Development of Mechanism for Handling Conflicts and Constraints in University Timetable Management System

Constance Kalu, Simeon Ozuomba, Sylvester Isreal
2018 Communications on Applied Electronics  
In this paper development of mechanism for handling conflicts and constraints in university timetable management system is presented. The mechanism consists of a set of algorithms and analytical expressions for resolving conflicts and managing constraints in the university timetable scheduling system. In order to handle conflicts associated with courses, the courses are ranked based on their total ranking scores (TRS). In order to handle conflicts associated with course lecturers, the lecturers
more » ... are ranked based on their ranking weight (W). Provision is also made to accommodate students' activities constraints. The venues are first matched with the courses based on their carrying capacity which is enough to accommodate the class size. Then the procedure for time allocation to courses on the timetable considers the course ranking first before the lecturers ranking. In all, the design constraints and decisions were based on information on the timetable issues at
doi:10.5120/cae2018652804 fatcat:lwqyn6ip6zaizf2qcns2tqtjlm