Name
Mike
Scenario
Mattie's dad
Age: 52
Occupation: Secondary teacher
Lives in Newtown with Margie, Mattie and Mattie's younger brother.
Technology and internet
Laptop
Smartphone
Information needs from Victoria
Mattie is starting to think seriously about his future line of work. Towards the end of last year (year 11), Wellington High held a careers evening to help students choose the right school subjects for year 12. Mattie picked up quite a bit of information at the careers evening, and told Mike he'd looked at a few websites, but in reality he seemed a bit overwhelmed by all the information and choices.
Mike wants to be able to give him advice and help him make informed choices, so he went to the websites of several universities and looked at what degrees they offer that are relevant to working overseas in third world countries: and what school subjects are recommended. While he was there, Mike also looked at what it might cost to do a degree and what the government contribution might be.
He was also interested in the types of job Mattie might be able to go for after he finished his degree and how hard those jobs were to get.
Mike went to Victoria's website first, because it has a good reputation and Mattie could save money by living at home: he hadn't voiced a strong desire to live in another city.
Mike also looked at Canterbury, because that's where he went to uni in his time, and a couple of others that he randomly thought of - Massey and Waikato - just for comparison.