User Acceptance Testing and Evaluation of a Smart Student Rental Platform for Sustainable Campus Communities

Abstract

This paper presents the user acceptance testing (UAT) and evaluation of the Smart Student Rental Platform, a mobile application developed to promote sustainable resource sharing within university communities. The platform enables students to lend and rent academic or lifestyle items through a secure, centralized system that encourages affordability and reuse. User acceptance was evaluated using a structured questionnaire based on the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), focusing on perceived ease of use, usefulness, capability, trust, and intention to use. Twenty-five university students participated in the testing after interacting with the functional prototype developed using Flutter and Firebase. The findings indicate a high level of user satisfaction, with respondents reporting that the application was easy to navigate, improved accessibility to essential items, and encouraged environmentally responsible behavior. Minor feedback highlighted the need for performance optimization. Overall, the results confirm that the system is both usable and beneficial for fostering sustainable consumption and community collaboration in campus environments.