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**Scenario #1:**
- New comer to the site but active at York

Quick Overview

-Sets up profile -Fills in strengths in profile -Checks to see what groups her friends are in -Joins a class group -Posts a question to the group blog -Finds a student with experience and knowledge of science -Sends him an email with a science question -Logs out

Jenna finds she learns best in group situations, and so she is quite active in group collaborations on campus. Hearing about Connect U for the first time she signs up on the site in hopes of connecting with other students who are interested in studying together. Having just joined the website Jenna must first fill in her profile page, adding her classes, academic year, contact information, profile photo and her academic strengths.

She knows that quite a few of her friends have been using Connect U for a while so she figures a good place to start is checking out there profiles and groups. After seeing that her friends are a part of groups that deal specifically with acting classes she is enrolled in, Jenna joins these groups as well.

Jenna know that she has a creative writing assignment coming up in her history of theater class but she has forgotten some of the requirements, reading through the other group postings she feels confident in posting her questions to the blog.

Within her program Jenna is required to take a science elective, currently in her second year. Not knowing much about science, Jenna uses the site to find a student that is both rated high in knowledge and experience. Rather than posting to a group discussion board Jenna emails this student directly with a question from an assignment she is struggling. Seeing that the student is not currently on line Jenna signs out of Connect U and waits to receive a email back from the student in her York U email account.

**Scenario #2:**
-Experienced user

Quick Overview

-Has received a email (from Jenna) about getting help with a science assignment -Sees that Jenna is online -Has a live chat with her -Answers her questions -Updates his profile with a new list of classes -Checks up on a group about his Chemistry lab essay -Answers a question that has been posted to the blog -Posts a list of requirements to the blog -Logs out

Henry has received an email from Connect U on his York U account, when he opens the email he reads a note from a second year theater student named Jenna who is looking to get with a science lab.

Henry logs on the Connect U system and sees that Jenna is online. By clicking on to her profile picture Henry is given the option to take part in a live chat with Jenna. Using the live chat Jenna is able to ask Henry her questions and Henry is able to respond immediately. After all of Jenna’s questions are answered Henry enters his profile page to see that his experience level in the category of science has been increased after helping Jenna. Henry has recently changed a couple of his classes so he updates his class list.

Henry is working on a chemistry essay; he’d like to see what other students are working on so he checks out a group that he is a part of, discussing the particular essay. Henry reads through the blog and sees a question that has been asked by another member of the group; he reply’s to the post with the information the student was looking for. Henry sees that it will be helpful to the group to post a list of requirements for the essay to the group. After posting Henry logs out of connect you to continue working on his essay.

**Scenario #3:**
-New Student

Quick Overview

-Updates her strengths in her profile -Browses through groups related to her history classes -Finds a group discussing an upcoming history test -Emails group members about meeting up on campus to study together -Receives a live shat invitation from on of the members of the group -The live chat is joined by additional members of the group -They discuss the test -Uses the translator to help her communicate with the group -Pick a time and place to meet up, in order to study together

Teresa is an international student who has just moved to Canada to attend her first year at York University by joining the Connect U system Teresa hopes to both connect with students in order to learn collectively as well as get to know the people within her program and make some new friends.

Teresa first logs on to the Connect U system in order to change her profile picture to show off her new haircut to her friends. After changing her profile she continues to browse through groups pertaining to her history classes.

Teresa finds a group that is discussing an upcoming History mid term, not sure of all of the concepts Teresa joins the group. Reading through the group’s blog she sees that many of the other students show an interest in learning collectively. So Teresa decides to set up a study group

She first sets off my sending a mass email about creating a study group to all of the members of the group. Within a few minutes Teresa is invited to join a live chat with a member of the group, Teresa adds other online members of the group to the chat. Together they discuss the upcoming test and study material. Teresa uses the chat’s translator to help facilitate understanding between the group members, Together they decide on a place and time to meet up on campus to study collectively.