University Research Proposal: Paperless Education Implementation

This research proposal explores the multifaceted benefits of paperless education, detailing its impact on the education system. The proposal outlines the advantages of digital classrooms, including enhanced teaching processes and improved student access to resources, while also addressing potential disadvantages such as the absence of physical teacher presence. The research aims to understand the market effects of paperless education, assess its architecture, and identify targeted demographics. The proposal includes a literature review, data collection methods, a timeline, and ethical considerations, culminating in an examination of intended outcomes and further research possibilities. It emphasizes the role of technology in enhancing education, reducing environmental impact, and improving communication and data management within the educational framework. This research seeks to find the benefits of paperless education in the education sector.

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Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note

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Abstract
The research proposal deals with the different ways in which the benefits of the paperless can
be easily identified. With the support of the paperless education all, the classes and the
education system can be managed with the help of the different technologies. It will benefit
the student by accessing all the study materials according to their flexibility. With the support
of the paperless education, people will be aware of the different technologies and it will
reduce the impact on the environment. The mood of study without paper and adapting the
method of e learning also helps in improving the education system. The paperless education
will help in gaining practical knowledge. However, the aim of the research proposal is to find
the benefits relate to the education sector with the implementation of paperless education.

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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................4
Background Study......................................................................................................................4
Effect on the Market Research...................................................................................................5
Research Aim.............................................................................................................................5
Research Objective.....................................................................................................................5
Existing Knowledge...................................................................................................................6
Architecture............................................................................................................................7
Advantage..............................................................................................................................7
Disadvantage..........................................................................................................................9
Intended Outcomes.....................................................................................................................9
Targeted Demographics...........................................................................................................11
Data Collection.........................................................................................................................11
Justification for the chosen method of data collection.........................................................12
Sampling method.................................................................................................................12
Justification of the method of sampling...............................................................................12
Research Methodology.............................................................................................................13
Types of investigation..........................................................................................................13
Justification of the investigation chosen..............................................................................14
Timeline...................................................................................................................................15
Proposed Budget......................................................................................................................15
Ethical Considerations.............................................................................................................16

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Further Outcomes.....................................................................................................................18
References................................................................................................................................20

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Introduction
Paperless education has been an evolution in the field of digitization and educational
resources. This process of implementing paperless education will include rapid technological
advancement. Computing devices will be implemented in the classrooms, which will be
enhancing the teaching process of the teacher. Universities have been encouraging the
implementation of paperless education. Less usage of resources are the main advantages
provided by paperless education (Kumar). This proposal discusses about the background of
the research that is to be used. Positive and negative aspects of using paperless education
system will be well discussed in this proposal. The aim of the research is also stated in the
research proposal. A literature review regarding the topic of paperless education will also be
provided in this research. This research proposal will discuss about the literature that is
present in the peer-reviewed journals. The intended outcome of the project is also stated in
the project. Targeted demographics are also stated in this research proposal. Data that will be
collected via the peer-reviewed journals and questionnaires will be stated in the research
proposal. The time that is required for the completion of the entire research will also be stated
in the proposal. Incorporation of the timeline of the project will also be benefitting the
execution and demonstration of the project. The budget that is required for the completion of
the proposal will also be stated in this section. Ethical consideration that will be affecting the
entire process will also be stated in the research will also be stated in the research. Outcomes
of the project will also be stated in the proposal.
Background Study
The effort that is provided by the teachers is irreplaceable. Enhancing the teaching
process with the help of latest technology implementation has been the major motive of
paperless education (Mackey, Alison and Susan). The efficiency of the teaching process will

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be increasing after the implementation of the paperless education process. Communication
among the students and the teachers have been a major challenge in the education process
that is to be mitigated. The environment has been getting affected since the usage of paper as
trees are being cut for the manufacturing of paper, and hence, global warming issues will take
place. Discouraging education can never be the option due to degrading environmental
situations. Hence, the usage of paperless methodologies for performing the educational
process will be providing an advantage in ecological prospect (Silverman).
Effect on the Market Research
Market research regarding Paperless education will be providing a high benefit on the
advancement of the process. The main benefit that will be received due to the processing of
the market research, in this case, is that the process that is to be implemented for the growth
of the entire process will be well understood (Taylor et al.). Client requirement will be
understood in a better manner. This also ensures that steps that will be taken for completion
of the entire project will be as per the requirements of the projects. Analysis tools are to be
used for proper monitoring of the paperless education system.
Research Aim
Aim of the research is to understand the benefits that are to be received after the
implementation of the technology of paperless education process. Another major aspect that
is to be considered includes a better understanding of the disadvantage that is to be faced due
to the implementation of the technology. Another aim of the research is to understand the
architecture of the proposed paperless education system. With the help of the understanding
of the project, requirement development of the architecture gets easier and much more
precise.

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Research Objective
H0: Teaching process will have no link with the paperless education implementation.
H1: Teaching process will suffer due to lack of manual interaction in between teachers and
student.
Existing Knowledge
Integrating technology in the classroom has been the major aspect that will be
imposing a proper impact on the functional process of education. Implementation of digital
technology in the education process is one of the major processes that will enhance the
functioning process of education. Workflow process will also be being benefitted after the
processing of the business management. Proper coupling of the education-based benefits
along with a decrease in cost and time that is required for completion of the educational
process is performed in a manner that benefits the functional process of teaching as well as
the learning process. It is noticed that there has been a major improvement in the speed of the
educational process (Flick). Learning potentials have been well understood. In place of the
printing pages after pages for providing notes to the students’ digital media can be used for
better performing of the educational process. Posting pdf in the digital media for enhancing
the education process. This usage of the digital platform for teaching process will also be
having a high benefit for the students. Papers might get lost during the printing process and in
between the stapling process, but with the usage of the digital media, it gets efficient as a
processing unit as the chances of data getting lost will reduce. This will ensure that data that
is to be provided to the students will stay intact (Ledford, Jennifer and David). Even students
might lose the notes provided by the teachers. This will again act as a constraint in case of the
processing of the data management of the notes that will be provided. Again with the help of
the digital platform implementation for the processing education system data that are

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provided to the students are kept as a backup. As per the system of the backup, the main
advantage that is received includes the fact that storing the data as per the provided learning
will be increasing the robustness of the provided data will increase. In case the student or the
teacher loses the data that they have received once or have provided the students, the main
instance that is taken into consideration is that the data are kept in the cloud system and hence
they can retrieve the data even after they lose the data. This process will surely increase the
efficiency of the educational process (Bresler, Liora and Robert).
Architecture
Design tool processing of the paperless education process will be benefitting the
framework. Paperless Distributed Control System will also be benefitting the functional
process of the level of design. With the help of the design tools, usage of the stimulated tools
will be received (Alvesson, Mats and Kaj). This stimulation process will be benefitting the
framework of the entire process. This process will also ensure that the indiscriminate
application of the design tools will be implemented and the framework that will be proposed
will be analysed and tested. Usage of ArchiCAD for the designing process has been a major
element that betters the functional process. Usage of QTVR animation process will also be
performed. Again, with the help of these tools that are stated in the architecture design will be
providing high efficiency in the processing of the educational field. Digital designing will be
performed as per the designed architecture.
Advantage
According to Quinlan et al. (2019), speed of data transaction in the process of
education has been a major enhancement that has been gained after the implementation of the
paperless classroom technology. The data that are provided to the students are not published
as books individually rather the entire data of the book is structured and accessible by the
students. Another aspect that is to be considered is that there will be no requirement of time

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for printing and publishing of the book. The students are distributed with e-books and e-
journals that are in electronic and digital based platforms. This is the main reason that
acceptance of this technology has been this high.
According to Weibel (2016), the cost that is incurred in the publishing of the books
and journals have been the major cost that was spent by the teachers and hence increasing the
cost that is asked from the students for completing their education. However, with the
implementation of the paperless education technology, the cost that is incurred in publishing
and printing the books and journals is axed off and hence the amount that is demanded from
the students gets reduced (Patel). This reduction in the cost of education will facilitate.
Hence, the rate of education is expected to increase gradually.
According to Carley (2014), environment betterment has been the major benefit that
will be received after the implementation of the paperless education system. This has been
noticed that education rates have been ever increasing across the globe. This incurs excess
usage of papers. Paper is generated from trees and cutting of trees for manufacturing paper
has been affecting the environment in a negative manner. For mitigating the tree cutting that
is used for the paper generation, usage of paperless education will be providing an edge for
bettering the environmental condition. Again, with the help of the paperless education
environment will be being benefitted in a manner that will enhance the educational as well as
the environmental process.
According to Schneider (2014), the communication process has been getting better
with the implementation of the paperless education process. This process ensures that many
students get access to the data that are provided by the teacher at the same time, and the
handling process gets easier — studying while travelling has been getting better. This ensures
that better educational process will be being benefitted. Another aspect that is taken into

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consideration is that the problem solving process also is benefitted. Interaction with the
teachers will also be getting proper, and hence, management of the doubt clearance will get
more efficient. Gaining access to the data and notes multiple times will be benefitting the
entire process of education, and hence, this will help in getting better grades.
Disadvantage
According to Rumpa et al. (2017), despite the several advantages that are present,
there are a few disadvantages. The main disadvantage that is present is that the physical
presence of the teachers will be absent. This physical presence of the teachers is considered
highly valuable in the process of the educational process (Franklin, Roslyn and Jubilee
Smith). Again, the main aspect that is considered is that in case a student is neglecting their
studies, teachers will not have any chance of guiding the teachers, and this will be negatively
affecting the students.
Intended Outcomes
The outcomes that can be identified with the implementation of the paperless
education are expected to be significant for both the organizations availing this facility as
well as the individuals that are adopting this type of facility for carrying out their educational
purposes. This technology is continuously being used in the modern times within the
education sector to make the learning procedure more feasible as well as easy for the
institutes as well as the students involved with this organization (Amick, Aaron and Nancy).
This technology intends to develop a paperless classroom shortly. This will help the students
not to carry heavy books as well as notebooks daily while visiting the institutes. In the
concept of paperless education, the items that are identified to replace the books are identified
as the usage of tablets and other electronic devices that can adhere to the overall knowledge
within the educational sector.

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The most significant benefit that this variant of educational system offers is depicted
as the non-usage of any kind of physical paper within the institutional premises. This will
help the individuals to maintain the information that is present within the paper as well as
keep them safe from being lost or forgotten (Yahya, Salah and Dilan). The enhancement of
the safekeeping of the data in a digital format is very essential for the students studying in
different sectors that are likely to be colleges, universities an even in schools. Moreover, this
will also provide great ease to the teachers that they do not need to waste paper as well as the
cost for providing individual handouts to every individual in the mode of photocopies within
the institutional organisation. In accordance to this method, the document can be uploaded by
an individual teacher in the online platform that can be accessed by the students for providing
their completed assignments as well as access the notes provided by the teachers in the same
portal.
Moreover, the students can organise their files within the digital platform (Iqbal and
Ahmed). The files can be well organized within the digital platform used by the institution for
a disorganized student that could not be present within the institution premises in case of any
emergency or inconvenience situations. The usage of hardcopy textbooks can also be reduced
by the usage of paperless education. By the usage of a digital platform within the educational
premises, it can adhere that the student will have a regular update of their tasks that is to be
performed for their education (Cobham et al.). The useful notebooks, as well as the books
that are stated to be useful for the education of the students, can also be stored within the
digital format so that it might not get lost or have to be carried each day to the institutional
premises. Moreover, in addition to this if the digital devices are used within the institutional
premises, it will also be helpful as these devices can be used for internet browsing which will
provide the students with a great volume of knowledge for their own enhancement.

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Given the benefits, the paperless education can encounter several challenges. The
primary issues that are faced with the usage of the paperless education are depicted as the
setting up of the digital devices for the students as well as making it available for the
students. This may consume time, thus hampering the class time of the students. Moreover,
time will be consumed if the students are trying to download the educational apps from the
respected stores of the devices. Another most significant issue is the login password. This has
been observed that students often forget their password, which may disrupt within the
institutional premises (Vidyarthi, Arpana and Maitreya).
Targeted Demographics
The targeted demographics regarding the usage of paperless education is depicted as
the primary educational institutes as well as the training centres where there is a flow of
knowledge within the premises. This will benefit the areas of students staying in colleges,
universities, and schools as well as training centres (Altena). This will also benefit the
institutes that are implying the technology of the paperless education within their institutional
premises. The most popular usage of this type of educational method is intended in the
education sectors of the countries like United States, United Kingdom, Australia, New
Zealand and many more.
Data Collection
The data collection method can be categorized into two types, namely the primary
data collection method and secondary data collection method. For particular research that
would be conducted appropriately, data is an essential asset. Research process would be
conducted with the help of the primary as well as secondary data, or by using either primary
or secondary data (Vasant). Primary data can be is referred to as the data that would be
collected from numerous interviews questionnaire and survey. Secondary data can be