Widely used commercial systems that provide functionality comparable to the Scheduler Tool include
Each of these systems provides a wide variety of scheduling functionality. In terms of such functionality, the goal for the Scheduler Tool is to the important core features found in these tools, not the full range of features found in all of them. The Scheduler Tool does provide modest functionalimprovements in three areas, when compared to most commercially available tools. These improvements are:
a. a more user friendly Graphical User Interface (GUI);
b. more flexibility in the teachers’ hours by way of the Preference Points and it’s algorithm;
c. the ‘best’ schedule which is equally fair for every teacher by way of the Preference Points and it’s algorithm.
A detailed review of each related tool follows in these subsections:
· Visual Classroom Scheduler review
· Facility Scheduler review
· I.Q. Session review
· TimeTables review
· TimeTabler 6 review
Following these reviews, a summary of the
features is provided in a feature comparison matrix.
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