Here are additional project possibilities for Spring 2024.
The problem: Many students experience a sense of disconnection from their professors, whether it be due to large class sizes or even just a lack of personal interaction in small classes. Moreover, many are interested in learning more about their professors and have questions about what they are researching and the projects they are working on. However, it can be difficult to network and make connections with professors and ask those questions directly.
The solution: Trading card games are very popular, and this neat twist involves the UH Manoa community and fosters a sense of belonging at the institution. It encourages students to make friends and bond with their classmates as well. During the semester, students can input courses to receive a trading card containing fun facts about their professor. Each trading card is unique to that semester and limited based on class size, thus encouraging students to collect trading cards of varying styles and rarity. Learning more about their research and projects may inspire students interested in conducting their own research and projects to come up with ideas and seek out potential mentors.
If you pick this project, you cannot name your project “Professor Trading Card Game”.
For potential ideas related to this project, see the following:
The problem: Invasive species pose a significant threat to local ecosystems, causing ecological imbalances or even extinction. However, monitoring and tracking these invasive species across the Hawaiian islands can be a daunting and resource-expensive task, making research difficult to complete.
The solution: The invasive species tracker aims to address these challenges by establishing a citizen science initiative to bring the community together and educate people on invasive species, raising awareness and empowering the community and professionals to be able to better track the harmful species and care for the ecosystem.
If you pick this project, you cannot name your project “Invasive Species Tracker”.
For potential ideas related to this project, see the following:
The problem: Losing personal belongings is a common occurrence among students in university environments, often resulting in frustration, inconvenience, and in most cases, financial loss.
The solution: The lost and found UH Manoa app will provide a comprehensive way to reunite community members with their wallets, phones, and any other valuables.
If you pick this project, you cannot name your project “Lost and Found”.
For potential ideas related to this project, see the following:
The problem: Students do not exercise enough.
The solution: the Gym Buddy system encourages users to create detailed profiles that highlight their fitness objectives, workout schedules, personal achievements, and availability for workouts, fostering a sense of camaraderie and mutual support. Additionally, the app offers a live feed of ongoing and upcoming events, allowing users to see who is participating and perhaps join familiar faces, thus promoting community engagement.
If you pick this project, you cannot name your project “Gym Buddy”.
For potential ideas related to this project, see the following:
Not this semester, but maybe for ICS 414, or for your own recreational programming project: