BORANG PENGESAHAN STATUS TESIS

viABSTRACTNowadays, school announcements and notices that are usually intended forparents or guardians are still circulated via letters and telephone. System such as thisis not very effective as information may not reach the parents or guardians. Inaddition the use of telephones will increase telephone costing in terms of time andenergy, which can be a hindrance to some teachers. Instead with the use of moderncommunication technology for example email and short message services (SMS) canhelp in eliminating this problem. This technological change is also in line with theMalaysian government’s plan to upgrade the current schools to Smart Schools. SmartSchools are schools that apply the usage of top-notch information technologyfacilities in their administration and learning in the school. In order to implement thisconcept, an integrated SMS-email web-based system is proposed. The web basedwill serve as a platform for the quick and convenient dissemination of notificationsinformation via SMS and email. The realization success of this system depends onthe development process methodologies and for this system, the combination of twoprocess models that are Evolutionary Development and Waterfall Model, are used toensure effective system development and fulfillment of the user requirements. Thissystem has the added advantage of having the ability to send notifications andinformation to individuals, specific groups, or even to all parents and intendedrecipients. On top of that, the Audit Log menu allows for quick and easy retrieval ofAudit Log records. Thus, this method is able to revolutionize the dissemination ofinformation and notices like never before.