Practices in timetabling in higher education institutions: a systematic review

R. A. Oude Vrielink (), E. A. Jansen (), E. W. Hans () and J. Hillegersberg ()
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R. A. Oude Vrielink: University of Twente
E. A. Jansen: In Principo
E. W. Hans: University of Twente
J. Hillegersberg: University of Twente

Annals of Operations Research, 2019, vol. 275, issue 1, No 7, 145-160

Abstract: Abstract The study of differences between timetabling research presented in conferences like PATAT or published in Annals of OR and commercial timetabling software used in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) is essential for the discussion about innovation in both higher education and in commerce. In the field of planning and scheduling, a lot of developments are made and it is important to recognise that these developments are of influence on HEIs through their use of timetabling software. A main objective of the work presented here is to provide up-to-date information about timetabling in HEIs and see to what extent they adopt and implement timetabling developments. This is crucial because of budgets of institutions being strictly limited and remaining resources like rooms having to be shared more and more. Developments in HEIs have caused planning processes in higher education to deal with more limitations than ever, while at the same time the demand towards flexibility and availability is increasing. This paper gives the results of a systematic literature review in which differences and similarities in theory and practice of timetabling in higher education are described and discussed. We looked at state-of-the-art timetabling research for HEIs, at innovations in the field of timetabling and at changing requirements in Higher Education. The aim of this paper is to motivate the discussion about both the differences and similarities and bring timetabling application development closer to educational requirements.

Keywords: Higher education; Education logistics; Timetabling; Governance; Timetabling algorithms (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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