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BARANGAY CONSTITUENTS
INFORMATION and SERVICES
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Teresita T. Villones
Northern Negros State College of Science and Technology, Philippines
iamterayvillones@gmail.com
DOI: 10.47760/ijcsmc.2021.v10i04.009

Abstract— As the global environment ages, the emerging trend for Information Technology has risen above
the development initiatives' surface. The Barangay currently used a manual process in issuing Barangay
Certificates, Business Permit, Summon Letter, etc. This caused a lengthy procedure in accessing the records
and files, which sometimes cause record redundancy. The study's objective was to design and develop a
Barangay Constituents Information and Services Management System to improve record retrieval in the
Barangay. Research methodology used in this study was developmental and descriptive research. Likewise,
an Iterative systems development model was used in the design and development of BCISMS. It uses
developmental research since this study involves creating a database system that could use for the Barangay.
Descriptive analysis because IT Experts evaluated the BCISMS based on McCall's Software Quality
Standards and Barangay Respondents on ISO/IEC 9126-1:2000 Quality. Interview approach was used in
collecting information to know the manual process in the Barangay. The iterative Systems Development
approach is used to come up with the proposed BCISMS. Respondents of the study were the Punong
Barangay, Barangay Kagawad, and Barangay Secretary. Researcher conducted interviews on-site with the
Punong Barangay, Barangay Kagawad, and Barangay Secretary. Evaluation instruments used were
McCall’s Software Evaluation Criteria for Software Quality Model and ISO/IEC 9126-1:2000. Software
Quality Model Characteristics. The Barangay Constituents Information and Services Management System
were Very High in the result. It shows that the system was capable of managing records of the barangay and
reliable in handling data for further use.

Keywords— Information Technology, Constituents, Management System, Software Quality Model, Retrieval

OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY

The general objective of the study was to develop and design a Barangay Constituents Information and
Services Management System for the improvement of record retrieval in the barangay. Specifically, it aimed to
achieve the following: 1.Design and develop a BCISMS for the following features: searching barangay records,
managing health records, generating barangay reports, and graphical analysis of barangay census. 2. Evaluate
the BCISMS in terms of functionality, reliability, usability, efficiency, maintainability, and portability.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

The research methodology used in this study was developmental and descriptive research. Likewise, an
Iterative systems development model was used to design and develop Barangay Constituents and Services

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Management System's development. It uses developmental research since this study involves creating a database
system used for the barangay. Descriptive research in the sense that IT Experts could evaluate the Barangay
Management Information System based on McCall's Software Quality Standards and Barangay Respondents on
ISO/IEC 9126-1:2000 Quality Characteristics. An interview approach in gathering data and information is used
to know the barangay's manual system process. The Iterative Systems Development approach was used to come
up with the proposed BCISMS. An iterative model's development stage includes system design, coding
development, and tested in repeated cycles. This approach was a way to break down the extensive application
into smaller chunks. It has been recognized that the user interface design should be done iteratively since it is
impossible to design a user interface that has no usability problem from the start. Even experts in interface
design cannot perfect the user interface in just a single attempt. In that matter, usability engineering was a
lifecycle where should be built around the concept of iteration (Nielsen, 1993). Nielsen also emphasized that
iterative development involves the steady refinement of design as a requisite in user testing.

Respondents of the Study

The respondents of the study were the Punong Barangay, Barangay Kagawad, and Barangay Secretary.
The researcher purposely selected the respondents. Table 1.0 on showed the number of respondents in the study.

TABLE 1. Summary of Respondents

Number of
Respondents
Respondents
Barangay Zone 4A 9
Barangay Zone 5 9
Barangay Efigenio Lizares 9
Barangay Bubog 9
Barangay Dos Hermanas 9
IT Experts 5
Total Respondents 50

Research Instrument
To achieve the objectives of this study, the researcher adopted the following instruments to collect data.
The researcher conducted interviews on-site primarily with the Punong Barangay Barangay Kagawad, Barangay
Secretary, and Barangay Health Worker. The evaluation instruments used in the study were McCall's Software
Evaluation Criteria for Software Quality Model and ISO/IEC 9126-1:2000 Software Quality Model
Characteristics. McCall's Software Quality Model had twenty-four criteria. The ISO/IEC 9126-1:200 was an
International Organizations for Standardization/ International Electro-technical Commission criteria-based
assessment that consists of six characteristics and twenty-six sub-characteristics in the evaluation of the software.
Thus, I used a five-point scale where 5 as the highest and 1 as the lowest.

Mean Score Verbal Interpretation

4.21-5.00 Very High

3.41-4.20 High

2.61-3.40 Moderate

1.81-2.60 Low

1.00-1.80 Very Low

Data Gathering Procedures

A request letter to conduct an interview and evaluation of the software was sent to the Punong
Barangay. Further, standard instruments were adopted in the evaluation of the software. The researcher
personally distributed the instrument to the respondents after the demonstration of the system software. Then it
was retrieved after the evaluation.

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Data Analysis Procedures

To determine the result of the software evaluation, evaluation ratings were encoded using a
Spreadsheet program. Mean was used in computing and measuring the acceptability of the software.

Software Life Cycle Model

The researcher used an Iterative Software Development Model. The Iterative starts with the small
chunk of the system requirements and iteratively enhances until the entire system was implemented. During
each iteration design modifications were made, and added functional capabilities. The basic idea behind this
method was to develop a system through repeated cycles (iterative) and in smaller portions at a time
(incremental).

Software Development Phases

The phases of software development using the Iterative Model were; requirements analysis, system
design, system coding, system testing, and system implementation.

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

Table 2.0 used the McCall's Software Evaluation Criteria for Software Quality Model. It shows that
the generality of the system program components was rated Very High. Furthermore, the consistency of the
system's design techniques, the ease of its operations, its data security, its controllability of the program
structure, the decomposability of every part of the program, as well its error tolerance, and the simplicity of use
resulted into Very High. Generally, the evaluation of the BCISMS was Very High. It shows that the system was
capable of managing records of the barangay and reliable in handling data for further use. The IT experts
concluded that the system was feasible to use and can manage barangay transactions based on the evaluation
criteria.

TABLE 2. Evaluation of IT experts on the Barangay Constituents Information and Services Management System

Criteria Mean Verbal Interpretation

Auditability 4.400 Very High
Accuracy 4.400 Very High
Completeness 4.400 Very High
Communication Commonality 4.600 Very High
Conciseness 4.400 Very High
Consistency 4.800 Very High
Observability 4.600 Very High
Operability 4.800 Very High
Security 4.800 Very High
Self-Documentation 4.600 Very High
Simplicity 4.800 Very High
Software System Independence 4.400 Very High
Traceability 4.400 Very High
Training 4.400 Very High
Controllability 4.800 Very High
Data Commonality 4.400 Very High
Decomposability 4.800 Very High
Error Tolerance 4.800 Very High
Execution Efficiency 4.600 Very High
Expandability 4.600 Very High
Generality 5.000 Very High
Hardware Independence 4.800 Very High
Instrumentation 4.600 Very High
Modularity 4.600 Very High
Overall 4.617 Very High

Table 3.0 shows the result of evaluating the respondents of the five selected Barangays in Talisay City, Negros
Occidental using the ISO/IEC 9126-1:2000 Software Quality Model Characteristics. The system functionality

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was rated as very high. This was because the system was suitable for providing appropriate functions to the
barangay's needs, as seen by the study respondents. Further, the system offers practical accuracy on the agreed
results in functionalities and the capability to secure the data from unauthorized access to information. As a
whole, the result was very high and revealed that the system was reliable, usable, efficient, maintainable, and
portable to be used.

TABLE 3. Evaluation of Development of Barangay Constituents Information and Service Management System

Areas Mean Verbal Interpretation

Functionality 4.609 Very High
Reliability 4.450 Very High
Usability 4.489 Very High
Efficiency 4.570 Very High
Maintainability 4.236 Very High
Portability 4.382 Very High
Overall 4.456 Very High

CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION

Based on the interpretation that discussed, the following conclusions were derived: The IT experts
rated the developed software as Very High, using the McCall's Software Quality Model, for they had seen the
features of the software that were capable of handling and securely managing the barangay records, the
information was readily available for barangay, and the software contributed to the efficiency of services to the
barangay residents. The software was easy to use and reliable in handling barangay records as it revealed the
importance of the system usability and efficiency to speed up transactions in the barangay. The software was
capable of maintaining and be installed for Barangay's use and advantage. Based on the findings and
conclusions derived from the study, the following recommendations were: To the Barangay Zone 4-A, the may
consider the development system to improve operational efficiency and help hasten the transactions and services
to the barangay residents. The other neighboring barangays may opt to adopt the developed software to enhance
transactions and services offered to their respective barangay. Thus, it can conduct training to assist the end-user
in using the system correctly and efficiently. The barangay may continue to update the design information,
maximizing its potential and improving its functionalities, security, and efficiency.

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