Dublin Core
Title
SOFTWARE ASSISTING TEACHING STAFF IN TESTING PROCEDURES USING RFID TECHNOLOGY
Abstract
Manual attendance taking during academic examinations and lectures tends to be a time-consuming and error-prone process, especially when it comes to a large amount of inputs at the same time. This senior design project addresses the need for a more efficient method of monitoring student attendance during lectures and exams. To tackle this issue, this project proposes a software-assisted system that uses RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology integrated with an Arduino microcontroller. Each student already has their unique student identification card that has an integrated RFID chip. With the given software, it can be scanned upon entering the examination room or a classroom. The scanned data is immediately transmitted to a Ruby on Rails based web application that logs attendance records in real time. This system supports secure authentication, timestamped logs and intuitive administrative interface for educators to monitor attendance activity, enhances transparency in the testing process, strengthens exam policy enforcement and ensures that attendance data is accessible in a digital format.. The project combines low-cost hardware components such as RFID readers and Arduino boards, with robust web development practices. Arduino hardware acts as the physical interface for RFID scanning, while the backend web application performs data processing, storage and visualization.
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