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This is a web app (First Class) that my friends and I developed for an assignment in the module
Team Project at the University of Birmingham.

I was nominated as a Demonstrator for the same module in the subsequent year (2024).

Group Members:
Hugo Biais (BSc Computer Science)
Manni Cheung (BSc Computer Science)
Yumo Deng (BSc Computer Science)
Yihong Diao (BSc Computer Science)
Daniel Dubrov (BSc Computer Science)
Cheuk Yu Lam (BSc Computer Science)
Mohammed Bu Khamsin (BSc Computer Science)
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💡App Concept

A web platform for members of the community to give and take second-hand items.

✅ Sustainability

✅ Cost-of-living

1.1. Problem Statement

Every year, thousands of students temporarily residing in the local neighborhood departing from the University of Birmingham must get rid of used items and furniture as they are not able to carry these items home. As a result, loads of used goods and furniture, along with other waste, were left on the street during summer. Local neighborhood Selly Oak, for instance, has been mocked as “Smelly Oak” as a terrible smell evolved during July heats.

1.2. About Team

We are Freebees, a group of Computer Science Students at the University of Birmingham.

As software engineers, we strive to provide software solutions that could address the real-world issue as outlined above. By producing a web app that aids the community to give used items a second life for free, we hope to achieve:

1. Reducing waste
2. Promoting sustainability
3. Lessening cost-of-living

1.3. Contribution to the Community/University

UNESCO Sustainability Goals

• Sustainable cities and communities (Goal 11)
• Responsible consumption and production (Goal 12)
• Climate Action (Goal 13)
• No poverty (Goal 1)

Engaged University / University-Community Engagement

1.4. Deliverables

A web app that could address the real-world issue with the following components:

• Interactive website (frontend)
• Server
• Application logic and database (backend)

1.5. Future Development

Further development into a mobile application is considered (out of scope).