An Examination Scheduling Model to Maximize Students' Study Time

In this paper we develop a model for small scale examination scheduling. We formulate a quadratic assignment problem and then transform it into a quadratic semi assignment problem. The objective of our model is to maximize student’s study time as opposed to minimizing some cost function as suggested in other QAP approaches. We use simulated annealing to demonstrate the model’s ability to generate schedules that satisfy student as well as university expectations. Furthermore the application of the model to a real world situation is presented.

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