Fairness in examination timetabling: Student preferences and extended formulations
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Fairness in examination timetabling: Student preferences and extended formulations
Although they have been investigated for more than two decades, university examination timetabling problems are still considered challenging and interesting problems. In our study, we are investigating student preferences for the control of the time gaps between examinations; specifically, what students consider to be best for them and also fair between students. To support this, we conducted a...
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عنوان ژورنال: Applied Soft Computing
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1568-4946
DOI: 10.1016/j.asoc.2017.01.026