Final Project Idea
01 Apr 2025
Proposers
Andrea Murillo, Milan Bukovics, Landon Kihe, Catalina Barnes
Overview
At UH Mānoa, students rush to take notes, struggling to keep up with lectures. Alexa took great notes, but her friend Noah often missed key details. Before an exam, he searched Laulima and group chats, only to find scattered, incomplete notes.
“What if there was one place where UH students could share notes for every class?” Tokyo wondered.
That idea became NoteHub Mānoa, a website where students could:
- Upload and access notes for any UH course.
- Rate notes based on clarity and usefulness.
- Comment and discuss with classmates.
No more last-minute panic. No more missing details. Just a growing library of knowledge, built by UH students, for UH students.
Problem Statement
If you need notes for a specific class, you’d prefer notes made by peers who took that exact same course. Unfortunately, those notes are hard to find online—many are scattered, incomplete, hidden behind paywalls, or blocked by intrusive ads.
Solution
A dedicated website where students can:
- Upload notes categorized by class, professor, and semester
- Search for specific notes based on course details
- Access and review notes freely, without unnecessary barriers
Mockups & Design
🔹 Mockup page ideas: Cat (Figma Link: View Here)
🔹 Color scheme: Mānoa colors + orange
Use Case Scenarios
1. Uploading Notes
- Student visits the landing page.
- Logs in or creates an account.
- Clicks Upload Notes on the navigation bar.
- Fills in:
- Owner email (defaults to anonymous)
- Title
- Department → Class
- Semester
- Professor
- Description
- Link to document (Google Drive, GitHub, etc.)
- Submits, making notes available on the View Notes page.
2. Editing Uploaded Notes
- Student logs into their account.
- If they have uploaded notes, an Edit Notes tab appears.
- Student clicks Edit Notes and sees their uploaded notes.
- They can modify:
- Title
- Department → Class
- Semester
- Professor
- Description
- Owner email (defaults to anonymous)
- Document link
- Updates the notes, and the changes reflect on the View Notes page.
3. Searching for Notes
- Student logs in or creates an account.
- Clicks View Notes on the navigation bar.
- Uses the search bar and filters to find notes for a specific class.
- Available notes are displayed with:
- Owner/Author
- Document link
- Department/Class
- Semester
- Professor
- Description
Beyond the Basics
- Comment section – Users can leave feedback or discuss notes.
- Rating system – Students rate notes from 1 to 5 stars based on quality.
Potential Gamification Idea
- Users earn points by uploading notes.
- Points can be spent to unlock other notes.
- Higher-rated notes cost more points to unlock.
- Encourages better note-taking and active participation.