About this project

The goal of this project was to create a website/service that people from schools and colleges could use to use give away equipment that they no longer need.

To private individuals who could then use them for their own purposes.

For example an old laptop could be used as a Plex Server instead for instance amog lots of other things.

For Storing media like movies and videos.

You can use download the powerpoint presentation about this project using the button below:

Business Aspects

Business Aspects related to the business are:

SWOT Analysis

A SWOT analysis was performed on this service.

The results of this SWOT analysis can be seen in the chart below:

This was done in order to be able to organise business resources in the proper way.

5 Year Plan

A 5 year plan was made out to see what would be the income and expenses for a business like this.

Alongside that the gross profit and net profit for those years covered is also included

Technical Aspects

Technologies Used

HTML

Used to build the overall structure of the website.

CSS

Dictates how the website itself looks.

SQL

Used to retrieve information from the database and select specific records.

PHP

Used to help execute commands on the webpage and database.

Screens

This project contains screens that have lots of purposes like:

Like Registering Users
Creating Listings
Requesting Items from Educational Users from School/Colleges who have items to get rid of.
Closing Listings
Viewing currently put up listings.
Among lots of other screens with different purposes.

Here are 2 Examples:

Ethical Aspects and Impact

Promoting Re-Use

The ethical impact of this solution would be that it would help to promote re-use among society.
Instead of just throwing away old technology that may no longer have a use in a school/college.
For example it can instead be used as a Plex Server that can be used to as a local media server for playing movies while at home.
This is just one of the few things that can be done with devices like these which would otherwise be useless to a lot of people.

Promoting Proper Recycling

This service can be used to promote proper recycling within society at large and make sure that electronics are properly recycled.
Instead of being thrown into the landfill.
Where they can do real harm to the environment and once they go into the landfill it also harder to get rid of them effectively.

Reducing the Amount of Harmful Chemicals released into the Atmosphere

Through proper recycling and re-use of IT equipment we can reduce the amount of harmful chemicals being released into the atmosphere.
As 70% of E-waste is Toxic and this toxic E-waste can harm the environment and cause problems.
As harmful chemicals can harm plants and pollute the ground.
Making sure that nothing can grow in those areas.
So, it is of key importance to make sure that these harmful chemicals are not released for the good of the environment and the world at large.