An algorithm for efficient allocation of courses to lecturers for effective teaching
Journal Title: International Journal of Engineering and Science Invention - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 9
Abstract
The academic performance of a student in a tertiary institution is a function of two variables: (i) ability of a student being taught very well in school, and (ii) ability of a student coping with his/her Course of Study. The later case is not considered in this work because very many students enroll for the course of study they have the academic potential of studying at the university as justified by the entry requirements satisfied by them during Admissions. For the former case, on the other hand, available literature showed that allocation of courses to lecturers is not efficiently carried-out in many tertiary institutions in Nigeria and beyond. Some lecturers hold on to certain courses almost indefinitely (whether they teach those courses well or not) for certain selfish reasons. Again, courses are allocated to lecturers based on academic ranks alone without due consideration of other factors like: area of specialization, assessment of lecturer’s performance in class by students, etc. All these militating factors are pointers to poor academic performance of students in school. This work therefore develops an algorithm that can be used to allocate courses efficiently to lecturers for effective teaching. The algorithm incorporates the following factors: lecturer’s rank, years of experience, area of specialization, his/her percentage performance in class, and pairing of two or more lecturers to a course. These factors will definitely introduce dynamism and efficiency in the course allocation process so that the best lecturers for any given course can be determined by calculated values from the above factors, and not merely by face-recognition that is being currently practised.
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Anichebe Gregory Emeka
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