Examination Result Retrieval via Short Messaging Service (SMS)

Abstract

Short Message Service (SMS) provides a mechanism fortransmitting short messages to and from wireless devices. Therefore, the aim ofthis project is to develop a system thathascapability in handling the University of Technology PETRONAS (UTP) examination result request from the students Currently, two methods usedfor the students to retrieve their exam result which are through mail and online. Failed to retrieve examresult via mail always occurred. By using Internetapplication, it requires the student presence orthe availability. Besides, busy network traffic affects student difficulties in accessing the page. Fivephases usedto develop this project. There were initiating and project planning, datagathering andanalysis, developing, testing and result analysis. Theevaluation of this prototype hasbeen categorized intotwo, userperception and system developer perception. From the result derived from the userperception, 81.67% of respondents agree this system is easy to monitor andefficient. Therefore, this exam result retrieval will use the functionality ofSMSin order to deliver examination result to UTP's student. As a conclusion, this project is successfully develop and provide one ofthemost convenient method for the student to retrieve the result as most ofthe students do have a mobile phone with SMS capability