Starting this semester, the Electronic Attendance System(EAS) has been implemented. The EAS is the way of checking students' attendance by replacing the previous attendance paper book. On the part of the university, the purpose of implementing the new system is to ensure a 15 weeks lecture system. In other words, to manage classes effectively and to block canceled classes by unjustified reasons. DKH, We wondered how students and professors can say about that. DKH interviewed students and professors about the internet-based attendance system.

Students, mainly focused on 'Fairness and transparency' of attendance……
 Students who responded in a positive way, focused on the fairness and transparency of EAS. Student Kim(Business Administration Major, Junior) said, "It is now possible to see through the screen if professors are ticking off the attendance correctly so that we can prevent mistakes right away. Another big advantage is that we can check our attendance and supplementary classes schedule on the Internet(called the Web Information System) whenever we want to." Student Lee(Dept. of English, Junior) mentioned a positive side of the new system that "In some cases of last semester, students signed their names directly on the attendance book. As many students asked to sign their names instead of them, although I went to every classes with sincerity, strangely I did not get any benefits on attendance grade. Fortunately, it will prevent some of this unfairness." Student Kim (Dept. of New Materials Science and Engineering, Senior) backs up student Lee's opinion that "One of the main reasons why students like me, welcome this new attendance system is the professors' biased attitude about students. For example, last semester, even though I attended every single class, my attendance grade was not different from that of a student who was not present frequently, thanks to having friendly relations with the professor. However, I heard that new system does not let professors enter the grade of students who are absent over a certain number of times. I believe that it will improve the objectivity of attendance." Nevertheless, the students' positive attitudes toward it are mostly focused on 'Fairness and transparency,' not 'Effectiveness,' which is a DKU's primary purpose of implementing the new attendance system.
On the other hand, quite a number of students raised an objection to the new system. Let's look at the case of student Lee(School of Business Administration, Freshman). As a freshman, he is discontent with the EAS. He said that "I attended every single class but when I looked at my attendancy, I was checked as absent a few times. So I went to the professor to ask him about the situation, he kept saying that he is not able to change it directly by his hand." Also, when he realized that it is a brand new one, he could not understand the reason why DKU started this new system without any notice. Student Kim(Dept. of Chinese, Freshman) felt a lack of humanity as the Internet substituted a paper book because now we have even less time to communicate with our professors. Meanwhile, Student Lee (Dept. of English, Sophomore)said that EAS is not effective at all. He told us that "To see our attendancy or supplementary classes schedule, we have to go on a Web Information System, but students do not visit there much. Rather they visit e-learning Campus more often. Also, I heard that DKU tried to guarantee students the 15 weeks classes by this new system. I personally think that canceling and supplementing the lectures are the professors' authority. I am not sure if the canceled lecture has to be substituted by another lecture while there are many other options, such as giving an assignment. The obligation of 15 weeks class makes a cumbersome situation."

Most of the professors, 'No problem on the new system…….' However, the reduction of time is still a problem.
Professor Kim(School of Liberal Arts) answered he hasn't experienced any inconvenience. Kim said, "At the beginning of this semester, I heard some students have called professors to modify attendance at midnight. In my class, however, that's an unusual case and I didn't feel uncomfortable. Also this problem has already been improved?" But Professor Lee(College of Engineering) experienced some inconvenience in the early new system. For instance, because the process of modification was somewhat complicated, he was awkward to modify students' attendance despite their illness or rightful reason. Now, however, as a better process is built, he has nothing to complain about the system. Professor Kim(College of Economics and Commerce) also answered in an affirmative manner  that checking attendance openly through a screen can give more trust and transparency to students. However, just like the College of Economics and Commerce, classes which many students take a long period of time to check attendance. Professor Park(College of Business and Economics) said, "In the early days, there are many errors so I had some complaints about it. The current system is more convenient than before. However, I'm not sure the implementing of a new system will be a benefit in the learning ability and communication between professors and students. I feel more comfortable with the new system, however, it's a pity that the university only improves weakness fragmentarily and they fully ignore some advantages from the conventional."
Meanwhile, professor Kim(College of Business and Economics) disagreed with the new system. "I copy attendance to on-line after checking the attendance book. It's because it spends a long period time to turn on the computer and open the web site. I think checking the attendance book directly spends less time than the new system." After, the reporter asked about the purpose of the new system. The professor, however, said assumptively, "Maybe DKU made this system to ensure students' attendance."