ERIC Number: ED001255
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1964
Pages: 453
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OPTIMAL SCHEDULING IN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.
HOLZMAN, A.G.; TURKES, W.R.
THE PROJECT WAS INITIATED TO DEVELOP, BY COMPUTER, A MASTER SCHEDULE FOR HIGH SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES IN ORDER TO FREE ADMINISTRATORS FROM THE DETAILS OF THIS BURDENSOME TASK. THE RESEARCH WAS SEPARATED FROM PRECONCEIVED NOTIONS OF EDUCATIONAL SCHEDULING SYSTEMS AND THE GENERATION OF A MASTER SCHEDULE BY COMPUTER WAS EMPHASIZED. THE GENERATED MASTER SCHEDULE IS CONTINGENT UPON SPECIFIC COURSE SCHEDULES. FEEDBACK BETWEEN THE SCHEDULING SYSTEM AND A STUDENT'S MASTER PROGRAM IS ESSENTIAL. TO MAKE A PROGRAM COMPUTATIONALLY FEASIBLE, FURTHER RESEARCH ON THE PROBABILISTIC AGGREGATE APPROACH IS INDICATED. SAMPLE INPUT AND OUTPUT DATA, PLUS MATHEMATICAL FORMULAE AND TABLES ARE INCLUDED IN TEXT.
Descriptors: Class Organization, Computers, High Schools, School Schedules, Time Blocks, Universities
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Authoring Institution: Pittsburgh Univ., PA.
Identifiers - Location: Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh)
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