Real-Life Faculty Examination Timetabling to Utilise Room Used

Authors

  • San-Nah Sze Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
  • Min-Hui Phang Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
  • Kang-Leng Chiew Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

Keywords:

Examination Timetabling, Two-Stage Heuristic, Room Utilisation,

Abstract

Examination timetabling is an important and yet tedious task to do in every semester. The large number of courses and students increase the difficulty of developing a good examination timetable. Furthermore, the examination timeslots and rooms are very limited in this case study. Therefore, an improved version of two-stage heuristic is proposed and developed a web-based prototype (Faculty Examination Scheduling System, FESS 2.0) to solve faculty examination timetabling problem at Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS). The prototype has been practically used starting from Semester II, 2016/2017. The main objective of the proposed solution is to maximise the room utilisation and minimise the number of rooms for a splitting examination. The outcome of research not only outperform the previous prototype FESS 1.0 but also enhance the services given by faculty management.

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Published

2017-12-07

How to Cite

Sze, S.-N., Phang, M.-H., & Chiew, K.-L. (2017). Real-Life Faculty Examination Timetabling to Utilise Room Used. Journal of Telecommunication, Electronic and Computer Engineering (JTEC), 9(3-11), 51–54. Retrieved from https://jtec.utem.edu.my/jtec/article/view/3183

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Vol. 9 No. 3-11: Computing Technology Towards A Sustainable Society

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