Event Management

Abstract

1. Introduction

A comprehensive Java Swing desktop application for managing college events, participant registrations, and event administration.

2. Objective

Event management system(DBMS)

This project demonstrates how Java, MySQL can be applied to a real-world Full Stack Web Development problem.

3. Key Features / Modules

• User Authentication
• Separate login for administrators and participants
• Secure password handling
• Event Management
• Create, view, update, and delete events
• Track event details (name, description, date, location, capacity)
• View event registrations
• Participant Registration
• Easy event registration for students
• View registered events

4. Technology Stack

• Frontend: Java Swing, AWT
• Backend: Java 11
• Database: MySQL
• Build Tool: Maven
• Dependency Management: Maven
• JDBC: MySQL Connector/J

5. System Requirements

General requirements for this technology stack — check the README for exact versions.

• JDK 11 or later
• Maven / Gradle
• IntelliJ IDEA, Eclipse or Android Studio
• Git (to clone the repository)

6. Installation & Setup

git clone https://github.com/Sheldon1999/Event_Management.git
cd Event_Management

1. Ensure MySQL server is running
2. Create a new MySQL user (or use existing one):
3. Update database configuration in src/main/resources/config.properties
4. Home Screen
5. Choose between Admin Login or Student Registration
6. Admin Login
7. Username: admin
8. Password: admin123 (change in production)

CREATE USER 'superadmin'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'Super@1999';
   GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'superadmin'@'localhost' WITH GRANT OPTION;
   FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

java -jar target/EventManagement-1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar

Full setup instructions are in the project README.

7. Future Enhancements

Suggested extensions you can add to make this your own project.

• Add role-based access control
• Deploy on a VPS or cPanel hosting with a custom domain
• Add automated tests and a CI pipeline

8. Viva / Review Questions

Common questions examiners ask for projects in this domain.

1. Explain the frontend, backend and database layers of this application.
2. How is user authentication and authorisation implemented?
3. Describe the main database tables / collections and their relationships.
4. Which REST APIs or routes are exposed and what do they return?
5. How would you deploy this application to production?

9. Source Code & License

This project is developed by Sheldon1999 and published on GitHub under the MIT License. Please follow the license terms and credit the original author when you use or modify this code.