RUconnected vs Guideian

The official app for Rhodes University’s learning management system for students and lecturers. Features - Access course content even when offline - Attempt quizzes, post in forums, submit assignments & more both on and offline - Receive instant notifications of course announcements, forum posts and assignment submissions - Find and contact peers in your courses - Upload images, audio, videos and other files from your mobile device - Check upcoming deadlines - View your grades - and much more! Keeping you connected to your learning! The app requires the following permissions: - Record audio: For recording audio to upload to Moodle - Read and modify the contents of your SD card: Contents are downloaded to the SD Card so you can see them offline - Network access: To be able to connect with your Moodle site and check if you are connected or not to switch to offline mode - Run at startup: So you receive local notifications even when the app is running in the background - Prevent phone from sleeping: So you can receive push notifications anytime

Guideian provides three practical tools to help students, jobseekers and advisers make informed career choices and prepare professional applications. The app combines data and intelligent analysis to surface relevant career options, improve CVs, and reveal labour market trends. Career matching engine: AI-informed recommendations that match users to suitable careers and programmes using interests, subject marks and labour market signals. Each recommendation includes clear reasoning, required qualifications and practical next steps. CV toolkit: A web-based CV editor with ATS-friendly templates, automated scoring and export options. The toolkit highlights gaps, suggests content improvements and helps users present skills and achievements professionally. Insights dashboard: Interactive labour market data, salary trends, provincial maps and growth indicators to support decision making. Data is updated regularly so users can compare career outlooks and identify in-demand skills. Security and privacy: User data is stored and processed securely and only used to improve matching and reporting. The app is built for transparency and practical guidance without unnecessary complexity. Intended users: students, school careers teams, jobseekers and career advisers who need clear, data informed tools for exploration, CV preparation and market analysis.