Developing an Interactive University Orientation App: Potential Users’ Feedback

Authors

  • Radzuwan Ab Rashid Faculty of Languages and Communication, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, 21300 Kuala Nerus,Terengganu
  • Nagaletchimee Annamalai School of Distance Education, Universiti Sains, Malaysia,
  • Hadeel Saed Applied Science Private University, Jordan
  • Baderaddin Yassin Al-Ghad International Colleges for Applied Medical Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • Omar Ali Al-Smadi University of Ha’il

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijim.v15i22.24523

Keywords:

smartphone apps, higher institution, gamification, orientation app

Abstract


Abstract— The use of apps has become increasingly common in higher institutions and often linked with the needs of the current generation. This qualitative study investigates the perception of undergraduate students at a university in Malaysia as part of a need analysis to develop a university orientation app. Fifteen participants were interviewed and the findings suggest that the participants have a positive perception of having the app. The positive perception is mainly based on the needs to navigate around the campus where the apps will help to make the navigation easier and effective by serving as ‘one-stop information center’. In addition to the navigation purpose, the potential users request gamification elements to keep them interested in using the app. This paper concludes that an appealing orientation app for the students should expose them to the university surrounding and at the same time contain gamification elements. 

Author Biographies

Hadeel Saed, Applied Science Private University, Jordan

Lecturer

Baderaddin Yassin, Al-Ghad International Colleges for Applied Medical Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Lecturer

Downloads

Published

2021-11-19

How to Cite

Ab Rashid, R., Annamalai, N., Saed, H., Yassin, B., & Al-Smadi, O. A. (2021). Developing an Interactive University Orientation App: Potential Users’ Feedback. International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM), 15(22), pp. 165–171. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijim.v15i22.24523

Issue

Section

Short Papers