An Online Team Interactive Communication Platform for Undergraduate Design Students
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Virtual Platform, Undergraduate Design Students, Online Team Communication, Online Teamwork, Team InteractionAbstract
The purpose of the present project is to design a virtual platform for team members to communicate with each other. It targets the design undergraduate students to facilitate communication. It has proposed various activities and functions in this platform which could facilitate the team working. The design concept has been employed for this project. The outcome of this project is a platform which helps undergraduate design students to move from the storming stage to norming and performing stage in an easier manner. The evaluation of the project has been done through interview and it is concluded that it is a feasible project which can solve the pain point of the group members working online. It provides a platform for continuous interaction and developing bonding with online members.
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