The Development of Information Systems in the Administration of Budget In Phang Nga Secondary School

Abstract

The objectives of this research were 1) to study the requirements of information systems, 2) to develop an information system for budget management, and 3) to assess the efficiency of the information system for budget management of secondary schools in Phang Nga Province. The research consisted of three steps: Step 1) Explore the needs of information systems for budget management of secondary schools in Phang Nga Province There are group heads and staff of 86 secondary schools in Phang Nga Province. The tool was a questionnaire and content fidelity by five experts. Step 2) In Phang Nga Province, create information systems for secondary school budget management. The system is being developed using the SDLC system development process, with five experts reviewing and evaluating the system's suitability. Step 3) Assess the effectiveness of the information system in administering secondary school budgets in Phang Nga Province. School administrators, group leaders, and employees from the three small, medium, and large secondary schools performed as system performance evaluators, and the instrument was used to measure the system's performance. Basic statistics like mean and standard deviation were used to assess the data.

                 The results of the research were as follows: 1) The results of the study of information system requirements in Budget management of secondary schools in Phang Nga province found that the need for information system development in overall budget management was at the most demanding level. In order of the needs with the highest average to the lowest is data storage, reporting results security and computing utilization, respectively. 2) The results of the development of information systems for budget management of secondary schools in Phang Nga Province. The name of the system is School Financial System from the assessment of the suitability of the system. It was found that overall the working system had a high average of suitability. In terms of ease of use, there are the most suitable average level followed by system security work according to duties on the right side and efficiency, respectively. 3) The findings of the evaluation of the information system's efficiency in the administration of secondary school budgets in Phang Nga Province demonstrated that the system's efficiency was at the highest average overall efficiency with the highest average system efficiency, then follows by system design. The system's capabilities and the security of the information maintains to meet the needs of consecutive users.