Timetables - Planning for the future, managing today

Jim Warder
Scientia Limited, UK

Abstract

Scientia provide a range of planning and scheduling software applications, one of which (Syllabus Plus) is widely used in Higher and Further education institutions around the world. As well as producing a comprehensive range of timetables (staff; location; equipment; students and their groups, degree programmes, faculties, equipment) with tools to optimise, reprocess and manipulate data; Syllabus Plus is also widely applied as a modelling tool. Users report a wide range of benefits to be derived from the software, from speedier production and publication of timetables, to saving in space requirements and more flexible delivery combinations.

Introduction

Global Issues

Resource management in education

Need for flexibility and efficiency

Local Issues

"I don't understand it - everyone says we are short of space, but when I walk around, I find lots of empty rooms"

The Solution - Syllabus Plus™


Resource Requirements:

 

Timetable:

Courses

Optimisation Engine:

 

Activities

 

Web browser

 

wildcards

Printouts

Resources:

constraints

Statistics

Rooms

preferences

Costings

Staff

 

Invoices

Students

   

Equipment

   

Local Optimisation

Case Study Outcomes

Scientia Limited
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Cambridge
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www.scientia.com