ConnectU Social Network for Higher Education Institutions

Table of Content
Brief info on Social Networking
Challenges in using social networking for education Our Proposal: Social Networking for HEI Introducing ConnectU Potential revenue from ConnectU Product Roadmap Business Model

How it all started

1978 First Bulletin Board System (BBS) is born 1995 Geocities service is launched 1997 Social media SixDegrees.com is launched 1999 Blogging service Blogger is launched 2002 Friendster is launched 2003 Myspace and Linkedin are born 2004 Facebook launches 2006 Text based social media Twitter is born 2012 Facebook acquired Instagram

Social Network: Then & Now

Forums, User Groups

2003 Late 90s-2002

2005

2009 onwards

Mid 90s
Early 90s
Bulletin Board Systems (BBS)

Interesting Facts on Social Media

1 in every 9 people on earth is on Facebook with over 800 million users

Total number of Malaysian internet users are 17 million. 60% or nearly 10 million of them are active Facebook users.

Interesting Facts on Social Media

233 Friends!

233 Friends!

Social Networking in Education: US

Social Networking in Education: Malaysia

Social Networking for HEI

Benefits of Using Social Networking for HEI

Dedicated to official local HEI Only people within the HEI community can join Connect people, students, staffs, lecturers, alumni Make new friends, renewing old ones Knowledge sharing and collaboration Campus wide surveys Polling, recruitment Staying connected to campus culture

Introduction To

Agenda
What is ConnectU?

Target User
Using ConnectU
Dashboard

Notes & Tips

Friends Groups

What is ConnectU?
is the latest learning solution. It is an edu-social website that connects students & lecturers to interact using the easy to use features such as blogs, forums, notes & tips, grouping and so much more. In addition, users of ConnectU can also store & share videos, pictures, games and so much more for FREE

Target User
Universities

Lecturers

Colleges

ConnectU Main Page

Using ConnectU - Dashboard

Dashboard
Notes & Tips

myExam

Friends

Groups

Dashboard Is where all recent activities of all users are updated. Also known as users news feed. See your friends, teachers & parents update their profile, share notes & tips and etc.

Notes & Tips

Dashboard
Notes & Tips

myExam

Friends

Groups

Notes & Tips Is where you can share with others any useful notes & tips Add your own notes & tips View Friends notes & tips

myExam
Dashboard
Notes & Tips

myExam

Friends

Groups

myExam

Prepare for your exam online for assessment Question bank module Support Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) only

Friends
Dashboard
Notes & Tips

myExam

Friends

Groups

Friends Add friends Invite friends Request relationship See friends & view their profile

Groups
Dashboard
Notes & Tips

myExam

Friends

Groups

Groups Build/Create social community/Group Invite friends to share your interest Lets all in the group to discuss & give opinion.

ConnectU Features
Topics News Dashboard Networks Activities Survey Trends

Dashboard

G6 ConnectU

ConnectU Modules
Dashboard

Survey Forms

Collaboration Tools

Forum

Modules depends on user rights

Event Calendar

News Feed

Blogs

Sharing

Multimedia Gallery

Messaging

Voting

Linking

Proposed Architecture

Any device; PC, Laptop, Tablet, Handphone

How long should it take?

Impossible is nothing.

1 million students within 2 years.

Our Value Propositions

Integrated social network Collaboration between students from Different universities Peace of Mind Education related matters. Safe for Students Student friendly language. Eliminate cyber bullying between classmate. No distractions e.g games, friends, pictures, ads Easy for Lecturers Student submit assignment online. Online assessment. Study group.

Why Should They Care ?

Revenue Stream
Supporting Apps Student Loan, admission intake Recruiting to Colleges, University Marketing Survey / Questionnaires Advertisements MLM Multimedia Content Development Soft skills business Interview, communication Database Job Agencies

Revenue Stream
Educational Apps Store Mag/ePaper Subscription

Redeemable Points

Soft Skills Assessment

Revenue Stream (Contd.)

Recruiting Agencies Recruiting to University/Colleges

PTPTN Fund Allocation