Styliana Averkiou | Maria Averkiou | Panayiota Modestou | Panayiotis Louka | Charalampos Ioannou
1. EMPATHISE
Who are they?
Our target group consists of students that belong to high risk groups and they are vulnerable to the virus covid-19. We are focusing on people between the age of 18-30 who attend higher education universities irrespective of gender, nationality or religion. Covid-19 is often severe to people who have health conditions like heart or lung diseases, diabetes or diseases that affects their immune system. These groups are not allowed to be exposed to the virus or come near people that are affected or sick. Due to this situation, the students are forced to stay at home isolated from everyone else in order to protect themselves. In addition, they are not able to physically attend classes at the university and participate in all academic activities like the rest of their fellow students. Thus, they follow the long distance procedure of online lessons in order to make sure they keep on track of their studies so they do not miss their academic year and most importantly they stay protected.
2. DEFINE
What do they need?
Vulnerable university students are currently facing various problems due to the situation of Covid-19. This group of people is strictly recommended to stay isolated at home for their own benefit. They should avoid coming in contact with other people so as to limit the possibility of getting infected from the virus. For that reason, students must follow the distance procedure of online lessons in order to be able to complete their academic year. However, even though online learning seems the perfect solution, vulnerable students are dealing with several issues. Firstly, staying at home for a long period of time can cause a few psychological problems that can negatively affect a person. Some examples can be depression and stress which may force a student to feel anxious, sad and lose interest in daily activities. Another important concern is that their social interactions are significantly limited, which drives the referring group into feelings of loneliness and bad mood. Moreover, these students are dealing with learning difficulties, as online learning is not so straightforward and understandable as to physical attendance in class and thus it is more challenging for them compared to other students. Lastly, high risk students are constantly depended on others for their personal needs. Someone else has to be concerned about their shopping list, food and personal needs. The whole situation is certainly demanding and very difficult for both the sufferers and the people around them.
3. IDEATE
Ideas
- Organize a group of students who will provide assistance to vulnerable groups of students
- Special entertainment rooms specifically designed for these people in the premises of TEPAK
- Home training
- VR learning (rooms using VR)
- Activity groups exclusive for vulnerable groups (sports, arts, etc)
- Psychological support from online experts
- Home personal trainers
- Specially designed parks ( covid free measurements)
- Online library renewal for academic support
- Specially designed spaces in the library
- Home delivery services (books, letters, food, basic necessities) - application
- Facebook Page -> volunteers + campaign
- Information events - campaign
Final Idea
4. GANTT-CHART
Gantt Chart - Schedule for tasks
5. PROTOTYPE
PRODUCTS
Credits:
Created with images by Stefano Pollio - "krisis" • Anshu A - "untitled image" • engin akyurt - "coronavirus" • Cade Renfroe - "untitled image" • Daria Nepriakhina - "Here you can download the canvas: http://solutioncanvas.com"