Better scheduling would certainly help the College budget
and provide more places for students.
Walk around any College and you will see up to 30%
empty rooms at any time.
Look in the rooms and you will see 20-30% empty seats
in many rooms – even in high demand courses.
Visual scheduling systems can improve room
utilisation/availability by more than 20%.
Class group scheduling can bring students in on fewer
days/week easing pressure on car-parks and facilities and
saving them money (they could work on their day(s) off too)
Clever scheduling aligns same subjects on the same day
and time allowing for early attrition and collapsing these
classes mid-semester, allowing more students to start while
protecting the budget.
Pre-course workshops of 2-4 hours can provide a flavor
of the new course helping students choose the right course.
Colleges could charge a small fee for these and run at at
end-semester when tutors and rooms are available due to
attrition.
An analysis of the College schedule would provide
insights into these opportunities and a way forward to solve
many of these issues.
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March 24, 2011 at 11:47 pm
Better scheduling would certainly help the College budget and provide more places for students.
Walk around any College and you will see up to 30% empty rooms at any time.
Look in the rooms and you will see 20-30% empty seats in many rooms – even in high demand courses.
Visual scheduling systems can improve room utilisation/availability by more than 20%.
Class group scheduling can bring students in on fewer days/week easing pressure on car-parks and facilities and saving them money (they could work on their day(s) off too)
Clever scheduling aligns same subjects on the same day and time allowing for early attrition and collapsing these classes mid-semester, allowing more students to start while protecting the budget.
Pre-course workshops of 2-4 hours can provide a flavor of the new course helping students choose the right course. Colleges could charge a small fee for these and run at at end-semester when tutors and rooms are available due to attrition.
An analysis of the College schedule would provide insights into these opportunities and a way forward to solve many of these issues.