Once a schedule has been generated, the Admin user will be able to tab between two views: the tabular and calendar views. This section focuses on the tabular view and any sorting/ filtrations the Admin user can enable to view the generated schedule in a tabular view.
Figure 1 shows the tabular view of the generated schedule sorted by courses. The screen is divided into three sections: resource management, the tabular view, and the databases for further filtering of the tabular view. As mentioned in earlier sections, options on the left pane allow the Admin user to go back to the Instructors, Courses, Rooms, or Constraints menu at any time. Go to Section 2.3. to learn more about Managing Resources and overall database management.
The middle pane of the screen contains a tabular view all of the classes offered in the given term on any given day and at any time in the week. As shown in Figure 1, the Admin user will be able to see the course offered (course subject and title) if only one course is being during a time period. If there is more than one class being offered at the given time, the Admin user will see the number of courses being offered.
In Figure 1, the name of the schedule is W15 Final. Like previously mentioned, the tabular list is sorted alphabetically (CSC v. CPE) and numerically by the course number.** As noted in all figures in this section, there is a command, View As Instructor/ Student, which allows the Admin User to view the generated schedule as either a Instructor/ Student (without the editing capabilities). This is elaborated more on in section 2.6.1.1. Calendar View - Administrator.
Figure 1: Tabular View - Sorted by Courses
The tools on the right pane of the page give the Admin user the option to choose exactly what to display and filter for the calendar view. There are provided databases on the right pane of the page, displaying all the possible instructors, courses, and rooms available based on the given term. The Admin user can choose to filter the tabular view by selecting in the databases any number of instructors, courses, or rooms.
For example, in Figure 2, the tabular view is filtered by the Room database, specifically only 14-232A (Building 14, Room 232A); only courses taught in this room will be displayed in the calendar view.
Figure 2: Tabular View Filtered by Room(s)
For example, in Figure 3, the tabular view is filtered by the Course database, specifically the course CPE 141; all instances of these courses will be displayed on the tabular view.
Figure 3: Tabular View Filtered by Course(s)
Similarly, in Figure 4, the tabular view is filtered by the Instructor database, specifically Professors Gene Fisher and Clark Turner; only courses taught by these two instructors will be displayed in the tabular view.
Figure 4: Tabular View Filtered by Professor(s)
Figure 5: Tabular View Sorted by Time
Figure 6: Tabular View Sorted by Instructor
Figure 7: Tabular View Sorted by Course
Figure 8: Tabular View Sorted by Room
If the Admin user wants to expand on and get the details on any course, such as CPE 101-01/02 taught by Professor Aaron Keen, he/she can click on this/ these class(es) to highlight these courses, as shown in Figure 9.
Figure 9: Tabular View of the Generated Schedule with Selected Course(s)
For the course CPE 101, Sections 01/02, the instructor is listed as Keen, Aaron; the days the course is being taught are Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays; the course is being taught from 9:10am - 11:00am in Building 14, Room 301.
Figure 10: View Course Information
If the Admin User wants to edit specific information about a particular course, he/ she can do so, but must remember to click the Apply button to save/ apply the corrections, or Cancel to cancel the corrections.
In order to view the Tabular view, the Admin user will have click Generate from the "Administrator's Initial Menu" page in order to create a new schedule. The Admin user can tab between a calendar, as described in section 2.5.4. Calendar View - Administrator, or a tabular view, as described above.