PrototypeBORIS HRISTOV, TEAM “INSPIRING DESIGNERS”

DESIGN THINKING ACTION LAB, STANFORD UNIVERSITY

PROBLEM STATEMENT Maria, an 18 year old motivated, social, English-speaking girl from a developing country needs a better and faster way to acquire knowledge and at the same time start working in order not to waste time because the local education system is outdated, inflexible, slow, unrecognized by employers and uncompetitive in today’s job environment.

Top selected1. Favourite: Build a website (online university) which offers all online courses available

globally for free; outlines a curriculum for Maria based on her strengths and adjusts it based on dynamic employment needs. Offer transformed course material, structured in elements, concepts and examples and adaptive to learn.

2. Disruptive: Upload any learning materials and knowledge into her head as in the Matrix: as the brain structure and functions get better understood, it should be possible to have a machine connected to the brain and uploading the sensual and logical information needed for learning and strengthen the synapses to form different associations

3. Practical: Take online classes from different top universities for free: form her own curriculum and hope that by the time she graduates it can be accredited as a whole

Prototype of the favourite ideaThere are three initial steps for the stakeholder to experience the platform:

1Register and self-

assess

2Build your own curriculum or choose a pre-selected one

3Go to class

Register1. Registration form:

NameDate of BirthEtcEtcEtc

(Similar information that universities collect when students enrol. This process needs to verify the identity of the student/person)

Photo

START

Self assessment test to produce a profile of the strengths, weaknesses and skills of the person

SKIP

If skipped, it leads directly to the courses

Go to the test

Self assessmentResults from the test in the form of a matrix and recommendations:

+ Strengths [what the person does best]Example: Numbers, calculations, design etc.

- Weaknesses [what needs improvement]Example: Languages, writing, speaking

SUGGESTIONSYou are more suitable for science and technology heavy classes

BUILD YOUR OWN

Next step: study program

SELECT FROM PRE-DEFINED

Create a study program2. Build your own study program by exploring all courses:

Category:1. Computer Science2. Economics3. Finance4. Biology5. Engineering

Course logo Course Name: Artificial IntelligenceUniversity/Provider: StanfordBy: XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXCredits [number]: 70Price: $99

The icons indicate the characteristics of every course:- Free or paid- Uses adaptive learning algorithm or not- Offers university level accreditation or not- The rating by the students- Workload in hours per week (high/medium/low)- The language it is in- Time zone of the teacher- Etc.

ENROLL

RESERVE

Every category contains all courses related to the respective group. The user is able to choose between more than one AI course for example by a different provider. Some courses will require the student to complete another course before they can be enrolled.

Create a study program2. Select from pre-defined study programs:

Selected by us:1. Computer Science2. Economics and Finance3. Investments4. Biology and Chemistry5. Electrical Engineering

Every category contains a pre-selected study program for the duration of the study. The programs will be developed internally based on user data on costs, time zones, course availability, user ratings, user groupings,relevance for the job market etc. New programs can be added constantly and existing ones will be modified.

Year 2013 / 2014 / 2015 / 2016

Econ 101: HarvardAccounting basics: WhartonMathematics: MIT

ENROLL

Estimated cost: $650

Create a study program2. OR Select by employer recommendations:

Job titles:1. Product Manager at Google2. Developer at Facebook3. Electrical Engineer at GE4. Marketing Manager at Coca Cola5. HR at Tesla Motors

Every category will be developed with the respective employers to best match what they need. They will be able to drive course provider selection, workloads etc. They can have first call on potential job/intern candidates. The will be able to offer own niche courses within the curriculum. They will be able to adjust the study program during the studies (for example what the curriculum contains next year) based on the changing needs of the companies.

Year 2013 / 2014 / 2015 / 2016

CS 101: StanfordMathematics: MITPhysics: India Institute of TechnologyAlgorithms: Udacity

ENROLL

Estimated cost: $1110

Student profile3. Go study:

Student dashboard and profile:

- Number of credits received- Program overview and calendar- Your grades- Your progress- Estimated cost of the degree based on the selected courses- My certificates (earned so far)- My ratings (how the user has rated the classes and teachers)- My team projects- My tests- My hangouts

- My CV- My extracurricular projects- My notes- My voice and video recordings- My essays- My tools- My recommendations (given and received)- My classmates

Site features3. Go study:

Global community:

- Forum- Team projects- Hall of Fame- Featured courses- Cases studies- Featured jobs- Offline study groups- Course languages- Course comparisons- Etc.