Project Details
Categories
Development, Product, UX Design, Web/UI
Client
LMU Munich
Date Added
10. Dezember 2019
Project Brief
Choosing the right professional career is one of the most critical decisions in the life of upper secondary school graduates. However, due to an ever-growing range of courses at universities and the unmanageable number of available apprenticeships, the selection of the right career path often seems like an impossible task for students.
The modern, fast-paced working world is in the midst of change as new roles and professions emerge. Often there are no longer any proper job titles and even dedicated career paths for certain activities in companies. Therefore, it is of utter importance for the students to understand their strengths and goals, as they have to iteratively work towards their professional career with the help of a highly individualized combination of study courses or professional training. However, the systems designed to help the students with career guidance are not built to help them in their quest to find themselves, and this leads to a high risk that wrong choices will be made.
Features
This master’s thesis aimed to determine whether it is possible to use a mobile decision support system to encourage self-reflection in students and support their after-school career decision. Based on a user-centric and iterative approach, the FindMyself mobile application was developed. Within the app, users were encouraged to engage in self-reflection stimulating tasks which were anticipated to be helpful in discovering personal strenghts and interests. The concept was tested in the context of a 12-day user study, and the collected data was evaluated by applying statistical as well as empirical analysis.
Specifications
‣ Platform: iOS
‣ Language: Swift 5
‣ Database: Firebase
‣ Distribution via TestFlight
‣ For iPhone 6 with iOS 12.4 or newer
‣ 12-day user study with 23 participants
