoro, the VP-Administration and Sales in the company called us and then we had a discussion. We asked him if there is any data processing which is done manually and we also asked for a suggestion on what he wants for the company or if he wants to have enhancement in any of the systems. Based on the information that we have gathered and on what the VP-Admin have suggested and after the analysis that we have done, the group decided to propose a job requisition, inventory and monitoring system that would simplify their traditional mode of managing records and to keep an eye on the scheduled dates of the yearbook. The system entails a list of records from the job-orders given by the clients, the progress in the processing and production of the yearbook.
Given the question, “Think about your approved/proposed systems, is it worth the three or more years of learning you get from the university?” I would say that the proposed system is very simple or easy to develop for those who are experts like systems analysts/developer. Not like me, I am not that good enough in developing a system, I am still an amateur and still in the process. But I am still working on it. Maybe, someday, somehow, ten years from now, when the time comes I might be able to develop any of the systems. And as part of information technology (IT), it is really part of our job to help companies solve their problems with regard to their information system. Although we could say that the proposed system is not worth the three or more years of learning, but due to knowledge and time constraints, it is also one of the reasons why the group arrived with the proposal. Going back from the time when we had our database analysis and design 1, 2 and 3, we were also asked to develop a specific system. This time, we are facing another challenging task. But I know it doesn’t end up here, there are still more and more tasks to come.
Well, honestly, as part of information technology (IT) and being an IT student, although it is not so obvious, I also think of something that I can contribute to the world of IT, something that is new, valuable and exceptional, something that I can be proud of. But this is now the question, what is that something?
Allow me to share with you this; although it is not so related to the topic, I just want to express this realization and appreciation of mine. As I still remember, when green campus computing and free open source software (FOSS) were introduced to us, I told myself, “This is really great.” In my own little ways, I was able to help preserve the green planet. But we are not just an advocate; we put it into practice. So, I have now my first answer to that something and that is being part of green campus computing and FOSS. But I am still looking for more.
To everyone, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year !
