Applying Analytical Hierarchy Process in a Decision Support System for Study Program Recommendation

Aldyth Najma Rova Marthin; Mahardika Inra Takaendengan; Marline Sofiana Paendong

doi:10.58602/chain.v4i3.274

Aldyth Najma Rova Marthin Universitas Sam Ratulangi
Mahardika Inra Takaendengan ^{(Corresponding Author)} Universitas Sam Ratulangi https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8622-7537
Marline Sofiana Paendong Universitas Sam Ratulangi

DOI: https://doi.org/10.58602/chain.v4i3.274

Keywords: Decision Support System, Analytical Hierarchy Process, Study Program Recommendation, Web-Based System, User Acceptance Testing

Abstract

Choosing a study program is a critical academic decision because it affects students' learning direction, skill development, and career readiness. This study designs, implements, and evaluates a web-based Decision Support System for study program recommendation using the Analytical Hierarchy Process. The model uses four criteria: interest and talent, technology-related hobby, academic score, and job prospects. The research used teacher criteria data before web implementation and student alternative data after the system was implemented. Teacher matrices were screened using the Consistency Ratio requirement, and the valid matrix produced criteria weights of 0.436 for interest and talent, 0.320 for job prospects, 0.192 for technology-related hobby, and 0.053 for academic score. The system was developed with Python and Flask, then evaluated using Black Box Testing and User Acceptance Testing. The main scenario produced Informatics Engineering as the first recommendation with a score of 0.4880 or 49 percent. Across 24 post-implementation student responses, Informatics Engineering was also the most frequent top recommendation, appearing in 10 responses, followed by Mathematics in 9 responses. However, only 16 of 96 student alternative matrices met the CR threshold, which indicates that automatic consistency validation is needed. Black Box Testing confirmed that all tested core functions worked as expected, and UAT produced an acceptance percentage of 81 percent. These results show that the proposed system can provide systematic and usable recommendation support, while consistency control remains the main technical improvement needed.

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