Timetabling
Timetabling is a space management tool used to make best use of all available resources within the organisation. Effective timetabling within an organisation can lead to:
A better match between groups of students, the activities they are involved with and the type of space required.
The delivery of a flexible curriculum ensuring subjects which are optional for students are available at different times in the week.
Subjects taken by students being spread throughout the teaching week or indeed concentrated over a number of days.
Varying aspects of course delivery being delivered in an appropriate fashion e.g. tutorials always following lectures on the same day.
Subjects taught by staff being spread throughout the teaching week or, once again, concentrated over a period of time.
Various 'what if' scenarios being run concerning the introduction of new courses or re-styled existing courses.
The process is normally a combination of user effort and computer automation. An effective implementation can lead to widespread teacher and student satisfaction while making best use of space. Sadly, this is almost without exception never the case.
Realtime Solutions provides advice on the combination of user and computer automation required. It is important to establish when and where automation should come in to play. This currently is a poorly understood methodology and is responsible for much of the dissatisfaction surrounding the use of computerised systems to help improve the situation within organisations.
Realtime Solutions also provide course timetabling software to aid with this process. Through a detailed analysis of procedures and directed use of this software, The Company can address and improve all of the issues stated above.