eSAM: Atendance System Using QR Codes in Romblon State University-Cajidiocan Campus

Checking students' attendance has transformed from being a manual to an automatic process due to the support of technology. When it comes to putting in place attendance procedures that help the school generate attendance reports automatically, the Attendance System has played a key role. An eSAM system based on a server and mobile device is proposed in this study, along with a QR code that is provided to students at the beginning of lectures. The system generates QR codes that contain course, section, subject, date, and IN/OUT information. For attendance confirmation, students will scan a QR code on their mobile phones and upload the data to a server. Facial photos must be taken and sent to a server by students so that they can be stored in the system. On a daily or monthly basis, the system creates summaries of student attendance for teachers and the school, helping to keep an electronic record of students' attendance while reducing paper usage to a minimum. On a particular day, students are notified by email that they successfully attended the lecture. It was found that instructors or school administrators can generate summary reports of students' attendance status, including the date, time in/out, and number of present, absent, and late students in each subject or section handled by the instructors, as well as provide a copy of the summary reports in excel or pdf format by using the eSAM system.