Design and Development of an Integrated Room Reservation System for Higher Education Institutions

The progression of today's technology has influenced the growth of many industries by providing innovations to improve systems and processes. The use of information systems in organizations has made a significant impact and helped in the elimination of delays and minimization of errors. This study was conducted to analyze and optimize the process of facility reservation of a higher education institute in the Philippines. Various entities responsible for governing the different types of facilities and rooms were located on different sections of the campus which required a tremendous amount of traveling activities. Also, there were several issues concerning the availability of the authorized personnel responsible for granting the use of the facilities. Through information system design, an online resource and management system was developed to ease room and facility management, handle real-time information exchange, minimize the required effort and time to make a reservation, and allow users to conveniently access and exchange information at hand.