M[AI] Plan

1. Prototype link (Please submit a link to a playable prototype, not a link to your design file) Link
2. Describe your project (max 150 words) University students often struggle with time management, and May I Plan aims to solve this problem. Utilizing AI trained on assignment and anonymous student data, May I Plan offers students a way to quickly and easily generate personalized study plans based on their own study habits. Once they create an account, they then need to add in their courses. Students can tie in their Canvas accounts to automatically populate course and assignment information, or they can enter the information manually . They will be able to maintain the schedule and it will be updated as the AI learns more about their behaviors and habits. They will also be given goals that will allow them to donate to charities or non-profits by meeting those goals. The AI will provide weekly recommendations for students so that the students knows what changes have been added in to their schedule and how it will positively impact their lifestyle.

3. Describe your research process and findings. If you conducted any surveys or interviews, please include the survey form and/or interview questions here. If you conducted secondary research by pulling from online sources, please include a link to your sources. (Max 500 words) Research Process: For our research, we brainstormed possible areas where undergraduates students faced the most difficulty and made a list of apps that would work to assist them. Once we had a few ideas, we sent out a survey asking demographic information about the interviewees, their primary concerns, and their opinion on the app ideas we already had. We used that feed back in order to cross out ideas that were unpopular with the students, while also paying attention to the areas most felt they struggled with. Some of our app ideas piqued the interests of the participants, so we were able to adabt the idea in a way that would focus on the primary challenges faced by undergraduates in a more fun and intuitive way. Once we had a bigger sketch of the concept drawn out, we were able to ask some students around campus their opinions on the readability and usability of the application. With their help, we were able to format it so that it was more comprehensible to first-time users. Interview Questions: Age, Gender, Highest level of education completed, Are you currently enrolled in an university?, Which university are you currently attending? , What degree type are you currently pursuing?, What year are you right now?, Are you currently employed?, Current Location (city/state/country), How stressed have you felt during the last month?, What are your top 3 challenges you face in daily life? , Rate the following app ideas: [Pokemon Go but with plants and gardening around campus], Rate the following app ideas: [Roommate tinder], Rate the following app ideas: [App that uses AI to schedule your work/study time around classes and learns about your pace and preferences through constant use and adapts to it], Rate the following app ideas: [Book study spaces around campus and see which one are available/in use], What do you want to gain the most out of your college experience?

4. Describe your most important design decisions. What research findings and/or user testing results led you to make these decisions? (Max 500 words) Some of our most important design decisions were about the initial creation and further expansion of our ideas. Through survey results, we found some ideas to be far more popular with the interviewees than others, allowing us to have a base to start with. Once we had a basic sketch of what the app was for, we decided to factor in how this app would truly be a significant positive change for students. While many students are burdened with assignments and juggling various activities at once, everyone has his own unique circumstances. We wanted to devise a way that would help each student independently, taking into consideration their strengths, weaknesses, and potential outside interferences. Thus, we came up with the idea of incorporating an AI system that would learn about how the user performs tasks and comes up with a personalized schedule suiting their needs. The AI would monitor weekly progress and see what can be altered in the schedule to ensure that the student it both academically thriving and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. There was a challenge about how to convince students to perform extra hobbies or activities that are meant to be good for their health, so we decided that the app would be partnered with a non-profit organization. If a user reaches a certain goal in his recommended hobbies, a donation will be given to the organization on his behalf. The more often the user reaches his goals, the more donations the non-profit will receive. To make it easier for students to upload their schedules and start, we offered either connecting through canvas and auto-populating classes and their schedules through their APIs or by the student entering their classes and assignment by hand. Once the AI gets to know the user, it will modify his schedule in order to maximize his efficiency while also providing him the needed space and time to try out new things. The app also contains a Pomodoro, allowing for students to set a timer for how long they will work in order to prevent distractions. They are also able to set timers for short and long breaks as they feel the need to throughout the process. The statistics at the end of the week will showcase how many assignments the student did out of the total given and the time it took, categorized by class, clubs, and hobbies. The AI will then provide its weekly evaluation with custom recommendations as well as congratulations on a job well done. The calendar allows users to easily see what assigments are coming up, and when switching to the assignments tab, users will be able to filter by day, week, or evern month to see which deadlines are coming up. If they wish to see only one subject, they will be able to click on the subject they want to see the upcoming homework for. We hope that the students will find this app a helpful companion as they navigate through undergraduate!

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