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SchedulExpert: Scheduling Courses in the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration

School of Hotel Administration, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853
School of Hotel Administration, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853
trh2{at}cornell.edu
gmt1{at}cornell.edu

A major curriculum review in the School of Hotel Administration at Cornell University revealed that course scheduling was a major problem for the school. We devised a methodology to improve the system and developed a computer program, SchedulExpert, to automate the scheduling process. By using the program, we have eliminated conflicts among core required courses by year and among electives within areas and minimized conflicts among elective sets specified by faculty members. We used to spend weeks on scheduling, but now we achieve better results in only a few hours.

Key Words: Educational systems planning. Computer software. Heuristics

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