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| - | * Courses are scheduled into the default periods from Maintenance > Master Schedule Generator > Resource Allocator > Meeting Time Parameters. If the periods are not the same as in the campus options, a warning message is displayed. | + | * Courses are scheduled into the default periods from [[scheduling: |
| * Instructors, | * Instructors, | ||
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| * The adjusted number of conflicts is also calculated, which is the total conflicts for course divided by the number of sections for course. The number is rounded. | * The adjusted number of conflicts is also calculated, which is the total conflicts for course divided by the number of sections for course. The number is rounded. | ||
| - | * When assigning periods, rooms, and instructors, | + | * When assigning periods, rooms, and instructors, |
| * The courses are sorted in the following order: | * The courses are sorted in the following order: | ||
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| * Proxy courses descending | * Proxy courses descending | ||
| * Semester pattern ascending | * Semester pattern ascending | ||
| - | * Conflicts per course section descending | + | * Conflicts per course-section descending |
| * Instructors and rooms available ascending | * Instructors and rooms available ascending | ||
| * Course number ascending | * Course number ascending | ||
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| * The Master Schedule Generator attempts to place each section in the period and semester with the least conflicts. It attempts to balance periods and semesters. If two or more periods have the same number of fewest conflicts for a one-semester course, the course is placed in the semester with the least courses already scheduled. | * The Master Schedule Generator attempts to place each section in the period and semester with the least conflicts. It attempts to balance periods and semesters. If two or more periods have the same number of fewest conflicts for a one-semester course, the course is placed in the semester with the least courses already scheduled. | ||
| * The Master Schedule Generator searches for qualifying instructors sorted in ascending order of total classes scheduled. | * The Master Schedule Generator searches for qualifying instructors sorted in ascending order of total classes scheduled. | ||
| - | * If **Assign Teachers** and **Generate if Unable to Assign Tchr** are selected on the Options tab, and there are no instructors available for the course, the section is still created, and a message is listed on the error report. | + | * If **Assign Teachers** and **Generate if Unable to Assign Tchr** are selected on the [[scheduling: |
| * If **Assign Teachers** is selected but not **Generate if Unable to Assign Tchr**, and there are no instructors available for the course, the sections are not generated. A message is listed on the error report. | * If **Assign Teachers** is selected but not **Generate if Unable to Assign Tchr**, and there are no instructors available for the course, the sections are not generated. A message is listed on the error report. | ||
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