Mimosa

Schedules can be difficult to manage, especially in schools or universities. If you need to organize teachers, rooms and a large number of students, on a precise timetable, Mimosa will make your job easier. It allows you to manage a huge amount of information, link it and place it in a timetable. You can use this program in any environment, from schools to large businesses.

Mimosa is available for Windows, Mac and Linux and it can be installed in less than a minute. You can use a trial version for 15 days, if you want to evaluate the software or you can opt for a freeware version, which has a few limitations, but it still provides enough features to satisfy your needs.

Before you schedule any courses, you must build a components database. You may access different sections, on the same interface, by clicking a series of navigation buttons, located on a toolbar. Components can be categorized as groups, teachers, students, rooms equipment and so on.

Components can be used as resources, when creating a new course. Besides naming or categorizing a course, you can also assign teachers, students, rooms and other components to your new course. The next step is to allocate a number of weeks to the course, in a different section. Finally, you can schedule the course on a certain day, at a specific hour, by double clicking the corresponding cell in a time table. Other courses can be scheduled the same way.

In addition to its management and scheduling functions, the software provides a wide variety of helpful features, to locate and solve conflicts in your schedule. It can optimize your time table, by organizing your courses automatically or performing other automated actions. You can also view statistics, print the schedule, export it or publish it on the web.