An Application of a Decision Support System for Senior High School Scholarship with Modified MADM Method

Abstract

In each institution, especially in educational institutions such as Vocational High Schools, scholarships are offered to students by the regulations set by the Vocational High School, including SMK Negeri 1 Sukawati. This scholarship can be obtained if the prospective recipient is considered to meet the predetermined requirements, while the requirements include: criteria for report cards, attendance, achievement, organizational involvement, and violations. However, the problem arises because many students who have achievements outside school activities or non-academic achievements do not get scholarships. Even though the achievement referred to in the criteria mentioned is academic achievement and non-academic achievement. Based on these problems, we need a Decision Support System (DSS) that can provide scholarship recommendations so that they are right on target with many criteria that are taken into consideration. In its solution, the multi-attribute problem is closely related to the many criteria with different or conflicting levels of importance. One method that can be used for DSS is to use FMADM (Fuzzy Multiple Attribute Decision Making). The criteria weighting method for the use of Fuzzy is used in determining the value of the criteria attribute. This study will look for the best alternative based on predetermined criteria by using the SAW (Simple Additive Weighting) method to calculate the FMADM method in the process of providing scholarship recommendations. This method was chosen because it can select the best alternative from many alternatives. In this case, the intended alternative is those entitled to receive scholarships based on the specified criteria.