Facilitating Timely Completion of a College Degree With Optimization Technology

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Dechter, A. (2009). Facilitating Timely Completion of a College Degree With Optimization Technology. AACE Journal, 17(3), 215-299. Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
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Journal Information

AACE Journal
ISSN 1065-6901
Volume 17, Issue 3, July 2009
Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)  Chesapeake, VA

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Avi Dechter, California State University, USA

Abstract

Students who pursue a bachelor’s degree in four-year colleges and universities often take longer than four years to complete their degrees. The reasons for prolonging the time to degree seem to fall into three broad categories: part-time enrollment, deficiencies in academic readiness, and inadequate course planning. This paper focuses on the latter cause which is due, in part, to the complexity of graduation requirements and institutional regulations that makes effective course planning a difficult task. The paper presents an integer linear programming model for finding academic plans that would satisfy a given set of graduation requirements and other constraints in the shortest possible time. The paper shows how such a model can enhance and improve existing academic advising tools that are aimed at helping students in decision making and planning for more timely completion of their degree programs.

Keywords

• Administration
• Students
• Curriculum
• Planning
• Artificial Intelligence

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