| dc.description.abstract | Many students cannot fathom the idea of joining the halls of residence at
Makerere and other universities in Uganda. The whole idea reminds them of
school dormitories filled with curfews and routine checks. Hence the students
hanker for the splashy, expensive, and sometimes distant, hostels, in the
name of independence and convenience. Students in hostels often rely on
the hostel shuttles to make their way to and fro campus. Hostels must
therefore ensure that their shuttle system is spot-on lest they risk loosing
their students. This report describes the development of Shuttle Alert, a
realtime mobile application designed to provide students with an up to date
minute visualization of the hostel shuttle’s location. It describes the problem
being addressed, objectives intended for the project, and a review on the
functionality of existing related systems. The report also provides a full
description of the design and implementation of Shuttle Alert. | en_US |
