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MyStudyGenius is a management platform for private schools to control courses, contacts and finances. Tailored for small to medium-sized institutions, the solution combines a course planner tool, a smart calendar designed especially for educational purposes and an easy contact manager, and guarantees a process that complies with the new EU Data Protection regulation.
THE PLATFORM UX STRATEGY
MyStudyGenius was developed as a web application, without a burdensome onboarding and installation process.
During the user research phase, the major pain point mentioned was the difficulty of keeping attendance and schedules updated throughout the month. In adult education, the niche where MyStudyGenius was designed to be more effective, the rates of rescheduling are high, and educators find themselves dealing with large amounts of bureaucratic work and little time for class preparation. Following that, problems with finance: for several users, the invoicing was also an important issue in daily routine.
MyStudyGenius offered, then, an integrated solution. The course planner and smart calendar worked connected, to guarantee the best learning experience for students and educators. The smart calendar was designed specially to fulfil educational needs while the contact management tool brought information about invoices, attendance lists and notes for better classes and students' preferences. All this crafted in a process that complies with the new EU Data Protection regulation.
MyStudyGenius was developed as a web application, without a burdensome onboarding and installation process.
During the user research phase, the major pain point mentioned was the difficulty of keeping attendance and schedules updated throughout the month. In adult education, the niche where MyStudyGenius was designed to be more effective, the rates of rescheduling are high, and educators find themselves dealing with large amounts of bureaucratic work and little time for class preparation. Following that, problems with finance: for several users, the invoicing was also an important issue in daily routine.
MyStudyGenius offered, then, an integrated solution. The course planner and smart calendar worked connected, to guarantee the best learning experience for students and educators. The smart calendar was designed specially to fulfil educational needs while the contact management tool brought information about invoices, attendance lists and notes for better classes and students' preferences. All this crafted in a process that complies with the new EU Data Protection regulation.
RESEARCH PHASE
Prior to the design and implementation, the definition of the user personas was developed in a team workshop, conducted by me. Initial ideas, business opportunities and the analysis of key results were constantly discussed in the group as well.
EVENTS, PUBLIC APPEARANCES AND PRIZES
During its term, MyStudyGenius held public presentations in different occasions. In 2017, the company was awarded by the European Union as one of the upcoming startups of Schleswig-Holstein and selected by the Microsoft Innovation team for a week of training. In 2018, the team pitched at the Hanover Messe.