An Analysis of Web Services and Design of Information Management

Web Services, Information Management

An Analysis of Web Services and Design of Information Management on Vocational Education Websites in Thailand

 

Namon Jeerungsuwan
Prachyanun Nilsook
Panita Wannapiroon
Department of Technological Education, Faculty of
Technical Education,King Mongkut’s University of
Technology North Bangkok, Thailand

 

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Abstract—

The objective of this research is to evaluate 233
websites of vocational education institutions in Thailand
through the opinions of experts who have full range of access
in web service information to gather relevant facts about the
system of education associated with web service program. The
standards of evaluation were categorized in four major aspects
such as: design and creativity; the content; navigation; and the
scripting and technical aspects. The results revealed that (1)
there were 233 websites that provided web services which
enabled colleges to access to web Portals and internet sites.
Under the Office of Vocational Education Commission,
colleges that existed throughout the country could be divided
into 11 types in 403 colleges. Most websites registered for
domain of “.ac.th.” and the popular software language for
designing vocational websites was HTML. Most websites did
not identify what software package was used. Content
Management System (CMS) was seldom used, and most
website did not have database system and web service
program. (2) The analysis of opinions of specialists in dealing
with the standard criteria of website evaluation in four aspects
showed that in general, most specialists agreed with the design
and creativity including the content and navigation aspects.
However, they disagreed with the scripting and technical
aspect. (3) All in all, the study of web service information of
233 vocational colleges disclosed the essential information
gathered from the following sources: Information of the
institution executives , The institution committee, The
academic department ,The resource management department,
The planning and cooperation department., etc.
Keywords- Web Service; Web Design; Information Management; Webmaster; Vocational Education