Organised is an organisation system geared towards university students who feel the need to get organised in their university and/or professional life. It covers such aspects as mark calculation, productive time tracking, event scheduling and task organisation.
Developed by a university student for university students, Organised aims to be the friend who helps you with productivity and organisation to get the most out of your time.
A brief introduction of Organised can be found here.
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An installer is provided for Windows systems. Download it, install it and use Organised on your Windows machine;
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By installing Organised you agree with the license;
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I also recommend reading the Notes segment of the Technical Brief section.
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All source code and resources needed are available here on Github. Feel free to tinker Organised to your own liking or suggest improvements;
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Keep in mind that you will need to add your own SQLite JDBC to connect with the database of Organised;
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Also, depending on your IDE you might have problems with references to the images & database. Database reference can be modified in Database.java and the majority of image links can be modified in the relevant FXML Files and class ControlScene.java;
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The main start point of the system is Main.java;
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A jar file is provided as well. Keep in mind that an SQLite JDBC jar file will need to be in the same directory as the jar file for Organised to open.
Organised consists of 4 main sections: Marks, Time, Schedule and Tasks. Whilst navigating through the system, keep in mind that you might need to complete one section before moving to the other. For example, add years and modules in Marks and then move to study period addition in Time.
Using Organised for the first time you will have to register. The username and the password you use to create an account will act as your login details to access Organised. To avoid logging in each time you launch Organised, make sure you check the "Keep me logged in." checkbox.
Your statistics. Populate Organised with information and see your profile update based on your progress. The banner at the top changes based on the time of day.
Add your Years, Modules & Assignments. When you complete your assignments, add your marks to Organised and get grade calculations for each module and each year. Note that:
- Values in Marks are rounded up, so minimal variation is possible;
- Grades in Marks are weighted according to given module credits and year percentages, where applicable;
- Degree classifications are indicative: it is based on the general UK Higher Education System guidance but can vary based on university and not be the same in other countries;
- All Year modules are split evenly between Autumn and Spring semesters.
Add your Periods (such as Year 1 Semester 1, Year 2 Spring Vacation, etc.) and track how much time you work during the day. Get statistics about each day and week and compare them amongst themselves or other periods.
Each Period is associated with a Year. A Year can be added in the Marks tab.
Add Events to your periods and get your schedule Organised. Such events as lectures, which repeat over multiple weeks, can be added as recurring events to save time. Note that:
- Organised time is UK time (GMT).
To use this tab, you'll have to have Periods created. You can create a Period in Time tab.
Events have to be associated with a module. In case your event is neutral (e.g. Trip to the beach) add a module for such occasions (e.g. Free time) in the Year, which is associated with the Period the Event is to be added to.
Add Tasks to your periods & weeks and always be Organised with your activities. Tasks which need to be repeated in multiple weeks can be added as recurring tasks-in the same manner as events. Observe your progress and know what needs to be done when.
To use this tab, you'll have to have Periods created. You can create a Period in Time tab.
Tasks have to be associated with a module. In case your task is neutral (e.g. Clean computer screen) add a module for such occasions *(e.g. Housework) in the Year, which is associated with the Period the Task is to be added to.
Tasks can be Completed, Not Completed or Dropped. A dropped task is a task which was meant to be completed, but has been discarded for some reason. A dropped task does not impact the progress bar of tasks completion in any way.
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As of now, the main system window is fixed at 1400 x 900 pixels to preserve the necessary layout. There is no way of changing that size (yet!);
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Currently, your database file might be saved in your AppData/Local/Temp folder. Be aware, that updating your machine or deleting temporary files might remove your data entirely. I recommend backing up the database file in case you accidently delete those files.
The back-end of Organised is Java whilst the front-end is made with JavaFX. SQLite is used as a local database, to avoid server hosting and make Organised a self-contained, standalone application. The bundle for the installer was exported from IntelliJ and packaged as an installer with Inno Setup script.
The font used in Organised is Arial and Arial Rounded MT Bold. The icons used are available at Materials.
The source code of the application is licensed under the GNU General Public License 3.0, which can be found here.
This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but without any warranty; without even the implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
Use it for non-commercial purposes as you wish. Organised is not for commercial use in any form.
If you wish to reach out to me regarding Organised, any improvements, ideas, other projects, a chat or a cup of coffee you can do so by LinkedIn.