Paper Info
Title
A multi-objective course scheduling model: combining faculty preferences for courses and times
Abstract
Scope and Purpose--The purpose of this paper is to present an application of goal programming as an aid in faculty--course--time assignments. The model examines the conflicting objectives of departmental policies with regard to course offerings with those of faculty-course and course-time preferences. The formulated model has a distinct advantage over the original proposed by Schniederjans and Kim (1987) and the extended version proposed by Badri (1996). The model can simultaneously consider faculty preferences for courses and for times. The model is applied in a real-world setting, and implementation results are discussed. Abstract--This paper formulates a multi objective zero-one course scheduling model. Through an optimization procedure, the model seeks to maximize faculty preferences to courses and times. The model seeks to assign faculty members to courses and to allocate courses to time-blocks simultaneously. The core of the procedure is formed by a matrix, with rows divided into three sections indicating course priorities (first priority in the first line, second priority in the second line, and third priority in the third line); and with letters indicating priorities for a specific time-block ("a" for first choice, "b" for second choice, and "c" for third choice). The paper then describes application of the model to the Department of Statistics, College of Business and Economics at the United Arab Emirates University. The results of the application demonstrate the model's capability to provide an assignment that satisfies departmental policies and procedures with regard to course offerings, as well as recognizing the personal preferences of the faculty for teaching particular courses during certain time-blocks. © 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved
Year
DOI
Venue
1998
10.1016/S0305-0548(97)00048-8
Computers & OR
Keywords
DocType
Volume
faculty preference,multi-objective course scheduling model
Journal
25
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
4
Computers and Operations Research
11
PageRank 
References 
Authors
1.02
3
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Masood A. Badri1152.47
Donald L. Davis2574.45
Donna F. Davis3904.87
John Hollingsworth4111.02