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Augmented Reality (AR) as a Learning Tool for Physical Hobbies

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8 Weeks

Aug- Oct 2025

TIMELINE

8 Weeks

Aug- Oct 2025

ROLE

Product Designer

ROLE

Product Designer

TEAM

Solo Project

TEAM

Solo Project

SKILLS

AR Prototyping

User Personas

[another one]

SKILLS

AR Prototyping

User Personas

[another one]

TOOLS

Figma

Lottie

Maze & Dovetail

TOOLS

Figma

Lottie

Maze & Dovetail

SUMMARY

A redesigned portal for 23,000+ students

Path@Penn serves as the central hub for course registration, academic planning, and transcripts.

While comprehensive, students often find it overwhelming and unintuitive to use. I redesigned the system to make course planning simpler, clearer, and more transparent.

SUMMARY

A redesigned portal for 23,000+ students

Path@Penn serves as the central hub for course registration, academic planning, and transcripts.

While comprehensive, students often find it overwhelming and unintuitive to use. I redesigned the system to make course planning simpler, clearer, and more transparent.

SUMMARY

A redesigned portal for 23,000+ students

Path@Penn serves as the central hub for course registration, academic planning, and transcripts.

While comprehensive, students often find it overwhelming and unintuitive to use. I redesigned the system to make course planning simpler, clearer, and more transparent.

PROTOTYPE

A one-click solution for course planning

PROTOTYPE

A one-click solution for course planning

PROTOTYPE

A one-click solution for course planning

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PROBLEM

Path@Penn is a powerful tool that overwhelms its users

Path@Penn is essential to every Penn student, but it is dense, unfiltered, and difficult to navigate. This causes students to resort to third-party tools such as Penn Course Plan and Penn Course Review.

PROBLEM

Path@Penn is a powerful tool that overwhelms its users

PROBLEM

Path@Penn is a powerful tool that overwhelms its users

ENDLESS SCROLLING

CONFUSING FILTERS

FILTERS

POOR INFORMATION HIERARCHY

POOR HIERARCHY

RESEARCH

Understanding what matters to students during course selection

I conducted 4 student interviews across majors and schools to learn where the system succeeds, where it fails, and how students navigate complex registration tasks.

RESEARCH

Understanding what matters to students during course selection

I conducted 4 student interviews across majors and schools to learn where the system succeeds, where it fails, and how students navigate complex registration tasks.

RESEARCH

Understanding what matters to students during course selection

I conducted 4 student interviews across majors and schools to learn where the system succeeds, where it fails, and how students navigate complex registration tasks.

INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT

AFFINITY MAP

From there, I found the following key takeaways:

GOALS

Graduation Comes First

Students choose classes primarily based on what fulfills their degree, major, or minor requirements.

They want a system that clearly shows what courses count instead of relying on external tools.

DECISIONS

Attributes, Availability & Difficulty

The top factors influencing course selection are whether a class meets specific attributes, if it's open, and how hard it is perceived to me.

These details need to be surfaced to help students make informed decisions.

CLARITY

Transparency Builds Trust

Students want clear visibility into a course status — if permission requests are required or how long the waitlist is.

Transparency allows students to curate their courseload with confidence.

KEY FEATURES

Find exactly what you are searching for

Improved search and filter

KEY FEATURES

Find exactly what you are searching for

Improved search and filter

KEY FEATURES

Find exactly what you are searching for

Improved search and filter

Know exactly what to click

Improved search and filter

Know exactly what to click

Improved search and filter

Know exactly what to click

Improved search and filter

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