UX •UI • Research
Medical student dashboard
Project
goal
Iteration proposal for the student dashboard, rethinking the presentation of students' individual and comparative performance to their exam competitors.
The dashboard is part of a study platform for medical undergraduate students who decide to pursue a medical career as a specialist and need to pass a qualifying exam.
In this project I was responsible for conducting an initial project briefing meeting in a workshop format, creating a survey in a questionnaire format to send to students, and translating the findings into a new wireframe proposal. Then the wireframe was translated into a high-fidelity prototype for development.
Client: Medcel Afya
Timeline: 2 Months
Team size: 3
Year: 2019
Role: UX / UI Designer
interface to be iteraded
In the current interface at that time, students could select to view performance according to 3 institutions of interest in which they would take the aptitude exam. According to this selection, they would visualize:
Total hours studied
Student x Competitors x Approved candidates on previous years*;
Percentage of content consumed
Student x Competitors x Approved candidates on previous years*;
Exercises completed
Student x Competitors x Approved candidates on previous years*;
Correct answers in simulated questions
Student x Competitors x Approved candidates on previous years*;
*Since not enough data was collected by the company, the candidates from previous years performance was soon discontinued.
“As a medical student I want to be on track of my studies and compare myself to other candidates applying for a medical residency exam”
workshop
During the workshop for project briefing, I used the CSD matrix (certainties displayed in blue, suppositions in green, and doubts in orange) together with the design team to envision the challenges of the project. Through this methodology, we aligned the certainties, doubts, and assumptions that would guide my research with users in the future.
No historical data is available (previous candidates)
Students are not happy about the graphics and the information seems repetitive
Candidates want to compare to others applying for the same institutions
There are specific needs for B2B vs. B2C courses
How to add a metric of time elapsed?
What kind of graphs students prefere?
Hours of study are counted when the media is watched
We are aware of the existing data and data that could be used in the future
How might we display Time logged/ time of sessions/ information about reading
How to group data by subject studied?
user survey
I have collected feedback from the platform users through a research form, therefore understanding their needs and preferences while using the performance graphs functionalities.
Do you feel you have the discipline to study alone?
(0 - No, 5 - Sometimes, 10 - Yes)
Result: 6,4 average
Would you like to compare your performance with your competitors?
82% - Yes
17% - No
What are the most important information do learn about your performance?
Correctly answered questions
Performance in the simulation quizzes
Grades on simulation quizzes
Number of questions answered
Videos watched
Do you think it’s important to see your progress on the subjects?
(0 - Not important, 5 - Neutral, 10 - Very important)
Result: 9,4 average
What are the difficulties you face when studying?
Lack of discipline
Disorganized distribution of content through the studies period
Lack of time to study
wireframes
Based on the learnings from the user survey, it was possible to define which were the most important features, data and which visual representations were most clear for the users.
From this point, I designed some wireframes that were used for further testing.
FINAl UI
After learning about how students interacted with the different wireframes and the ones that were most well-perceived and understood, I stepped into the visual aspects.
The Design system was fully utilized, but a few new components were also created since it was a page with a dedicated scope toward data presentation and analysis. A desktop version was prioritized since this is the platform users study through.
