MÜLLER, Tomáš and Hana RUDOVÁ. Real-life Curriculum-based Timetabling with Elective Courses and Course Sections. Annals of Operations Research. Springer Netherlands, 2016, vol. 239, No 1, p. 153-170. ISSN 0254-5330. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10479-014-1643-1.
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Original name Real-life Curriculum-based Timetabling with Elective Courses and Course Sections
Authors MÜLLER, Tomáš (203 Czech Republic) and Hana RUDOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution).
Edition Annals of Operations Research, Springer Netherlands, 2016, 0254-5330.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 10201 Computer sciences, information science, bioinformatics
Country of publisher Germany
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
Impact factor Impact factor: 1.709
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14330/16:00087729
Organization unit Faculty of Informatics
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10479-014-1643-1
UT WoS 000373223800009
Keywords in English Course timetabling; Curriculum-based timetabling; Local search; UniTime
Tags International impact, Reviewed
Changed by Changed by: doc. Mgr. Hana Rudová, Ph.D., učo 3840. Changed: 4/9/2018 12:48.
Abstract
This paper presents an innovative approach to curriculum-based timetabling. To capture complex relations of real life curriculum-based timetabling problems, curricula are defined by a rich model that includes optional courses and course groups among which students are expected to take a subset of courses. In addition, courses may contain alternative course sections. A transformation between the proposed curriculum model and student course enrollments is formalized and a local search algorithm generating corresponding enrollments is introduced. While the proposed curriculum model is too complicated for existing curriculum-based solvers, the transformation enables curriculum-based timetabling in any existing enrollment-based course timetabling solver. The approach was implemented in a well established enrollment-based course timetabling system UniTime. The system has been successfully applied in practice at the Faculty of Education at Masaryk University for about 7,500 students and 260 curricula and at the Faculty of Sports Studies at Masaryk University for about 1,400 students and 25 curricula. Experimental results related with these problems are demonstrated for two semesters.
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GAP202/12/0306, research and development projectName: Dyschnet - Dynamické plánování a rozvrhování výpočetních a síťových zdrojů (Acronym: Dyschnet)
Investor: Czech Science Foundation
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