Development of An Online Laboratory Instruments Circulation Services System by Using Appsheets Faculty of Public Health, Khon Kaen University

Abstract

The Central Laboratory, Faculty of Public Health, Khon Kaen University, is an agency responsible for supporting teaching, research, and academic services. It borrows instruments for testing in the field. The old document-based lending and return system for scientific instruments is complicated, slow, and inefficient. The aim of this study is to design and develop An Online Laboratory Instruments Circulation Services System by Using Appsheets. Also, to evaluate the satisfaction of the users. The data were collected from undergraduate students of the Faculty of Public Health, Khon Kaen University, who attended occupational health and safety workshops and used the system. There were 63 online questionnaires provided for the users. There were submitted 52 questionnaires, or 82.5 percent of all questionnaires, were returned and completed. The data were analyzed by using statistics, including percentages, average, and standard deviations.

The results found that the usage of an online laboratory instruments circulation services system by using appsheets on computers and smartphones both Android and iOS operating systems was developed. The system consisting of 4 sections: laboratory instruments information, borrowing information, return information, and staff information.

The evaluation of the satisfaction following aspects: system capabilities were at the highest level ( =4.61, S.D.=0.61), the screen design was at the highest level ( =4.67, S.D.=0.53), and the form was at the highest level ( =4.66, S.D.=0.57). The evaluation of the satisfaction found that the overall satisfaction was at the highest
( =4.63, S.D.=0.58).