Diffuser application for Android OS devices in Ciudad Universitaria, UNAH

Abstract

The status of the Information Technology and Communication allows existing institutions, both public and private higher education have virtual communication channels to disseminate institutional information. Students, either distance learning or face, make use of social networks and websites where authorities of their respective academic departments give out news about the career. The dependence of documentation written in the institution, the limitations that entails, and the lack of a single virtual communication channel where official information is published, makes that often students are not adequately informed about what is happening in the University and within their respective career. The aim of this paper is to analyze the requirements and architecture of a diffuser application information, to carry out the development of a functional prototype and validate the results of the implementation of that prototype. In this project a quantitative methodology was applied, with non-experimental cross-sectional design. Students of the Administrative Computing career were chosen as the object of study, since the facilities of the Department´s data center offers a secure installation of telecommunications equipment and thus, facilitate access to the application through WiFi connection. The prototype was made available to the community enrolled during the first term of 2015 in Ciudad Universitaria and was asked to complete a questionnaire to express their opinion. For students, the official news media is a guide to enhance their knowledge of novelties in his career. The application helps to achieve the academic units disseminate information effectively, efficiently, can keep a statistical record of broadcast news and reduces the cost of stationery. The results of tests showed that the application is capable of effectively inform the university community.

Revista Ciencia y Tecnología No.19, diciembre 2016, p.168-180