GatorGoalMate

Lauren Dulick, Sophia Dadla, Simar Khetpal, Roshan Ahmed

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Overview

Problem Statement: Many UF students struggle to stay accountable and motivated in achieving their academic, personal, and fitness goals each semester. Without a supportive community and effective tools to track progress, students often find themselves falling short of their aspirations.

Proposed Solution: GatorGoalMate, a social media website designed specifically for UF students to tackle these challenges head-on, provides a platform where students can set, track, and achieve their goals while fostering rich community involvement that uplifts and motivates peers to reach their full potential.

Stakeholders: UF Students

Unique Approach:

Tailored to UF Students
Accountability through Social Engagement
Tangible Evidence to Track Progress
Dopamine-Rich Social Media Atmosphere

Contributions

Served as Project Manager & Scrum Master
- Lead weekly team meetings
- Created and assign issues on Scrum Board
- Merged team’s code into cohesive branch

Notable Contributions
- Constructed frontend/backend interface using React / Express
- Implemented MongoDB database to store Profile and Post information
- Added 'delete' and 'edit' functionalities to change data stored in the database
- Linked pages together for navigation purposes
- Troubleshooted issues running the program on different PCs

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Project Specifications

Prompt: create a Social Media Web Application for University of Florida students
- Summary: Social Media Web Application with Twitter-style interface designed for UF students to post semester-long goals, interact with friends, and customize profiles