Title :
A mathematical model and a GRASP metaheuristic for a faculty-course assignment problem for a University in Saudi Arabia
Author_Institution :
IT-Dept., King Saud Univ., Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Abstract :
This paper presents a faculty-course assignment problem that concerns an academic institution in Saudi Arabia. Rich constraints are considered while assigning the teaching load to faculty members as well as other academic tasks. Preferences, conflicts and special institution constraints are taken into account. The overall objective is to maximize faculty satisfaction and load equity among faculty. A mathematical model and a GRASP metaheuristic are proposed for the problem. An application example is provided.
Keywords :
educational courses; educational institutions; employee welfare; mathematical analysis; GRASP metaheuristic; Saudi Arabia; academic institution; faculty satisfaction; faculty-course assignment problem; mathematical model; teaching load; university; Computers; Educational institutions; Information science; Linear programming; Mathematical model; Schedules; GRASP; faculty-course assignment problem; mathematical model; real constraints;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM), 2014 IEEE International Conference on
DOI :
10.1109/IEEM.2014.7058723
