Timetable scheduling using rule-based technique

• Main Author: Fifdil, Majiwan
• Format: Undergraduates Project Papers
• Language: English
• Published: 2005
• Subjects: LB Theory and practice of education
• Online Access: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/3737/1/FIFDIL_MAJIWAN.PDF; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/3737/

Timetablmg is a problem of allocating a timeslot for all lectures,lab and tutorials in the problem instances within a limited number of permitted timeslots,in such a way that none of the specified hard constraints are violated.In addition to the hard constraints,there are often many soft constraints which are desirable to satisfy.In this study, the timetable scheduling for Faculty of Computer System & Software Engineering (FSKKP)of University College of Engineering & Technology Malaysia (KUKTEM) has been studied to develop new prototype software for generating timetable.Basically,FSKKP is still using human power in generating its timetable instead of using timetable scheduling software.Since the timetable is configured manually,it is time-consumed as well as it needs extra human resources to manage it.The university has its own system for generating timetable which involving all of the faculties, but it is still in maintenance for perfecting and enhancement since it still has weaknesses.In this project development,the prototype will be implemented with rule-based approach as the solution to overcome the timetable constraints and rules.The success of implementation and development of this project is expected to help in reducing the time consumed and human power in generating timetable for FSKKP.Indeed,it is also expected to generate a well-developed timetable which giving the best solution in overcome the timetabling constraints and rules of FSKKP.