Case Study: Classroom Management System for Universities

🧩 Problem

Many universities struggled with classroom scheduling and availability management. Teachers and students had no quick way to check if a room was booked, often leading to confusion, conflicts, and inefficient use of resources.

🚀 Solution

We built a web-based Classroom Management System that allows:

• Real-time availability checking of classrooms
• Room booking by authorized users
• Conflict detection if a booking overlaps with an existing one
• A simple and responsive UI to make access and usage seamless

🧪 Features

• ✅ Live list of all classrooms
• ✅ Book rooms for specific dates and time slots
• ✅ Prevent booking conflicts using smart overlap checks
• ✅ Lightweight and fast-loading interface
• ✅ Works well across devices (mobile + desktop)

🛠️ Tech Stack

• Frontend: Next.js, Tailwind CSS, ShadcnUI, SWR
• Backend: Next.js API routes
• Database: PostgreSQL (Neon)
• Deployment: Vercel
• ORM: postgres.js

📈 Results

• Simplified room booking process at universities (specifically UET Peshawar)
• Reduced classroom conflicts and double-bookings
• Improved transparency for teachers and students

🌐 Try It Out

Live Demo

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🧠 Learnings

• Implemented real-time validation using SQL queries to detect overlapping bookings.
• Focused on clean UI/UX for non-technical users.
• Learned how to integrate server-side logic with frontend in a serverless setup.

📅 What’s Next

• Integrate push/email notifications

📷 UI Images