Android-Based Mobile Academic Information using Push Notification for Supporting the Students Academic Activities: A Case Study
Rosa Ariani Sukamto, Erna Piantari, Lundy Van Kevin

Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia

Abstract

Nowadays, smartphone becomes the essential gadget in society, especially in Indonesia. The smartphone user number develops rapidly, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic forced many countries to do quarantine and most of the outdoor activities must be done online. This situation can make the information spread via smartphone device becomes a good choice. This research aimed to build a prototype model for android-based mobile academic information using push notification for supporting the student^s academic activities. The main purpose of this research is to build mechanism of information spread from university to its students rapidly. Therefore, the students can receive the information as soon as possible as long as they access their smartphone. This prototype model was tested using the system usability scale (SUS) Brooke version and a questionnaire with Likert scale. The testing results reveal that this prototype model is feasible and 87.88% of the respondents definitely agree that this mechanism can potentially help their academic activities.

Keywords: academic information, push notification, academic activities, prototype model, android-based application

Topic: Computer Science