TutorBuddy - connecting students with tutors

introduction

We live in an ever changing world, and with technology people are constantly learning new skills, assisting others, and providing services.

There is always someone who has a skill to share and someone who is willing to learn that skill.

TutorBuddy is an application that connects tutors with students. The application is built around three main concepts: tutors, students and sessions.

student

• Student is a individual who needs assistance in some form
• Learn a new skill or technology
• needs help setting up a device
• needs help reparing for presentation
• wants to learn to fly an airplane

tutor

• Tutor has a set of skills and expertise to offer
• can help an individual to setup device or learn a new skill or technology
• can provide a legal or counseling service

session

• Session is an interaction outside the app itself
• Sessions have duration
• Upon completion, sessions can be rated by tutor and student
• Reporting can be done (future enhancement)
  • Report on most sought after topics or subjects
  • Report on most active tutors
  • Report Avg length of sessions

platforms

The application relies on a backend API written in C#, Dotnet Core, and Entity Framework Core. The initial release was to support two front end applications:

• web front end with React targeting devices with larger screen sizes (desktop and laptops),
• iOs version for apple mobile devices.

high level architecture

backend api architecture

The api backend is based on a simple layered architecture with just three layers.

core application functions

The core functions of the app include the following:

• Create user (student/tutor)
• Authenticate user
• User search for tutor, request a session
• Tutor accepts request and begins session
• Tutor or student ends session
• Tutor or student provide rating

building the application

technologies

login process using 2FA

future enhancements

• Think of tutors as resource that provide services
• Students as target audience, can be a group
• App can be used for resource requests and tracking
• Legal counseling as sessions
• Speaking engagements
• One tutor can engage with a group
• Payment integration
• Authentication as a service
• Reporting
  • Report most sought after topics or subjects
  • Report most active tutors
  • Avg length of sessions