- What is the one feature you want most?
- I don't know, there's a whole bunch of features that we want.
- What's your timeline like?
- We would like to release the portal in about a year.
- Is the system going to be focused on the courses?
- Not sure, we should figure this one out.
- How many types of users are you going to have?
- For now, 3 ... Students, Instructors, and administrative staff.
- Do you have any ideas for GUI design?
- Not at all
- What do the different types of users want to do with the system?
- Instructors - Save time managing the class
- Students - Too many requirests to really understand.
- Administrative Staff - Saving time, and avoiding useless email correspondence.
- What kind of traffic do you expect?
- About 5K users a day.
- Can I have access to your market research data (i.e. user feedback)?
- No. It's confidential, you can talk to me.
- Dan The Commuter
- Registrar's Office Shelly
- Smarty Pants Charlotte
- 19 years old, from Trinidad, moved to Toronto at the age of 7.
- Lives in residence, her boyfriend lives in res as well.
- Studies Gender studies & Copmuter Science
- Enjoys walks on the beach, Kite flying, Black belt in Karate.
We will only focus on Charlotte
- 2 I want to access the portal on my mobile, so I can use it on the go.
- 1 I want to view announcement in one central place, so that it's easy to manage, and I don't miss out on any important info.
I want to access my course list.- 3 I want the different functions (e.g. course list vs portal announcements) to be in separate "areas" of the portal, because it makes it easier to manage.
- NOT SURE I want a global search, so that I can find any relevant information easily.
- 1 I want all of my courses available, so I don't have to keep track of too many bookmarks.
- 2 I want to receive all important announcements from all of my courses in one place in the portal, so that I don't miss out on anything.
- 3 I want a flexible notification system (email, SMS, push notification), so that I don't miss anything.
- 1 I want a calendar with all of my lecture, tutorials, and due dates, it makes things easier to manage.
Seems like the most important feature to students is the ability to organize their time.
A student time organizer.
Next week ...
In 12 weeks, we'll bring in some students to try it out in the lab.
- Fake login page
- List all lecture times, tutorials time, and due dates.
- As Charlotte, I want to add my own items to the list (non school related).
- As Charlotte, I want to edit/delete school-related items, in case that they are not in-sync.