Design-Thinking and UCD Combination for Designing Effective Time Management Assistant Mobile App

Liyanage Ashana, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Siriwardana Samanthi, Mithsara Malithi, Reyal Shyam, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology
2021 RoCHI - International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction   unpublished
This project presents the high-fidelity prototypes of a smart digital personal assistant for university students in the form of a mobile app, using a combination of User-Centered Interaction Design and Design Thinking methodologies. The end goal is to have an effective and user-friendly set of interfaces that display the right amount of information to the user without missing key details while not showing too much information such that the user becomes overwhelmed. The target audience
more » ... g from this work are university students who are reactive in nature and do not possess the required perseverance to complete the tedious initial setting up process of a Time Management Tool (TMT). The study was conducted involving university students using surveys, interviews and focus groups. This sheds light on key time management issues faced by university students and paves the way for future research and development of TMTs.
doi:10.37789/rochi.2021.1.1.17 fatcat:rq27zvf5vjgp7lymfazdtbbr6y