Projeto e Implementação de um Aplicativo iOS para Apoio à Jornada Acadêmica dos Estudantes no PPGCO

Abstract

In the academic environment, time management is a recurring challenge for students, potentially compromising their well-being and directly impacting their performance. In advanced levels, such as Master’s and Doctorate programs, low performance is one of the main causes of dropout, and a way to avoid it is through effective time management. In the Graduate Program in Computer Science at the Federal University of Uberlândia, there is no integrated information system to support this journey, causing students and administrators to rely on spreadsheets or other less suitable tools. In this way, a mobile application can assist in managing deliverables, accessing course progress, managing subjects, grades, and informing about program milestones. This work proposes the development of an application that allows students to monitor their journey in the Graduate Program in Computer Science. Therefore, a prototype was developed, and an iOS application was implemented where students can access information and manage their academic journey to a certain extent. Given the complexity, this work includes implementation without integration with an external server, as this stage is being developed in another capstone project. Thus, at the end of this work, there will be a prototype of an iOS application, which, when integrated with the server, will allow students to view their completed credits, access their subjects and record their grades, add publications, view the rules for thesis or dissertation defense, access program milestones, submit mandatory documentation, and receive messages from the program’s office. Figma was used for prototyping and Xcode was used for application development.