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Research Methodology
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Discovery phase
- Will an automated attendance system be
faster, more effective, less time consuming, less intrusive to
student concentration and present a better view of
attendance data than compared to that of a traditional
manual attendance system?
Dream
phase
- what is required from the system to answer the
question. The electronic attendance system should therefore;
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allow faster attendance-taking,
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provide quick access to attendance data,
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give faster feedback and
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provide feedback in such a manner that attendance patterns can
be detected and decisions can quickly be made by using filter-
based criteria