“TIMES UP: An Android Based Phone Controller System”

A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of the College of Computing Studies

Information and Communication Technology
Isabela State University
Cauayan, Isabela

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for

Degree of Bachelor of Science in
Computer Science

ANGELICA C. CALANGAN
ELMAN D. OCAMPO
SHEILA MAE A. RUPENTA

May 2019
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APPROVAL SHEET

The Thesis entitled, “TIMES Up: An Android Based Phone Controller System”, has
been prepared and submitted by Angelica C. Calangan, Elman D. Ocampo and Sheila Mae
A. Rupenta, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Bachelor of Science in
Computer Science is hereby endorsed.

MAY PRINCEFORD L. REYNO

Adviser

Approved by the panel of final oral and system defense with a grade of .

MARY JANE S. BITANGA, DIT

Chairman

DIONICIO D. GANTE, MIT CHERRY R. GUIMIRAN, MIT

Member Member

Accepted as partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Bachelor of Science in
Computer Science (BSCS).

JESUS M. LINDO, MIT

Program Chair, BSCS Date

MARY JANE S. BITANGA, DIT

Dean, CCSICT Date

LORELEI C. TABAGO, Ph. D.

Director, ISU Cauayan Research and Development Date

Recorded:

ADELA L. REYNO, DPA

Registrar III, ISU Cauayan Date
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT

We would like to acknowledge those who became part and who gave their moral support

for the completion of this research study.

To Mr. May Princeford L. Reyno, our Thesis adviser, thank you for extending you

precious and immense knowledge to us through the process of this research. We pay our deep

sense of appreciation to you sir!

To Mr. Jesus M. Lindo, our thesis instructor and to Dr. Mary Jane S. Bitnga, our colleges

Dean for continuous encouragement, and unending support, and supervision throughout the

conduct of the research.

To our Family, Friends and Colleagues, for pushing us beyond our perceived limits. Your

constant encouragement and great support revived us especially when we felt quitting. Your

The Researchers

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DEDICATION

We would like to dedicate this research study to our beloved parents who always our

strength and motivation, inspiring us in fulfilling our dreams and gave us a piece of advice during

our darkest day and accomplishing this study successfully.

Also to our Almighty God who gave us strength to finish this book. Thank you for the
guidance, strength, the power of mind, protection and skills, perennial love and for giving us
healthy lives. All of these we offer to you God!

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ABSTRACT

The aim of this study is to design and to develop “TIMES UP: An Android Based Phone
Controller System” is to produce an application that will control the time of spent in gadgets and
social media, game etc. and to help teachers and parents to .. The study aims to determine the
accuracy of the study and to identify the benefits in terms of performance, information,
effectiveness, and security.

T.I.M.E.S UP designed to help people to lessen their time using gadget and to avoid them
to all the illness that they get in over using gadget. Using this application, it can help teens and
children avoid from cyber bullying, cyber-crime, and other negative effects of gadget use.

The methodology used was research and development with the used of spiral model as the
Software Engineering Development Model. Technical Feasibility study with the identification of hardware
and software requirements was used for testing and implementation phase. C# used in Visual Studio as its
programming Language.

The research used a questionnaire as a research instrument following the likert scale 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
with the descriptive interpretation of Strongly Agree, Agree, Fairly Agree, Disagree and Strongly Disagree
to assess the application entitled “AGRIMATION: A Mobile Based Information System for Pest and
Diseases of Crops in Region II”.

In gathering data, the researchers used different techniques such as library research,
internet research for thee additional information in the development of the application. The data
was gathered by floating questionnaires using purposive sampling to the thirty (30) respondents
in Alicia Vocational School at M.H. Del Pilar Alicia Isabela. The research used a questionnaire
as a research instrument following the linker scale 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 with the descriptive interpretation
of Strongly Agree, Agree, Fairly Agree, Disagree and Strongly Disagree to assess the application
entitled “ TIMES UP: An Android based phone controller”.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title Page............................................................................................................................ i
Approval Sheet................................................................................................................... ii
Acknowledgement ............................................................................................................. iii
Dedication ........................................................................................................................ iv
Abstract ..............................................................................................................................v
Table of Contents .............................................................................................................. vi
List of Tables ................................................................................................................... vii
List of Figures ................................................................................................................ viii

Chapter I - Introduction .................................................................................................1

Project Context ............................................................................................................1
Purpose and Description of the Project ..........................................................................3
Objectives of the Project ...............................................................................................3
Scope and Limitation....................................................................................................4

Chapter II – Review of Related Literature and Studies ..............................................5

Related Literature ................................................................................................................ 5
Related Studies .................................................................................................................... 8

Chapter III – Technical Background ..........................................................................12

Technicality of the Project .................................................................................................. 12
Details of the Technologies Used ....................................................................................... 12
How the Project will Work ................................................................................................. 13

Chapter IV – Methodology ..........................................................................................15

Environment .......................................................................................................................... 15
Locale .......................................................................................................................... 16
Population of the Study ............................................................................................... 16
Organizational Chart/ Profile ...................................................................................... 17
Software Development Methodology ........................................................................18

Chapter V – Result and Discussion ............................................................................30

Chapter VI – Conclusions and Recommendations ....................................................43

Summary of Findings............................................................................................................. 43
Conclusions ............................................................................................................................ 44
Recommendations ......................................................................................................45

Bibliography ..................................................................................................................46

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Appendices .....................................................................................................................47

A RELEVANT SOURCE CODE ........................................................................................... 48

B EVALUATION TOOL ....................................................................................................... 72
C OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS................................................................................. 77
D WORKING TITLE FORM .................................................................................................. 80
E GRAMMARIAN’S CERTIFICATION ............................................................................... 85
F CURRICULUM VITAE ...........................................................................................86

Glossary .........................................................................................................................91

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LIST OF TABLES

Table 1 Software and Hardware Requirements ...........................................................12

Table 2 Population of the Study ................................................................................16

Table3 Likert Scale ..................................................................................................20

Table 4 Weighted Mean Response and Descriptive Interpretation in the

evaluation of the respondents in the problems encountered of the
existing application in terms of Performance. ................................................. 30

Table 5 Weighted Mean Response and Descriptive Interpretation in the

evaluation of the respondents in the problems encountered of the
existing application in terms of Information ................................................... 31

Table 6 Weighted Mean Response and Descriptive Interpretation in the

evaluation of the respondents in the problems encountered of the
existing application in terms of Effectiveness ................................................. 32

Table 7 Weighted Mean Response and Descriptive Interpretation in the

evaluation of the respondents in the problems encountered of the
existing application in terms of Security ........................................................ 33

Table 8 Summary of the Category Mean and Descriptive Interpretation in

the evaluation of respondent according to the assessment to compute
the Grand Mean of the problems encountered of the existing application. ......... 34

Table 9 Weighted Mean Response and Descriptive Interpretation in the

evaluation of the respondents in the difference of existing application
and the “TIMES UP: An Android Based Phone Controller System”
in terms of Performance. .............................................................................. 35

Table 10 Weighted Mean Response and Descriptive Interpretation in the

evaluation of the respondents in the difference of existing application
and the “TIMES UP: An Android Based Phone Controller System”
in terms of Performance ................................................................................ 36

Table 11 Weighted Mean Response and Descriptive Interpretation in the

evaluation of the respondents in the difference of existing application
and the “TIMES UP: An Android Based Phone Controller System” in
terms of Effectiveness .................................................................................. 37

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Table 12 Weighted Mean Response and Descriptive Interpretation in the

evaluation of the respondents in the difference of existing
application and the “TIMES UP: An Android Based Phone Controller
System” in terms of Security ....................................................................... 38

Table 13 Summary of the Category Mean and Descriptive Interpretation in

the evaluation of the respondents according to the assessment of the
difference the existing and the TIMES UP ..................................................... 39

Table 14 Mean Response and Interpretation of the respondent to the

proposed application Evaluate the design and functionality
of the application. ........................................................................................ 42

Table 15 Summary of the Category Mean and Descriptive Interpretation of

the respondents according to the assessment of the contents and
features of the proposed project application “TIMES UP” .............................. 43

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LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1 Location of the Respondents .............................................................................15

Figure 2 Organizational Chart of AVS Faculty Staff .......................................................17
Figure 3 Software Engineering Model .............................................................................18
Figure 4 Gantt chart .........................................................................................................23
Figure 5 Economic Feasibility .........................................................................................24
Figure 6 Conceptual Framework Diagram .......................................................................25
Figure 7 Data Flow Diagram ...........................................................................................26
Figure 8 System Flow Chart ............................................................................................27

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