University of Sydney initiative

Problem statement

Students are unable to cope with academic pressure and work overload.

There is data which depicts many students are dropping out of courses due to poor time management and mental instability

Opportunity

Create a website that assists users to manage and track wellness.

This website can record and illustrate patterns of behavior that mentors can view.

It also acts as a communication medium between students and councillors/mentors

User Research

     Conducted moderated user interviews

Target group            Students            Mentors            Wellness Councillors 

Quantitative research

It answers questions such as “how many people clicked here” or “what percentage of users are able to find the call to action?” It’s valuable in understanding statistical likelihoods and what is happening on a site or in an app.

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Surveys and Questionnaires

Card sorting

Moderated usability testing

Created user personas

User Personas

Frustrations

I'm unable to track my goals

I find it hard to cultivate new habits

Some days I feel lazy or unmotivated to do my tasks

It's not easy for me to honestly open up to others about my daily md

About Me

name - alexis jones

age - 21

major - astrophysics

australian

Requirements

I need an application that assists me to track my progress towards my goals

I want to enter my daily mood and feelings 

I need an application that helps me tracks my task completion. 

I want to send notifications/contact my mentor/councillor directly from the application

I want to view my daily mood/feelings levels and monitor it

Sketches & planning

Prototype