Participatory Design
As a group final project for the Computer-Supported Collaborative Working course at the University of Trento, I developed a way to add extra elements to one’s academic web profile in the University of Trento's online system. I researched, designed, and prototyped online profiles within a new portal for university students which would be used by job agencies to further students’ employment opportunities.
The Problem:
The Certified Electronic Portfolio is a system being developed at the University of Trento as a way to certify university experiences and enhance a student’s ability to get a job. However, it is currently a very narrow look at the student’s abilities as it only considers coursework.
The Objective:
The Well-Rounded Image Profile would show a more complete picture of the student and their abilities and interests, including those outside of the university realm.
There project had three main components:
1. Domain research, problem framing, ideation and project planning
2. User research, and data analysis
3. Sketching, prototyping, usability testing, and prototype redesign
We organized a focus group of students and did some Participatory Design which we guided and created some mock-ups which they then presented to the rest of the focus group.
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Conducted user testing
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Created an extensive design report including requirements for a first prototype which another student member of the team used to design the profile as an HTML prototype.
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Conducted a survey to identify the needs of professors.
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Derived requirements for second prototype
My Contribution:
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We conducted participatory design and a brainstorming session with 12 student participants
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The two of us did background research on similar projects
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Ran a Stakeholder Analysis
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Created personas and scenarios
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Derived functional and non-functional requirements
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Made a mind map of desired qualities
Team Members: Mallori Harrell, Liza Pesenson