SkillSwap: A Campus-First, Credit-Based Peer Mentoring System

This project contains the preprint of SkillSwap, a research-driven design and prototype of a campus-first, credit-based peer mentoring platform. The work synthesizes prior research on peer learning, algorithmic matching, gamification, trust and reputation systems, and non-monetary incentive design to propose a socio-technical system for equitable skill exchange in higher education. The paper presents the conceptual architecture, system design rationale, and findings from an early-stage prototype evaluation. Results should be interpreted as exploratory and intended to inform future large-scale empirical studies.