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| - | <WRAP round intro>This tab is used to [[general:scheduling: | + | |
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| - | After entering and saving the sections on the Build tab, click the Place tab. | + | |
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| - | In the Course to be Placed field, a course number is automatically displayed. This | + | |
| - | is the course that MSALGO determines should be placed first. To select another course, | + | |
| - | click to select the course. | + | |
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| - | The courses in the ellipsis lookup are sorted by the ranking in an algorithm: from | + | |
| - | the least number of sections and greatest number of conflicts within the number of | + | |
| - | sections, to the greatest number of sections and number of conflicts, from greatest | + | |
| - | to least, within the number of sections. | + | |
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| - | For each course, the course number and title, number of conflicts, and the number | + | |
| - | of sections placed are displayed. (The lower the number of conflicts, the more difficult | + | |
| - | to place.) If all sections of a course are placed, the message " | + | |
| - | Otherwise, the number of sections placed out of the number of sections available | + | |
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| - | The algorithm ranks the most difficult courses to place first, but any course can | + | |
| - | be selected for placing. | + | |
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| - | Data for the selected course is displayed, including the course title, number of | + | |
| - | semesters and periods, number of conflicts, number of sections placed, and number | + | |
| - | of requests. | + | |
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| - | Section placement guidelines | + | |
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| - | Under Section(s), the number of sections specified on the Build tab determine the | + | |
| - | number of rows listed. Accept the default values, or update the data in the following | + | |
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| - | In the Sec field, type the correct number of sections for the course. The field is | + | |
| - | required. | + | |
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| - | In the Seats field, type the number of seats available for the section. You can type | + | |
| - | up to three digits. | + | |
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| - | In the Team Code field, type the team code for the section. The field is one character. | + | |
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| - | When MSALGO determines which sections meet all of the restrictions criteria for a | + | |
| - | student, if there is a team code in the section record, it will check the student | + | |
| - | demographic team code for an exact match. | + | |
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| - | Under Meeting Time(s), the meeting times for the currently selected section are listed. | + | |
| - | A course section can have up to four meeting times and must have at least one meeting | + | |
| - | time. | + | |
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| - | Click +Add to add a meeting time. A row is added to the grid. Add data in the following | + | |
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| - | The Sec-Meet field displays sequential numbering of the meeting times. The number | + | |
| - | is automatically generated and cannot be changed. | + | |
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| - | In the Sem field, click to select the semester in which the section is offered. | + | |
| - | For two-semester campuses, if the course is a two-semester course, the Sem field | + | |
| - | is set to 3 by default. The field is required. | + | |
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| - | In the Frm field, click to select the beginning period that the class meets. The | + | |
| - | field is required. | + | |
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| - | In the To field, click to select the last period that the class meets. The field | + | |
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| - | In the Instr field, click to select the instructor. | + | |
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| - | In the Room field, type the room number of the room in which the class meets. | + | |
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| - | In the Days field, click to select the days on which the class meets. The field | + | |
| - | is required and is set to MTWThF by default. | + | |
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| - | To delete a meeting time, click . A message is displayed asking if you want to delete | + | |
| - | the row. | + | |
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| - | Click Yes to delete the meeting time. The row is deleted. Otherwise, click No. | + | |
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| - | Note: Meeting time 1 cannot be deleted. At least one meeting time is required for | + | |
| - | each section. | + | |
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| - | Click Save. | + | |
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| - | This will update the Courses to be Placed dialog box with information about any sections | + | |
| - | that are now placed. It will also automatically retrieve the course which MSALGO | + | |
| - | determines is the next course to be placed. | + | |
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| - | Note: You can save data at any time while you are on the Place tab. | + | |
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| - | Click Next Crs to Place to retrieve the course which MSALGO determines should be | + | |
| - | placed next. This will be the first course which is not completely placed that MSALGO | + | |
| - | determines has the highest priority for placement. | + | |
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| - | A section is considered placed if meeting time 1 has a semester code, beginning period, | + | |
| - | and ending period. The information must be saved. | + | |
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| - | All sections of a course must be placed for MSALGO to consider the course completely | + | |
| - | placed. | + | |
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| - | The next course to place is not accurate unless all meeting time information entered | + | |
| - | is saved. | + | |
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| - | Click View Chart to view the placement chart. The report opens in a new window. Review, | + | |
| - | save, or print the report. | + | |
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