Development of attendance system using biometric fingerprint identification

Traditional style of managing class attendance in Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM) by using handwritten signatures cannot avoid attendance sheet, spurious attendance and tends to be very time consuming for large classes. The paper presents the development of attendance system based on fing...

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Main Authors: Katiran, Norshidah, Abdul Wahab, Mohd Helmy, Abdul Rahman, Jamal Rasyid
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/3297/
http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/3297/1/12_Norshidah_Katiran__19Feb2010_.pdf
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Summary:Traditional style of managing class attendance in Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM) by using handwritten signatures cannot avoid attendance sheet, spurious attendance and tends to be very time consuming for large classes. The paper presents the development of attendance system based on fingerprint identification. This system provides an efficient way for administrators and lecturers to manage and track student class attendance. To develop the system, the author uses Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 for Graphical User Interface (GUI) design, Microsoft Access for database management system and Dreamweaver for online networking system.