Two-Phase Great Deluge Algorithm for Course Timetabling Problem
Main Article Content
Abstract
Academic course timetabling involve assigning resources such as lecturers, rooms and courses to a fixed time period, normally a week, while satisfying a number of problem-specific constraints. This study describes a Great Deluge Algorithm in two phases that creates timetables by heuristically minimizing penalties over infeasibilities. The algorithm is developed with special focus on the University of Dar-as-salaam and compares the results with a previous work on Tabu Search, and a manually generated solution. We conclude that Great Deluge gives a much more stable solution because it produces good solutions with less number of parameters for tuning compared to Tabu Search.
Â
Â
Keywords: Course Timetabling, Great Deluge, Tabu Search
Downloads
Article Details
COPYRIGHT
Submission of a manuscript implies: that the work described has not been published before, that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere; that if and when the manuscript is accepted for publication, the authors agree to automatic transfer of the copyright to the publisher.
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:
- Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgment of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
- Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgment of its initial publication in this journal.
- Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work
- The journal allows the author(s) to retain publishing rights without restrictions.
- The journal allows the author(s) to hold the copyright without restrictions.