Summary
This Android application was built for SMK Negeri 2 Banjarbaru to make academic information easily accessible for students and teachers. Teachers can view their teaching schedules, while students can see their class timetables. When the current school day ends, the app automatically shows the next upcoming schedule, ensuring students never forget their classes.
The app also includes a student leaderboard to encourage academic performance, an anonymous reporting feature for submitting feedback or complaints directly to the principal, and an event/agenda section that lists upcoming school activities.
Problem
Before this app, schedules and announcements were distributed manually or through group chats, which often led to:
- Students forgetting upcoming classes or updated timetables.
- Teachers lacking a centralized view of their own teaching schedule.
- Difficulty for students to express complaints or report issues privately.
- Limited visibility of school events and academic achievements.
Goal / Use Case
- Provide a centralized mobile platform for students and teachers to access schedules and announcements.
- Automatically display upcoming class schedules after school hours.
- Display a leaderboard for top-performing students.
- Enable an anonymous reporting system for students to submit concerns directly to the school administration.
- List school events and activities in a simple agenda view.
Impact
- Improved communication and transparency between teachers, students, and administration.
- Reduced forgotten or missed classes thanks to real-time schedule reminders.
- Encouraged healthy academic competition through the leaderboard feature.
- Provided a safe channel for students to voice concerns anonymously.
- Simplified dissemination of information about upcoming school events.
Development Duration
Developed in approximately 1 month using Java and Firebase for backend data synchronization. The app communicates with the school’s internal API via Retrofit, providing a lightweight yet reliable mobile experience suitable for all students and teachers.