Project Description:
Currently, Temple students frequently struggle to find like-minded students to collaborate and study with, especially in larger lecture hall classes which can consist of hundreds of students and make even the most outgoing, feel isolated. This can be improved by providing students better means to meet and communicate academically outside the classroom. This project will enable students to make groups, collaborate and study together based on the common courses, academic strengths and weaknesses, time schedules, and other variables. This platform would be most useful for incoming students, larger general education classes, and nonmajor courses but can be applied to all college academic settings.
Problem: Students in large universities struggle with finding motivated peers to study with. Studies show that student collaboration and active learning directly improves test scores. Enabling students with the ability to collaborate will improve scores and serve our purpose.
Purpose: Provide college students with a platform to interact and collaborate with peers aiming to improve student performance and university social cohesion.
Project Scope
INSIDE:
- Develop Prototype
- Create Key Financials
- Multi-Stage Implementation Plan
- Beginning Iterations of Data Model and Process Diagrams
OUTSIDE:
- Providing User and Academic Background
- Develop Marketing Strategy
The baseline performance measurements that we will track are:
● Student Performance at Micro and Macro level
● Number of GroupUps
● Average student ratings
● Student Involvement
We will measure these factors on a quarterly basis throughout the fiscal year.