1. Tae W Choe GR DES 75 Mobile Design I Fall 2016
My Study Buddy
Connect with study buddies, conquer your study.
Tae W Choe
GR DES 75 Mobile Design I
Fall 2016

2. Challenges in college study
There are many challenge to study in college:
Fresh out of high school
Taking online courses
Breaks in study
Distractions
Busy social life
Other obligations—job, club, hobbies
Family duties
Not enough time—time management issue

3. Students get together to study
In college, students are expected to be independent, but it doesn’t mean students cannot study with like minded studious friends.
Studying together can have many benefits:
encourage exchange of ideas,
answer questions,
stay ahead,
and keep on track wit academic progress.

4. MyStudyBuddy app
MyStudyBuddy helps students to find and connect with course mates and tutors in the school. Once connected, the study buddies can meet offline or use app features to discuss all things regarding study.
Real-time text and video chat
Study notes exchange
Option to save to iCloud, Dropbox, Google Drive
Schedule study sessions, set alerts using calendar
Integration with school for verification
Privacy settings, manage profile, my buddy list

5. MyStudyBuddy: Target users
They are high school and college students, age 15 through 29, and live anywhere where the app is available:
They use the app at school, home, public places where high speed data service is available
They have used study aids type apps but have not used similar apps or don’t know about them.
Studies on their own, or with friends outside class
They have in common:
Experienced with studying with others
Feels encouraged, enthusiastic and hopeful about their academic achievement and outlook
Desire or feel the need to study with others and benefited from it

6. Process
App idea based on identifying problems encountered in real life, and to solve it with an app
Definition statement
Personas
Sketches & user flows
Wireframes & visual design
Prototype & user testing

7. Process: personas Sandy age 19, college sophomore
Kyle
age 16, HS Sophomore
Kyle has been maintaining very high GPA but since becoming a member of the schools marching band, he finds studying time significantly shortened. He is not satisfied with his progress in one of the honor class he is taking. He wants to find a tutor who can guide him to achieve better results. The app can help him find a senior student who can tutor him on the subject matter.
Sandy
age 19, college sophomore
She is a foreign language major. She is someone enjoys social aspect of college but find studying independent still challenging and sometimes distracting. She wants to study with others so she can stay on track toward her academic goals. The app can help her find other students feel the same.
Gracie
age 24, graduate school
She is preparing for GRE and as well as enrolled in several technical courses that are prerequisites. Because his undergrad major is liberal arts, he find some of the technical subjects challenging to grasp. He wants to find a course mate to study together and find a tutor for certain subjects. The app can hep him find both.

8. Process: concept sketches & user flows
The sketches are portion of initial finding and connecting with other Study Buddy users after install and sign up. When the new user opens the app, the home screen is a map view of study buddies near by.
The user flow also follows initial find and connect with study buddy, how a buddy is saved to the list, and opening or scheduling a study/chat session.

9. Process: wireframes

10. Process: visual design
Runs on iOS, Android phones & tablets

11. Prototype MyStudyBuddy prototype in InVision: