The proposed project consists of a social media platform for module reviews. Its aim is to offer existing and prospective students a source of information about the available modules on each course offered by the University.
Initial module information will be taken by the module details pages from the University sites. The system will allow categorisation of those modules into compulsory and optionally available groups. From there, users will be able to provide feedback on them, rating against a set of criteria (for example, difficulty, engagement, type of coursework, size of class etc).Ā The system will offer the ability to suggest suitable modules for a particular user according to course enrolment. Suggestions will be decided according to user patterns (for example, a particular module preferred by students from a particular course).
Expansion of this basic idea can lead to useful (and currently unavailable) applications in everyday university life. For example, a unified platform of communication between students enrolled on the same module, greater engagement with the module materials, opportunities for peer support/peer learning, instant feedback from module leaders/academics, first-hand information to prospective students. Design and features of the platform will be informed by opinions from expected stakeholdersā sample groups, so as to ensure maximum user satisfaction. Economic, social and ethical considerations will also be taken into account.