My name is Tristan Whittingham and I am an extremely motivated individual and one day I would like to open my own stock brokerage firm. If this business concept were to materialize, it could give me the startup money that I would need to eventually open my own firm. My business concept is a proctoring service which could be an alternative to ProctorU, I could start it, and eventually sell it in order to follow my dreams.
Online students at the University of Florida have to take their exams online as well, on an online proctor service where there is a proctor watching your every move and can be very nerve-racking. My business idea would solve this problem and would allow online students to meet up with a proctor in whichever city there are in, in order to take a pen and paper exam, like they are accustomed to doing.This process would be much like taking an ACT or SAT test, you select the location, date, and time that you would be willing to the exam. The proctors would then score the exams themselves and send the results to the professor. My customers would be any online student at any university in the United States that does not feel comfortable taking an exam via ProctorU. Taking a pen and paper exam is what most students are used to and prefer, so this alternative to ProctorU could allow students to do better on exams. I am a hard-worker and I believe I can make anything successful if I put my mind to it. I believe these concepts fit together nicely and would allow for a very profitable business.
I did not change this post much from my original napkin idea. I did include a couple sentences that made the process easier to understand by referencing the SAT and ACT testing procedure. The comments I received mainly focused on how students love this idea because they despise ProctorU exams. I can't really say 5 things that I took away from the comments because there were only two changes that people recommended, and I implemented those into this post.
Hi Tristan. I am an online student and think this would be a great idea for those that prefer the pen and paper method. I however have enjoyed being able to take my exams online in the comfort of my own home. I get test anxiety and I've found this way to be much more calm for me. It can be stressful trying to make your way to the test location as I found when we use to have to go to the community colleges in town.
ReplyDeleteBut as I said before I think it's great for those that prefer in-person tests.
I have taken online classes before where the tests are done through proctor u and I hated it. I didn't like that they had control over my computer and were quite literally breathing down my neck, so I think that this is a great idea. Honestly I don't think your idea napkin really needs to be changed, it is a solid explanation of your product and from reading it I get a very good description of what you imagine your business would be set up like. My idea is also related to school but takes an approach to help teachers feel appreciated here is the link if you are interested: http://courtneydscott.blogspot.com/2016/03/idea-napkin-2.html
ReplyDeleteHi tristan, this is a pretty unique idea. At first I didn't think it was all that different but after reading and thinking about it, I think there is some potential for you here. I personally do not like taking tests on proctor U both because there is someone watching me and my computer at all times and because there can be glitches and internet problems that take time away from the exam. your idea of going to an actual place like when taking the ACT or SAT is pretty smart and i think it could work. I wish you luck with the rest of this idea. I did not complete this assignment but check out my blog for other cools posts!
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