Griddle+Proposal

Griddle

Griddle is an easy scheduler. After registering and putting up their schedules, students will be able to friend others and then, will be able to see their friends' calendar. Griddle will make it easy to see who's available and who's probably nearby, making the process of getting together, and perhaps, scheduling lunch, easy.

Students will be able to see who else is registered in their classes, so they can make new friends and put together study groups. When trying to figure out when to meet with friends or your study group, students will be able to ask Griddle, and Griddle will give possible times that work for everybody. When a professor wants to hold an outside lecture or hold office hours, he will be able to ask Griddle, and, using the schedules provided by students, Griddle will give possible times that work for everybody.

When students want to schedule classes for next semester, they will be able to put in their requirements, and Griddle will give possible schedules. If a group of students want to schedule a class or two together, Griddle will analyze possible schedules and offer the ones that work best for each student in the group.

Our target users will be UMD students, ages 17 to 24, and UMD faculty. Students will be able to get together with friends and fellow students. Students will also be able to use Griddle to find out when their professors are available to meet with. Professors will be able to use Griddle to schedule out-of-class meetings with their students.