The potential of computer-generated master scheduling for high schools in Newfoundland and Labrador
The purpose of this research was to ascertain whether the computer could significantly assist school administrators with the annual construction of the master schedule for high schools throughout Newfoundland and Labrador. -- The computer scheduling program which was chosen for this study was the No...
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ftmemorialuniv:oai:research.library.mun.ca:5201 2023-10-01T03:57:30+02:00 The potential of computer-generated master scheduling for high schools in Newfoundland and Labrador Small, Melvin Baxter 1983 application/pdf https://research.library.mun.ca/5201/ https://research.library.mun.ca/5201/1/Small_MelvinBaxter.pdf https://research.library.mun.ca/5201/2/Small_MelvinBaxter.pdf en eng Memorial University of Newfoundland https://research.library.mun.ca/5201/1/Small_MelvinBaxter.pdf https://research.library.mun.ca/5201/2/Small_MelvinBaxter.pdf Small, Melvin Baxter <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Small=3AMelvin_Baxter=3A=3A.html> (1983) The potential of computer-generated master scheduling for high schools in Newfoundland and Labrador. Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland. thesis_license Thesis NonPeerReviewed 1983 ftmemorialuniv 2023-09-03T06:45:11Z The purpose of this research was to ascertain whether the computer could significantly assist school administrators with the annual construction of the master schedule for high schools throughout Newfoundland and Labrador. -- The computer scheduling program which was chosen for this study was the Norwegian Nor-Data School Scheduling System, which was judged to be technically excellent and which had been designed to tackle a high school master scheduling problem very similar to that found throughout the Province. -- With the financial support and the technical assistance of Newfoundland and Labrador Computer Services Limited, as well as with the full cooperation of the three participating principals, an intensive eight-day computer scheduling project was undertaken during November of 1982 at Newfoundland and Labrador Computer Services Limited under the direct supervision of Dr. Harald Michalsen, the Norwegian developer of the Nor-Data School Scheduling System. This timetabling project produced the Province's first four useable computer-generated master schedules. -- Without any technical or programming difficulty whatsoever, the Nor-Data School Scheduling System very satisfactorily produced an alternate master schedule for 1982-83 for each of the four selected schools: Ascension Collegiate, Bay Roberts; Gonzaga High School, St. John's; John Burke High School, Grand Bank; and Partanna Academy, Grand Bank. -- The major findings of this study were as follows: -- 1. The Nor-Data School Scheduling System proved to be a locally viable computer scheduling program which has immediate application for all high school administrators throughout Newfoundland and Labrador. -- 2. Newfoundland and Labrador Computer Services Limited has the technical capability and the programming expertise to competently use the Norwegian Nor-Data School Scheduling System to efficiently produce master schedules for schools throughout the Province. -- 3. The computer-generated, timetables were judged by the majority of the staff of each of the ... Thesis Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Research Repository Newfoundland |
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The purpose of this research was to ascertain whether the computer could significantly assist school administrators with the annual construction of the master schedule for high schools throughout Newfoundland and Labrador. -- The computer scheduling program which was chosen for this study was the Norwegian Nor-Data School Scheduling System, which was judged to be technically excellent and which had been designed to tackle a high school master scheduling problem very similar to that found throughout the Province. -- With the financial support and the technical assistance of Newfoundland and Labrador Computer Services Limited, as well as with the full cooperation of the three participating principals, an intensive eight-day computer scheduling project was undertaken during November of 1982 at Newfoundland and Labrador Computer Services Limited under the direct supervision of Dr. Harald Michalsen, the Norwegian developer of the Nor-Data School Scheduling System. This timetabling project produced the Province's first four useable computer-generated master schedules. -- Without any technical or programming difficulty whatsoever, the Nor-Data School Scheduling System very satisfactorily produced an alternate master schedule for 1982-83 for each of the four selected schools: Ascension Collegiate, Bay Roberts; Gonzaga High School, St. John's; John Burke High School, Grand Bank; and Partanna Academy, Grand Bank. -- The major findings of this study were as follows: -- 1. The Nor-Data School Scheduling System proved to be a locally viable computer scheduling program which has immediate application for all high school administrators throughout Newfoundland and Labrador. -- 2. Newfoundland and Labrador Computer Services Limited has the technical capability and the programming expertise to competently use the Norwegian Nor-Data School Scheduling System to efficiently produce master schedules for schools throughout the Province. -- 3. The computer-generated, timetables were judged by the majority of the staff of each of the ... |
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https://research.library.mun.ca/5201/1/Small_MelvinBaxter.pdf https://research.library.mun.ca/5201/2/Small_MelvinBaxter.pdf Small, Melvin Baxter <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Small=3AMelvin_Baxter=3A=3A.html> (1983) The potential of computer-generated master scheduling for high schools in Newfoundland and Labrador. Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland. |
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