A tabu search approach to solve the capacitated examination timetabling in the new Faculty of Education of the University of Seville

A tabu search approach to solve the capacitated examination timetabling in the new Faculty of Education of the University of Seville

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Article ID: iaor2012104
Volume: 4
Issue: 34
Start Page Number: 244
End Page Number: 261
Publication Date: Dec 2011
Journal: International Journal of Information and Operations Management Education
Authors: ,
Keywords: combinatorial optimization, heuristics: tabu search, programming: critical path, allocation: resources
Abstract:

Spanish university degrees have recently been adapted to the European Higher Education Area and this has meant that new teaching approaches have had to be implemented, requiring small‐sized classroom groups among other aspects. This led to small classrooms and spaces adapted to this new teaching/learning approach being included in the new building design of the Faculty of Education of the University of Seville. However, old (large‐sized groups) and new (small‐sized groups) degrees need to coexist and share the same examination rooms for a short period of time. This has made it increasingly difficult to prepare the examination timetabling. In this paper, we present a tool based on a tabu search approach that schedules the examination timetabling while providing excellent solutions compatible with hard and soft constraints in the case study for the Faculty of Education.

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