Development of Graphical User Interface Student Electoral System

The study was conducted to design and obtain evidence concerning the software quality and acceptance of a graphical user interface (GUI) student electoral voting system. The intention of this research is three-fold; firstly, a system based on ISO 9126 software quality characteristics, secondly, a system  that conforms to the current hardware and software standard and lastly, improve student participation to decision-making. Designing a usable system in the context of the user’s perception (needs)and let these perceptions dictate the design is therefore a great challenge. This study used descriptive-development research method. Data were collected thru guided interviews and survey questionnaires from the respondents. The researcher adopted the Princeton Development Methodology through the entire lifecycle of the software development process. A very substantial majority of the respondents stated that for them, the new voting system is highly acceptable as compared to the old system both in terms of development (maintainability and portability) and implementation (efficiency, functionality, reliability and usability) requirements of the ISO 9126. The researcher came to conclude that usability is tied to the four software characteristics. Users’ perception about software quality-implementation requirement iscorrelated specifically with usability. Based on data and the problems encountered, respondents’ placed low importance on metrics if it is not well represented in the interface. When the interface fails, users are more likely to take longer to vote, failing efficiency targets and be less reliable, weakening functionality

Keywords: E-voting, ISO 9126, software quality characteristics, student electoral system, Princeton development methodology