International Journal of Modern Education and Computer Science (IJMECS)
IJMECS Vol. 10, No. 6, 8 Jun. 2018
Cover page and Table of Contents: PDF (size: 1109KB)
Developing and Implementation of Research Grant Management System for Research Office, Haramaya University, Ethiopia
Full Text (PDF, 1109KB), PP.17-26
Views: 0 Downloads: 0
Author(s)
Tilahun Shiferaw
1,*
Wesenu Mohammed
1
Tariku Mohammed
1
Zekarias Teferi
1
Index Terms
Research grant management system, Research grant framework, Blended system development approach, Haramaya University research grant
Abstract
In this work, we have developed a research grant management system in Haramaya University. The main aim of this project was to automate the manual working system in order to facilitate grant application process, improve time efficiency, save manual cost, improve the flow of information among researchers, and eliminate work delay. In the process of developing the system, researchers conducted a survey research which helps to identify the stakeholders and experts view. Delphi technique was used to identify the view of stakeholders. Whereas a questionnaire was used to collect data from purposely selected researchers to undertake user acceptance test. Finally, we adopted an iterative and incremental method. For the design, we used the UML Modeling language and PHP, JavaScript, Jquery, Json, Bootstrap and CSS used for the implementation. The user acceptance test found the system is acceptable with an average of 94.45%. Through all this process the system was successfully developed, tested and deployed.
Cite This Paper
Tilahun Shiferaw, Wesenu Mohammed, Tariku Mohammed, Zekarias Teferi, " Developing and Implementation of Research Grant Management System for Research Office, Haramaya University, Ethiopia", International Journal of Modern Education and Computer Science(IJMECS), Vol.10, No.6, pp. 17-26, 2018. DOI:10.5815/ijmecs.2018.06.03
Reference
[1]Research thematic areas. Haramaya University, Ethiopia: Office of Research Affairs, 2014.
[2]Interview with Dr, Nega Assefa, office of research affairs theme research group directorate director, The Haramaya University, September 12, 2017.
[3]Interview with Dr, Mengistu Ketema, research & publication directorate director, The Haramaya University, October 23, 2017.
[4]Kyle Andrei, Chris Bernard & Amadie Hart, “A Consumer’s Guide to Grants Management Systems”, 2016, Retrieved from http://www.idealware.org/reports/community-foundations
[5]Adams, D.A.; Nelson, R.R.; and Todd, P.A. Perceived usefulness, ease of use, and usage of information technology: A replication. MIS Quarterly, 16, 2 (1992), 227–247.
[6]Agarwal, R., and Prasad, J. Are individual differences germane to the acceptance of new information technologies? Decision Sciences, 30, 2 (1999), 361–391.
[7]Adream Blair & Mike Zender. “ User Interface Design Principles for Interaction Design,” The MIT Press Journals. Vol. 24 no. 3, pp.85-107, 2008.
[8]Letizia Bollini, “Beautiful interfaces. From user experience to user interface design,” An International Journal for All Aspects of Design, vol. 20, no. 1, pp: (S89-S101), 2017.
[9]Applying for your first IFS Individual Research Grant, U.S., International Foundation for Science, 2012.
[10]Parston G. The Future of Public Services 2007. London: Office for Public Management; 1995.
[11]Longhurst R. An Economic Evaluation of Human Resources Program with Respect to Pregnancy Outcome and Intellectual Development. Ithaca: Cornell University; 2015.
[12]Duffield C.The Delphi technique: a comparison of results obtained using two expert panels. Int J Nurs Stud 2012; 30:227–37.
[13]Likert R.A technique for measurement of attitudes. Archives of Psychology 2013; 140:44–53.
[14]Behrens K, Shafi M, Dollery E, Jordan JA, Redman CWE. European standards in the treatment of CIN. Proceedings of the BSCCP Annual Scientific Meeting, Cardiff, April 2004
[15]Dalkey NC, Helmer O.An experimental application of the Delphi method to the use of experts. Manage Sci 1963; 9:458–67.
[16]Murphy MK, Black N, Lamping DL, McKee CM, Sanders CFB, Askham J. Consensus development methods and their use in clinical guideline development. Health Technol Assess 1998;(2).
[17]Robinson JBL. Delphi methodology for economic impact assessment. Journal of Transportation Engineering 2004; 117:335–49.
[18]Schilling J, Wyss P, Faisst K, Gutzwiller F, Haller U. Swiss consensus guidelines for hysterectomy. Int J Gynecol Obstet 1999; 64:297–305.
[19]Shreyas Vikas. “Acceptance testing technique: a Survey along with Its operating frameworks,” International Journal on Recent and Innovation Trends in Computing and Communication. Vol. 4 no. 4. pp: 772 – 775, 2016.
[20]Software Development Life Cycle Models and Methodologies. (2012, 3). Retrieved from melsatar.blog:
[21]N. Uday Bhaskar, “General Principles of User Interface Design and Websites,” International Journal of Software Engineering (IJSE), Vol. 2 no. 3, 2011.
[22]Research Grants Management System (RGMS) RAO User Guide – Applying for Grants, Australia, Australian Government National Health and Medical Research Council, 2016.
[23]Users Guide: Research Grants Management System, Version, Australian Government National Health and Medical Research Council, 2017.
[24]Online system to manage all aspects of NIH rants processing and administration: http://era.nih.gov index.cfm.
[25]S.Sridevi. “User Interface design,” International Journal of Computer Science and Information Technology Research. Vol. 2 no. 2, pp: (415-426), 2014.
[26]C. Manteuffel and S. Ioakeimidis, “A systematic mapping study on sustainable software engineering: A research preview”, 9th Student Colloquium@RUG 2011-2012, pp. 35-39, 2012.
[27]Sara S. Mahmoud and Imtiaz Ahmad. “A Green Model for Sustainable Software Engineering,” International Journal of Software Engineering and Its Applications Vol. 7, No. 4, July 2013.
[28]Meso, P., & Jain, R. “Agile software development: adaptive systems principles and best practices,”. Information Systems Management, vol. 23. No. 3, 19-30. 2006.
[29]Wymore, A. Wayne, Model-Based Systems Engineering. CRC Press, 2000 Corporate Blvd., NW, Boca Raton FL 33431, 1993.
[30]Adtha Lawanna, “the theory of software acceptance testing, ” AU J.T. vol. 16, pp: 35-40, 2012.
[31]Ugochi Oluwatosin Nwokedi, Beverly Amunga Onyimbo, Babak Bashari Rad,"Usability and Security in User Interface Design: A Systematic Literature Review", International Journal of Information Technology and Computer Science (IJITCS), Vol.8, No.5, pp.72-80, 2016. DOI: 10.5815/ijitcs.2016.05.08.