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Name
Helen
Based on: SAS persona: Margaret
Scenario
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Aged 34
From Wellington
Aged 34
. Lives with Phil in their home in Brooklyn.
Has two children: one primary school age and one an adolescent.
Lives with Phil in their home in Brooklyn.
Part-time nursing lecturer at a Polytechnic. Doing a PhD in Nursing, has completed one year.
Study is also about personal growth and role-modelling for her teenage daughter
Mature outlook
Social life outside of uni
Determined
Organised
Busy
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She has a social life outside uni.
Technology and internet
Communications preferences: Email. (would MyVic or BB be relevant to a PhD student? What about Victoria Facebook pages?)
Technology: Standard android phone. Has Helen prefers email for communications from Vic.
Helen has a laptop and sometimes uses the Vic WIFI, mainly to do research while she's on campus. She has a standard Android phone.
Tertiary education and career goals
Has completed one year of a PhD in Nursing. Has a masters degree but believes her career prospects will be much better if she has a PhD - in fact, it may eventually become a requirement.
Driven to complete her thesis well and get a better career from that.
Helen did a BA at Victoria after she left school. She has returned to do a Graduate Diploma in Teaching.
She sees three main benefits:
- The qualification she gains will give her a rewarding career.
- Returning to study will provide opportunities for personal growth: she hopes to gain confidence and find new directions to follow in life.
- She wants to be a role model for her teenage daughter.
If Helen had to describe herself in three words, she'd probably say she was: "Busy, organised and determined".
Information needs from Victoria