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ASTAIZA A., Luis Gerardo. A practical approach to scheduling examinations. Ing. Investig. [online]. 2005, vol.25, n.3, pp.92-100. ISSN 0120-5609.

The scheduling of exams is a well-studied combinatorial optimisation problem. However, the growth in student numbers and the advent of modularity in many institutions of higher education has resulted in a significant increase in its complexity, imposing even more difficulties on university administrators who must resolve situations, often without having recourse to any computerised aid. This paper presents a practical approach towards timetabling examinations, consisting of several phases. Such phases would include constructing a conflict matrix, selecting suitable rooms for use when scheduling exams, establishing groups of courses which can be timetabled at the same time so that clashes are not incurred, imposing restrictions for joint exams for all groups from any particular course or specifying an exam in particular, fixing the times and allocating rooms and making the timetable available to students, teachers and administrators.

Palavras-chave : exam scheduling; room allocation; user interaction; spreadsheet based system; simulation.

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