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The pitch in high fidelity

During the time this concept was pitched, investment on user research had not been promulgated, and much of the application had not been fully flushed out. Better timing of the pitch could have done some justice to this concept, for it had many uncertainties about its viability at the time, and a particular train of thought had already been pushed forward for production. Since Xello's styleguide has now reached a level of maturity including its content, I wanted to apply my knowledge of it to this concept in high fidelity mode, so as to make visible its potential.

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figure 6.4.1 Student enters a career he or she wants to plan for.

Career Planning System

As mentioned in the project pitch, one of the many difficulties students face in their future plans is choice anxiety and complexity. Students are often left having to weave through a plurality of information and sources on their own, just so that they can find out what they need and have, for a certain goal or course of action. They relied heavily on those who have experience, and sometimes their availability is not always convenient or certain.

In the same manner, the very act of finding the right direction to arrive at a destination when travelling was pretty complex depending on the availability of an experienced guide. However, since the evolutionary formation of Google Maps, the experience guide became always available, and instantaneous. Can we likewise create a mapping system for career development?

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figure 6.4.2 Career Profile Panel, which gives a brief overview of the career, and float button to initiate a planning query.
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figure 6.4.3 Just like a mapping system, the user is given a listing of planning options to arrive at a goal desired.
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figure 6.4.4 Once a selection is made, the user is positioned to the area or goal they are endeavouring to arrive at, with a call to action to review the plan.

Your itinerary is ready

Just like in a mapping system, a student is able to review each steps into their plan to reach their goal. Presently students are left with the responsibility in knowing what courses they need to take to get into a specific school for a career goal they wish to achieve. In this case, the course needed are auto filled for them. All they need to do is to either review it, modify it where you can, or just simply submit it to initiate.

One helpful feature added here is the incorporation of optional school or workplace visitations. This helps students to get a feel of what an environment might be in a field they wish to commit to. Such information is helpful to a student discerning their choice in a career or education.

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figure 6.4.5 Step by step direction to arrive at their goal.
Animation: dashboard state when signed in.
figure 6.4.6 Each step can be expanded for review. In this case, courses they need to take are already pre-filled for them and are ready for submission.