Data Gathering Techniques [Assignment 3]

Well, based on my personality, I would rather used or I am very much comfortable with the technique of interviewing to gather satisfaction data... Because it is better to have them talk face to face so that I can be able to communicate and interact with them personally... In this technique, I can express my opinions and get easily involved in what I am suppose to do with their dilemma, I can be very flexible with the use of my own knowledge, expertise and inter personal skills to explore interesting and unexpected ideas raised by my interviewee... It is easy for me to gather the possible information... In this way I can also have the chance to verify my previously gathered facts and can gather personal opinions and point of views from the interviewee... By interviewing, I can promote understanding and change, based on intellectual understanding rather than on personal change.. Interviewing could give me satisfaction data and identifying lessons learned that can be used to refine and modify the program or the project that we will be able to develop...

Well I guess my personality fits in most of the ethics that interviewing requires... I can keep personal information or confidential files... Their also instances that some questions raised by a interviewer are some what covered by human subject review process... I can provide legal consent or informed consent, so that the interviewee knows that we respect all his/her rights... I keep promises and reciprocity... In return to their effort in lending time with us, I am also confident that they will get their benefits from us and I should never failed them... I am also mentally healthy, because according to what I have read, their some instances that an interviewer may encounter fatigue or psychological pressure that may lead to any various effect on his/her mental health... I know, in myself that I am healthy though you can't see it on my physical outlook but I'm mentally healthy... I'm very attached person, but in case of interviewing... I just keep it in a sheet of paper and after interviewing, I would not think or lay it always on my head... I know my limitations... I have control on myself...

I guess I have said all I have to share about the technique I am comfortable doing with...

this is the site where I have read some ethics in interviewing...

http://ag.arizona.edu/fcs/cyfernet/cyfar/Intervu5.htm

Objectives in Life [Assignment 2]

mmmm.... Success is more than titles and degrees... Planning for success is about setting out all the aspects of your life... If I were to relate my objectives in life to SDLC... I would rather be more on the side of adaptive side and less on predictive side... because as we all know life here on earth is a constant change.. everything and everyone change... so why should I'd be standing in a slot that could never help me to grow... we all need to grow and face each others obstacle that we must overcome inorder to achieve our objectives and goals in life.. We are all responsible on what maybe the outcome of our decisions in life, we need to be flexible in directing our own objectives... We must admit that we don't possess special powers to predict what will happen next, it is better to be prepare for some changes than to be confident or what we call: "very organize" on your objectives... Lets put a space for us to grow and analyze everything...

Here's my own version of SDLC pertaining to my objectives in life:

Initiating
In this phase it includes youself and your present standing... who you are right now... Setting your goals doesn't give you a right to jump in any conclusion... you must consider the origin... yourself... It includes all the good and not good insights of your life.... Which will give you a time to reflect on your experiences... In this step, you will plan everything that should be consider to attain your objectives... You should plan where to start and the factors that could help you as you go along... You should generate here your points of view for your future and determine goals for it...

Shaping
In this level, you are setting/shaping my visions in life... After initiating, you are expected that now you hardly know yourself so that you can know what you want to be... It covers all the aspect in your life from physical aspect down to emotional aspect... Here, you should be open for changes... Because if you don't, then it would never help you to achieve your expected output... It includes designing your own future, designing yourself in the near future...

Riding
Riding here means going to the path you set... Going to the objectives of your life... Here you can reflect on what you want to be in the future, and I have decided to be an IT professional someday... This phased is based on the outcome of the second level which is the shaping... Who you want to be... What best suited for you... It could also be your vocations in life...


Packing
Packing here means is packing all the knowledge, skills and attitudes that you have gained as you take the journey and what have to gain in the near future.... Here you can see that you have learned a lot from the decisions that you made and what are the things that you needed to have to complete your journey... It will help you determine your competence and help you to attain your objectives in life...

Testing
In this phase you can now see clearly your objectives in life... If your right with your steps and the objectives you set... You can now measure your success... for example graduating and taking up a doctorate... It means that measuring your success here is based on reality, be specific and time bound... You cannot have both at the same time... You should have a degree before going to doctorate...

Maintaining
This is the last stage of my SDLC objectives in life... It talks about on maintaining your objectives in life... Every now and then changes pursue and you must take it slowly... Because as we go along, our objective in life are being modified due to some situations beyond our control... We must anticipate them and adjust accordingly...

About the Proposed System

Well, for me... our proposed system was I think relevant for us. Does originality of a proposed system questions here?.. Well, frankly speaking our proposed system was not a original or the first payroll system to be invented but I personally believe that it matters only on how and what approaches we will take into consideration to develop it. Its a bigger factor that we have clients, we depend on the clients dilemma and their desire. I'm not talking here of the currently invented system nowadays, we know that a lot of people who knew about making one was inventing this or perhaps it could be their source of income, not to mention so many years ago PAYROLL system was been used by any companies. I think that its the best system to develop this time because of the given span of time... we will only have 3 months to be exact to finished the documentations including the analysis and designing to it... and its not a secret to us that 3 months is not enough... It takes a lot of time documenting, analyzing and designing it and we will only have 3months to have it...

So our grouped decided to have it, our proposed system: HUMAN RESOURCE INFORMATION and PAYROLL SYSTEM... I think it never reflects of how many years we spent in the University or the learning we have gained. We sure have lots of knowledge that the University imparted to us but then we should also consider the time and our capabilities as of this stage in our life... We will cherished every steps we will make, and we, considered payroll system as first step for us... We are considering here of starting a small one and then later on we will have bigger one and so on...

It was one of our group mate who opened about it. It was a tutorial center located at Damosa Lanang, Davao City, it caters from pre-school to high school level. They also offer special sessions for foreign students. The tutorial center is only using a printed pages from MS Excel and manually inputted all the data needed from HR to Finance. We arrived in this proposal because it was the company desire to have a automated payroll system and human resource information for their convenient as well. We want to help them since it has been existing a year and 5 months in the industry, we want to help them to have a better and efficient human resource and payroll system.. We have talked about it and discussed at it... We still have the same answer... to still continue what we have started... We have words of wisdom and we will stick to it..
Lastly, we know that our Instructor in the said subject will also decide if we should continue to our proposed system... If he will approved it, then we will be thankful and if not, then we have no choice but to change our proposed system... (o'.'o)

My Reflection on SAD1

To begin with, the subject SAD is a very broad topic yet its a great help for everybody, especially to CS and IT students. While having me enrolled in this subject I have realize that creating a system is not just like somewhat you can find everything you want else where. Its like finding a water in a dessert.

As we go along with our discussions in SAD it made us realize that in creating or formulating a system is you need more time and effort to finished it successfully. You must also consider many things especially the purpose of why you are doing it. You should have a goal and objective that will at least satisfy you and satisfy yourself as a CS and IT student.
In chapter 1 which tackles about what is a System Analyst is or the world of a System Analyst. Being an analyst is not necessary to be a very good in hard coding, a system must have a critical mind to analyze one dilemma. He/she must love what he/she is doing and know what he/she is doing. He/she should have a communication with the users or personnel. It was been define also here about what is a system and a subsystem. An anlyst should possess some skills and qualities before proudly scream that you are an Analyst.

In chapter 2, to summarize it, it discusses more on the Approaches that an Analyst or certain person to encounter while developing a system. Therefore, in developing a system you just don't do what you like or what the company wants. An analyst should consider some approaches and follow it. So that in the end, the system that he/she is developing would meet the expectations of the organization. Creating a system is not easy, its like also creating a theses.

While in Chapter 3, it talks about an Analyst being a project manager. Here, as a group there would be someone to stand as a leader and would lead the group probably. But being a project manager does n't mean that you have all the power to manipulate the group but you have the given the chance to be the model of the group. Your power also has limitations. Project Management is breaking down the task equally and creating rules to be followed.

In chapter 4 which we have just discussed last Thursday afternoon, talks about the Analysis Phase, fact-finding, or investigating the business you will worked with. Here we have tackled about the activities of the Analysis Phase. It only mean that in Analysis phase, system Analyst should be knowledgeable with the business problem, he/she should be involved his/her self with it. Because to become an expert in the area you are planning to solve, surely would bring you to stardom. Analyzing a system processes is not easy, you need a lot of time executing it. In the end, analyst should meet the business expectations and the needs of the system as well.

Lastly, in chapter 5, we have discussed the second key skills of an Analyst should have. which is modelling or producing a model for the project. Modelling the project is very important, because modelling is a learning process. It will also help you to fully understand, rather easily understand it.

To generalized it, Analyzing and designing a system is not easy, it would take enough time to create one. Time is precious. You need to have at least more and more time to finished it. Validate the reason of doing it and your pupose. Would it be enough for you?.