AI-Driven Scheduling
APP Design

TimeTab reimagines scheduling for students with a seamless interface that blends AI-powered time management with social syncing and analytics-driven insights.

Project overview

TimeTab is a revolutionary AI-powered application tailored to meet the intricate scheduling demands of college and graduate students. It seamlessly integrates personal and collaborative time management by offering intelligent, adaptive calendar suggestions that align with individual preferences and lifestyle patterns.  

Problem Statement

Students often grapple with a blend of coursework, extracurriculars, part-time jobs, and social commitments. The fluctuating nature of their schedules demands a level of adaptability and insight that traditional time management tools fail to provide.
There exists a profound need for an intuitive, socially-savvy scheduling assistant that not only understands the fluidity of student life but also enhances it by simplifying the orchestration of their daily commitments.

HMW

How might we design an AI-powered app that intuitively aligns with the ever-changing academic and social schedules of college students, streamlining their time management and enhancing collaborative opportunities?

Information

Type
UX Design
Platform
ios and android
My Role
Solo in Academia Project
Design Methods
User Research | Personas | Mood Boards | Card Sorting | Scenario Development | Wireframing | Prototyping | Usability Testing

Product Features

01 AI Assistant

  • Utilizing machine learning, TimeTab's AI Assistant intelligently arranges users’ daily activities, ensuring a balanced blend of academic, work, and personal time.
  • Stay ahead of the day with timely alerts and suggestions, keeping users on track and reducing the stress of last-minute changes.

02 Goal Accomplishment

  • Transform Users’ long-term goals into achievable targets with TimeTab's intuitive goal-setting feature.
  • Monitor the progress with a clear view of milestones, ensuring you're always moving forward and staying motivated.

03 Collaborative Planning

  • Shared Scheduling: Coordinate effortlessly with peers for study groups or projects through TimeTab's shared calendar feature, finding mutual free time slots with ease.
  • Group Work Optimization: Enhance group productivity by allowing TimeTab to suggest the best times for collaborative work, ensuring everyone is in sync.

04 Reward System

  • Visual Progress Tracking: Celebrate each achievement with TimeTab's visually engaging medal wall, where every milestone reached is a victory displayed.
  • Motivational Milestones: Stay motivated as users track their progress over time, with TimeTab highlighting your accomplishments in a rewarding and encouraging way.

Onboarding Process

Widget

Tutorial

Research

01 User Research

I stepped into the shoes of the users – the students.  After 8+ interviews, I collected pain points and user needs:

  • Students struggle to balance academics, part-time work, and social life, often facing challenges in task prioritization and organization.
  • Their schedules are highly variable, changing from semester to semester and week to week.
  • Organizing group projects and study sessions is crucial but often difficult.
  • Procrastination, driven by overwhelming deadlines and lack of structured planning, is common.
  • Maintaining personal well-being and social connections is as important as academic success.
  • Students are predominantly mobile-first and technologically adept.
  • They utilize various digital tools, including learning management systems and e-books, for academic work.

02 User Personas

The observations birthed personas, each a mosaic of the students I met. There was "Late Amy," whose penchant for procrastination saw him racing against time, and "Organized John," who juggled his commitments with a finesse that belied the effort behind it. With their aspirations and anxieties, these characters became the heart of our design narrative.

03 User Journey Map

After laying out their days like chapters in a novel, each touchpoint is a scene with its conflicts and resolutions. The user journey maps became storyboards, illustrating the daily drama of student scheduling.

Design Process

01 Ideation process

02 Wireframing

03 Usability Tests

Our prototypes faced the crucible of real-world use. We watched, listened, and learned as students interacted with our creations. Their gestures and expressions told us stories of intuitive successes and perplexing pain points, guiding our hand in the next edit of our design.