This study enabled the researcher to create a graduate tracer monitoring platform. It aimed to provide a centralized channel to monitor institutions' graduates in terms of their job employment, to assess academic programs using modified instruments so necessary interventions may be provided, and to provide a matching algorithm that can be used both by industry partners and respective alumni. This study employed a Decision Support System and mapping recommendation analysis using a rule-based algorithm to evaluate the results of alumni program evaluation on five areas or dimensions, namely curriculum, faculty, facility, laboratory, and student services. It sets the threshold to determine if the results of the areas mentioned above are beyond the passing rate and implements the interventions for each area. The content management system was also used in this study to change the contents of the Alumni Program Evaluation, the interventions, the threshold, and many more. Based on the results, no intervention must be implemented in all areas/dimensions since the mean and the composite mean were more than the 4.0 threshold that was set in the proposed system. The overall rating of the respondents using the technology acceptance model numerical rating is 4.42 with an interpretation of “Agree.” As observed all criteria are rated either agree or strongly agree which indicates a high standard has been set in the development of the system. This means that the system is ready for deployment.

The municipality of Brooke's Point in Palawan is tackling solid waste concerns. Manual waste collection logbooks constitute a significant issue. This approach causes data inaccuracies, record loss, human errors, and challenges reporting waste results to the Environment Management Bureau (EMB). Due to manual processes, the municipality's data collection, analysis, and statistical reports need to be revised. To solve the problem, the researchers developed a Solid Waste Management System (SWMS) titled “e-Kolekta: Solid Waste Management System (SWMS), A Sustaining Brooke's Point Palawan Solid Waste Department (SWD) Operations for Waste Analysis.” Implementing SWMS lets the municipality efficiently track waste sources and improve the submission of documentation to the EMB. The system provides valuable data and ideas for environmental and natural resource issues, ensuring accurate reporting and efficient, sustainable operations. Using time series forecasting, k-means clustering, and descriptive analytics within the system reduces human error, enhancing the data's accuracy. Moreover, the system safeguards against data loss by preserving information in a database in a secure manner. The researchers performed alpha and beta testing in Brooke's Point to evaluate the system's performance. The researchers collected the data from a purposely selected group of significant participants involved in the e-Kolekta project. The e-Kolekta SWMS was evaluated by four user groups: system administrators, employees, barangay administrators, and end-users. The system received positive feedback, with a weighted mean score of 3.92 from system administrators, 4.00 from employees, 4.00 from barangay administrators, and 4.00 from end-users. This collective agreement among the user groups highlights the feasibility and environmental friendliness of e-Kolekta as a waste analysis solution for the SWD operations in Brooke's Point, Palawan. The system's effectiveness is further supported by its favora...

E-Government systems have brought significant changes on the way public services are easily being delivered nowadays. This motivates the researchers to contribute to this innovation by developing a system named “BALANGAY” which makes barangay services more accessible to the constituents. This is anchored with the objectives of the study which is mainly to build a centralized database for barangays and design modules with the purpose of streamlining barangay processes. Part of it is to generate an incident heatmap that will assist barangay officials in creating better programs and project developments. The study is a combination of qualitative and quantitative type of research which is reflected on the use of interview and survey questionnaires. An iterative waterfall methodology was also adopted as a guide in the development process. Meanwhile, the ISO 9126 Software Quality Model was used in the system evaluation wherein each response is measured using the 5-point Likert scale and respondents were selected using purposive sampling. The result shows that out of sixteen (16) barangay constituents and sixteen (16) IT experts who participated, most of them were very satisfied with the system with a weighted mean of 4.45 and a verbal interpretation of “Very Satisfied”.

This capstone project aims to create a visual book with an augmented reality feature and a CMS-based website. The application uses augmented reality technology to track target images on the book and display 3D models and animations of the 30 endangered bird species in the Philippines. To elaborate, when a target image is found, the application will display the 3D model of the bird and two different animations for the user to explore. The application was developed using Vuforia and Unity; the 3D models of the endangered bird species will be modeled and animated using Autodesk Maya, Substance Painter, and ZBrush, and the design and layout of the book were created using Adobe Photoshop and Adobe InDesign. The developed system is one of the first AR books about endangered bird species in the country, attempting to disseminate information and raise awareness about the status of endangered birds using augmented reality. To prove that the application is practical and usable, the researchers surveyed 70 respondents consisting of ten from the client’s organization, 40 from the general public, ten bird lovers, and ten I.T. professionals. Based on the survey results, the system proves to be practical and usable in disseminating information and raising awareness about the status of endangered birds. Future researchers can improve the system by adopting some features and enhancing the application so that users can still utilize the mobile application even without the visual book. The researchers also encourage future researchers to implement the application in other devices with different operating systems, such as iOS and Windows, to cater to a broader range of users.

E-commerce plays an essential role in selling products or services online because it can reach more customers than traditional retail. If the customer data is appropriately mishandled, it disrupts the business’ data organization and poor customer relationship management. The study focuses on creating an e-commerce website that efficiently handles the data and integrates a personalized hybrid recommender system. Content-based and collaborative filtering methods were used in the recommender system to improve customer relationship management, streamline procedures, organize inventory and sales, and increase profits. Sales forecasting using ARIMA was also added to use the customer data for efficient business decisions. ISO 9126 was the software quality model used to evaluate the developed system using the software quality characteristics functionality, usability, maintainability, and efficiency. The system got an overall mean score of 4.57, which is excellent, which means the system can perform smooth transactions from ordering up to the checkout and organized products, sales, and inventory. The integration of the recommender systems was able to give recommendations based on the customer's preferences, which enhances the user experience that may lead to an increase in sales of the business since the suggestions are tailored recommendations to the users.