Literature Study: Interview method:

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3.4. Fact Finding Technique

In this research writing, the writer uses some methods to gather the data; the writer classifies them such as: interview method, observation and literature study.

3.4.1. Literature Study:

According to Keraf 1994: 164, Literature study is collecting the data and the information by reading the book as a reference material for the research. The writer uses many resources from internet especially education site trust site in which the writer can download the article, journal, e-book for supporting the thesis writing itself. The site address that the writer already used in this thesis writing will be show in references page. The writer uses some books in which have connection with the title of the thesis writing “Lecturing Scheduling System at Informatic Engineering Major Islamic University Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta Using Genetic Algorithm”. The list of the book that the writer already used will be show in references page. In this method, the writer not only looking for the site and the book but also learns how the previous research was going then the writer identify about the strength and the weakness and the writer make the research better than from the previous research. 69 The writer uses the previous research as a reference which the title is “Pengembangan Sistem Informasi Penjadwalan Kuliah” ; this previous research was made by Annisa Primasari 2009. The strength of the previous research is : 1. The application can be used to search lecturer information by name and course subject. 2. The application can help a user to choose the empty room for additional class. The weaknesses of the previous research are : 1. This application has not use any specific method and the impact for this, it still needs human effort to find the best solution. 2. This application has not overcome the problem in laboratory section in which already happened the clash of the lab section between Informatic Engineering Major and other major.

3.4.2. Interview method:

According to Hasibuan 2007: 157, the interview, in which researchers ask questions with the interviewees, both the status of the informant as an informant or respondent. The interview is a conversation with a purpose. The conversations conducted two 70 parties, namely interviewer that ask questions and interviewee which provides answers to questions. In this case, the writer interviews a secretary of Informatic Engineering Major Faculty of Science and Technology at Islamic University Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta on Thursday, April 15 th 2010. The writer interviews a secretary of Informatic Engineering Major about: how scheduling process at Informatic Engineering Major was running? , how each step of scheduling process at Informatic Engineering? , what the problem occurred when she used the current system?. The writer interviews the author of Soft Computing book and Artificial Intelligence book via electronic mail e-mail on April 2010. The writer asks the author about the strength and the weakness in using genetic algorithm. Based on the interviewed, the writer could identifies and analyze the problem at Informatic Engineering Major.

3.4.3. Observation method: