This project aims for students to create a web application that enables users to track and reduce their carbon footprint through daily activities. The objective is to develop a full stack application that provides insights into individual environmental impacts and suggests ways to mitigate them. By the end of the project, students will have learned how to design, implement, and deploy a web application using modern development tools and frameworks, showcasing their ability to contribute to sustainable technology solutions in the tech industry.

Project Setup and Initial Research

• Objective: Familiarize with project requirements and environmental impact concepts.
• Deliverable: A project plan document outlining the application's features, for an internal labeling tool for maps.
• Filename for Deliverable: ProjectPlan_CarbonTracker.pdf

Backend Development: API and Database

• Objective: Create the backend infrastructure to handle user data and carbon footprint calculations.
• Deliverable: Source code for the API and database schema, including documentation on endpoints and data models.
• Filename for Deliverable: Backend_API_DB.zip

Frontend Development: User Interface

• Objective: Develop the user interface for the web application, focusing on usability and accessibility.
• Deliverable: Source code for the frontend application, including screenshots and a video demo of the user interface.
• Filename for Deliverable: Frontend_UI_Demo.zip

Students will be supported through mentorship sessions with experienced developers, access to cloud-based development tools and resources, interactive workshops on full stack development practices, and peer review sessions to foster collaboration and feedback.