DawgTransfer

Project Overview

My Role: UI/UX Designer
Timeline: 6 months (2023)
Team Size: 5

Transfer students struggle to navigate fragmented information systems when applying to four-year universities. Complex processes, outdated equivalency guides, and inconsistent requirements across institutions lead to confusion and lower transfer success rates.

Sponsored by UW iSchool Student Service and partnered with the University of Washington, our team designed DawgTransfer, a platform that consolidates transfer resources and streamlines decision-making for students across Washington State.

Problem Statement

How might we help transfer students efficiently access and compare program information to make confident decisions about their academic future while increasing transfer success and educational equity?

Market Research

User Research

Key Insights from Research

• Non-standardized Tool

• Outdated Information

• No Major Comparison

Our Solutions

Early Prototypes

User Testing

We gather feedback & insights from prospective transfer students & university advisors:

• Most users think Course Converter feature is useful

• Most users think the major recommendation is helpful

• Completion Status page is non-user-friendly

• Student profile is hard to find

• Want to save preferred majors for future reference

• Need more information such as school resources

Final Deliverables

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Impact

The deliverables was well received by UW stakeholders, and the functional design was adopted by several official websites of universities in the state.