COSTECH Integrated Repository

Solving the Examination Timetabling Problem Using a Two-Phase Heuristic

Show simple item record

dc.creator Mujun, Egbert
dc.creator Mushi, Allen
dc.date 2016-01-22T11:49:26Z
dc.date 2016-01-22T11:49:26Z
dc.date 2015-06-07
dc.date.accessioned 2018-03-27T08:57:43Z
dc.date.available 2018-03-27T08:57:43Z
dc.identifier 1746-7659
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/174
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/4100
dc.description Examination timetabling is an important operational problem in any academic institution. The problem involves assigning examinations and candidates to time periods and examination rooms while satisfying a set of specific constraints. An increased number of student enrolments, a wider variety of courses, and the growing flexibility of students’ curricula have contributed to the growing challenge in preparing examination timetables. Since examination timetabling problems differ from one institution to another, in this paper we develop and investigate the impact of a two-phase heuristic that combines Graph-Colouring and Simulated Annealing at Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) in Tanzania. Computational results are presented which shows great improvement over the previous work on the same problem.
dc.language en
dc.publisher World Academic Press, World Academic Union
dc.relation Vol. 10;3
dc.subject Heuristics
dc.subject Timetabling
dc.subject Optimization
dc.subject Graph Colouring
dc.subject Simulated Annealing
dc.title Solving the Examination Timetabling Problem Using a Two-Phase Heuristic
dc.title The case of Sokoine University of Agriculture
dc.type Journal Article, Peer Reviewed


Files in this item

Files Size Format View

There are no files associated with this item.

This item appears in the following Collection(s)

Show simple item record

Search COSTECH


Advanced Search

Browse

My Account