Final Project Idea

31 Mar 2020

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Authors: Christian Jensen

Study Spot

Places on campus for studying, relaxing, or collaborating.

Overview

The problem: Most students spend their time studying and doing class assignments. But where we do these things can greatly affect our workflow and productivity. Noise, environment and many other factors can be the deciding factors that allow students to do their work efficiently and effectively.

The solution: Welcome to Study Spot, a place where students can go to find locations that match their studying needs. Users can post places that can be used for studying, a quick break or a place to collaborate with peers. Students can geo pin the locations and give a brief description of their spots. Ratings can be given to these spots so users know where the best spots are.

Mockup page ideas

Study spot has a hierarchical structure, where three positions are present. The user, which can post, review and rate. They can also view the locations and descriptions of the spots. The Moderator, which can check for users or postings that don’t follow the purpose of the service, either by flagging the post or removing it entirely depending on its severity. And the Admin which has control over Study Spots design and code and can fix bugs if any are present.

Possible mockup pages:

• Landing page
• User page
• Moderator page
• Admin page
• Map of campus
• Profile page
• Postings of spots
• Add new spot
• Create accont page

Use case ideas

The step process from each POV:

• Users will first fall on the landing page which will explain how the service works, and how to get started. They can choose if they want to browse existing spots or make a user get more utilities. Then the user makes an account on the new user page, which can have various customizations. Then they can post a spot.
• Moderators will fall on the landing page and once logged in will be given access to a hidden page where they can choose to flag or remove posts.
• Admin will fall on the landing page and once logged in will be given complete access to the site.

Beyond the Basics

• Users can add new spots with geo pinned locations.
• Users can rate spots on a 1-5 star rating.
• Users can write reviews on spots.
• Users can rate reviews on spots with up/down votes.