Data Modeling in Timetabling Problem for Universities

M. A. Bulyonkov,e-mail: mike@iis.nsk.su, P. G. Emelyanov, e-mail: emelianov@iis.nsk.su, E. V. Pak, e-mail: pev@iis.nsk.su, A. A. Kharenko, e-mail: anna.kharenko@gmail.com

Because of development of the society, information and educational technologies, the timetabling problem becomes more and more complicated not only in its algo-rithmics but in description of used data. The authors attempt to systemize their gathered experience in this do-main and to propose a data modeling language for universities timetabling problem.

Keywords: timetabling problem, constraints modeling, educational plan description, data formats, xml markup language

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