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can figure out their own way around.
The app will also have a section similar to Google maps to help
students find their way around campus. Two versions of a map would
be available. One would be for the computer if a student wants to
consult a map before venturing out. These maps would also include
student comments about different places on campus. These could
tell students where a good place to study is or where the food is
especially good. This would be helpful for students because it is
good to know some inside tips about the campus so they don’t feel
lost in the first few weeks. The second version of the map would
be available on a student’s smartphone. This map will run like a
navigation system to provide students with walking directions to
get to various places around campus. The student could use this to
help get around campus and even find his or her way to a classroom.
This would be helpful for students because the buildings around
campus can be very confusing especially in the first couple weeks
of classes starting.
A fourth section of the app is on the classes the student is
taking, which can be determined each semester by the student’s
identification number. In this section the student will be given
contact information so he or she can easily get in touch with
teachers. Hence, students would be able to more easily get in touch
with teachers and ask questions about readings or papers or ask for
advice. There would also be information on how to get in contact
with student services and finance and income offices. This section
would also include a link to a timetable with the student’s schedule
for the current semester. This could be equipped with a timer so
students would be reminded when they have a class, something
that would be especially helpful to new students in the first couple
weeks of classes. It would be advantageous to students for them to
have easy accessibility to a class timetable so they can remember
when they have to be at class in order to make other plans. This
part of unimatch.com is similar to what already exists in the Keele
University app.
A fifth section is on clubs and organizations that could be offered
to a student based on his or her interests and hobbies. In order for
students to gain information about this section, they would type in
some interests and hobbies such as running, dance, etc. If a student
has an interest in joining a specific club, he or she can simply click
on the name and will then be redirected to a page with links to
Facebook groups, websites, email addresses of club leaders, and
dates and times of meetings. Clubs and organizations are very
important to students in university as they help them continue to
do what they love and find a group of friends who also enjoy the
same things. The app would simply make it easier for students to
find these clubs and join them.
Finally, students would be matched up with others who the program
believes could become a friend or colleague. These students would
be matched up based on similarities in interests, degrees, age, and/
or hometown. This would be the part of our app most similar to
match.com only the use here would be for friendships. This feature
would be beneficial to students because it would make it easier
for them to make new friends. This sectio