The Design and Development of personal information database system Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts, Thammasat University

Abstract

This research aimed to: 1) study and plan the development of an information database system; 2) design the information database system; and 3) investigate the opinions and satisfaction of users toward the system developed for the personnel of the Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts, Thammasat University. The sample group was purposively selected and consisted of faculty personnel. Data were collected through document analysis, investigation of problems in the current operational system, study of agencies with personnel database systems, and questionnaires distributed to system users. The research instruments included: 1) semi-structured interviews; 2) the prototype information database system; and 3) an opinion and satisfaction evaluation form. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, including means, percentages, and standard deviations, as well as content analysis.

The findings revealed that: (1) the key components for designing and developing the database system comprised six main aspects, further divided into 29 sub-components; (2) the effective system development process consisted of five stages: system study, system analysis, system design, system development, and system implementation; and (3) users who participated in the trial reported very high satisfaction across all evaluation aspects (𝑥̄ = 4.82, S.D. = 0.26). Overall user satisfaction was found to be at a high level (𝑥̄ = 4.00, S.D. = 0.64). Regarding individual aspects, high levels of satisfaction were reported in terms of ease of use (𝑥̄ = 4.15, S.D. = 0.67), system accuracy (𝑥̄ = 3.95, S.D. = 0.60), and data security (𝑥̄ = 3.95, S.D. = 0.99). These results demonstrate that the developed system effectively meets user needs and functions with high efficiency.