For General Assembly’s Unit 3 project: MERN Stack CRUD App.

Project Definition

• Goal: Build a management system for a single fitness studio’s operations: schedule classes, accept bookings, enforce capacity, track attendance.
• Core Users / Roles:
  • Owner/Admin – manages instructors/students, policies, and classes.
  • Instructors – view their classes and student lists, view other bookings.
  • Students/Clients – browse classes, book/cancel sessions, track attendance.

MVP Scope

Focus on the minimum features needed to demonstrate functionality:

• Authentication: Role-based login (Owner, Instructor, Student).
• Class Scheduling:
  • Owners create classes (name, date/time, instructor, capacity).
  • Instructors can view and manage their assigned classes.
  • Students can browse and book.
• Booking System:
  • Seat tracking (capacity management).
  • Prevent double-booking.
• Basic Profile Management:
  • Student info (name, email).
  • Instructor bio/profiles.

Stretch Goals

• Recurring classes (RRULE instance generation).
• Passes/memberships
• Waitlists for full classes.
• Attendance check-in.
• Sub-management (re-assign instructors temporarily)
• Cancel class cutoffs (e.g. 12h before class begins)
• Reports (revenue, bookings, attendance).
• Payment integration (Stripe/PayPal).

Data Models (ERD)