Automated university timetabling: The state of the art

Citation

Burke E, Jackson K, Kingston J & Weare RF (1997) Automated university timetabling: The state of the art. Computer Journal, 40 (9), pp. 565-571. https://doi.org/10.1093/comjnl/40.9.565

Abstract
Scheduling lectures or exams for universities is a large and complex task. There are many different departments and faculties, each with their own ideas about how and when their courses should be run. Furthermore, modularization means that students can take courses from a combination of several departments, possible even in different faculties. Numerous university timetabling systems have been devised, and work in underway to create a standard which will enable objective performance comparisons. This paper briefly looks at various popular techniques and recent work on both exam and course scheduling around the world, and should serve as an introduction to the field.

Journal
Computer Journal: Volume 40, Issue 9