Wattle+ is a social media application targeting ANU students. Our mission is to bring ANU students together. It acts as a search engine where students can search for others who has an aligned academic pathway and reach out to them through p2p messaging, making new friends throughout the process. Specifically, users will be able to search for other students who are doing the same courses as them, therefore sharing the same field and interests. Users have the convenience of viewing their ongoing courses, and can stay informed about other courses in similair fields that may align with their acadmic goal. Individuals can also maintain a comprehensive record of their current courses, helping them stay organized and up to date with their academic endeavors.
Adam wants to find out information about a course.
- Adam makes an account and logs on to Wattle+.
- Adam clicks on the search icon in the middle of the navigation bar at the bottom of the screen.
- Adam searches for a course using the course code using the searchbar at the top of the screen. Alternatively, he can scroll downwards until he finds the desired course.
- Adam clicks on the desired course.
- Adam reads the course information.
Eve wants to message someone she met in her tutorial, but doesn't have their contact details.
- Eve makes an account and logs on to Wattle+.
- Eve clicks on the contacts icon in the navigation bar at the bottom.
- Eve searches for a user using the searchbar at the top of the screen. Alternatively, she can scroll downwards until she finds the desired user.
- Eve clicks on the desired user.
- Eve can now exchange messages with the user.
Adam has forgotten which courses he is taking after the midterm break.
- Adam logs on to Wattle+.
- The home screen has a dynamic list view that displays his current courses.
Eve wants an annoying user to stop messaging her on Wattle+.
- Eve logs on to Wattle+.
- Eve navigates to the contacts page, finds the desired user, and clicks on them (as shown in use case 2).
- Eve clicks the 'block' button in the top right corner. The user can no longer send messages to Eve!
Adam wants to edit his profile detials, as he has changed his email account.
- Adam logs on to Wattle+.
- Adam clicks on the settings icon in the navigation bar at the bottom of the screen.
- Adam enters his new email in the text box provided. Adam can also edit his username and UID if he so desires.
- Adam clicks on save. His profile will now be updated to reflect these changes.
Eve wants to check her profile to see what information Wattle+ contains about her.
- Eve logs on to Wattle+.
- Eve clicks on the profile icon in the top right corner of any page.
- Eve can now see her username, UID, email and date of birth.
- Eve now wants to leave the app, so she presses the 'log out' button in the top right.
- Users can communicate and network with other users easily.
- Users can contact professors with questions on assignments or course material.
- Users can contact tutors for solving an intellectual problem.
- Staff can contact users to ask questions, clarify due dates and request meeting times.
- Users can search courses and find information regarding those courses
- Users can see their currently enrolled courses
- John wants to make new friends in the uni whose interests are aligned with him*
- John does not often wander around the campus*
- John finds it hard to find friends with the same interests*
- John goes into the app, searches for a course, which returns the students who are in the course*
- John selects a student and start texting them with P2P messaging feature to make new friends*
- As they are in the same course, they already have a common interest to start the conversation*