1. Methodology of Academic Room Scheduling
Making Everyone
Equally Unhappy

2. Needs and Wants
Grief and Pain

3. Setting Attributes
Where It All Begins

4. Before the Eggbeater
Baby Steps

5. Algorithmic Optimizers And All That
Master Scheduler
Algorithmic Optimizers
And All That

6. Step by Step to Optimum Term Processing SELECT: Master Schedule
Create or Copy a Template
NEXT
Destination > Name of new Template
Source > Copy from the Section Schedule
SELECT: Year/Term/Session
FINISH
Return to Master Schedule
SELECT: Optimize an Existing Template
CHECK the schedule just created
New file will be created, with “New” suffix.
CHOOSE: Schedule Priority: Lenient
SET: Lowest match to consider: 50% OK
Processing Log (Notepad Extract)
Examine sections scheduled.
Bottom of page: unscheduled classes
Copy & Paste unscheduled sections to new Word document.
PRINT
Apply a Template
SELECT: Template for the appropriate term, with the “New” suffix.
CHECK: Copy the Template to the Section Schedule
CHECK: Modify schedule with template. Never check Delete existing schedule!
CHECK: Populate the Calendar with the Template

7. After the Eggbeater
Data-Massage

8. Dr. Ruth Meets Room Scheduling
Levels of Happiness
Dr. Ruth Meets
Room Scheduling