LearnLOG: the efficacy of digital logbook in monitoring daily activities of accounting trainees

Practical training students are required to keep a record indicating the job's nature and relevant details of their assignments throughout the training period in a logbook. Trainees need to update their daily routine by writing it in the logbook provided by the faculty, which will be reviewed by the supervisor at the end of every week and will be evaluated by the lecturer at the end of the training period. The use of paper-based logbooks has several limitations such as time consuming, creating wastage in the forms of paper and inks, work redundancy and complicated validation and review processes especially with the practices of new norms where people work in multiple locations. Therefore, a digital logbook named LearnLOG was introduced to reduce the time for data inputs and reports, portability and adaptability of all people involved. LearnLOG is developed using an online document sharing feature in Google Sheet where the file is shared exclusively between the trainee, the supervisor, and the lecturer. This digital logbook allows the trainee to update his daily routine easily and quickly by typing them in the provided column at their own convenience. Beside the fact that it is simple to use, LearnLOG authorizes both the supervisors and the lecturers to assess and judge the competency of the trainees at a much earlier time rather than to wait for them to submit the report at the end of training period. The monitoring and real-time review would encourage effective communication between all parties involved in the process. Lastly, the use of LearnLOG would reduce the printing cost and the possibility of damaged storage as the files will be saved online in Google Drive. In summary, LearnLOG is a digital logbook which has been developed to automate the current manual process with the hope to reduce time to update and review the content, ease the monitoring and grading process as well as to solve the storage problem.