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Automated construction of the exam schedule

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INFOSILEM Exam

Automated construction of the exam schedule

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Schedule and Campus Management

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INFOSILEM Exam

Automated construction of the exam schedule

Education – Higher Education
Schedule and Campus Management

Education – Higher Education Schedule and Campus Management

Simplify the complexity of exam scheduling

Infosilem Exam uses student registration data to create the final exam schedule. Our algorithm takes the guesswork out of exam placement by applying scheduling rules, considering student needs and instructor wishes.

While meeting your institution’s examination goals and promoting student success, Infosilem Exam also simultaneously finds the best-fit rooms for each exam ensuring efficient use of examination space. Let Infosilem Exam take the complexity out of exam scheduling.

Save time creating the optimal exam schedules

Save time creating the optimal exam schedules by assigning times and rooms in a single step

Infosilem Exam automatically creates the exam schedule for you based on institutional guidelines and student needs. Highly flexible and adaptable to any requirements, Infosilem Exam takes the complexity out of the exam scheduling process, shortening production time and producing a quality schedule.

Robust algorithm

Robust algorithm that leverages actual student registration information to select exam times that best suit the students

Infosilem Exam is designed to use the conflict matrix generated by individual student’s registration data to keep the focus on the quality of the schedule produced for each student.

Efficiently manage your inventory of exam space and let Infosilem Exam find the best-fit room for all your exams.

Manage your institution’s rules and student constraints.
Minimize exam overload.
Maintain academic standards.
Schedule multi-section, common exams and cross-listed classes easily.
Ensure fair and balanced distribution.

Determine preferred room assignment.
Use “striping” to allow multiple exams in the same room.
Create seating plans and assign students to seats.
Allow for student and instructor travel time between exam locations.

Create an exam schedule prior to the ‘drop/add” date and refine it afterwards with finalized student registrations.
Provide academic departments with draft schedules within the first month of classes.
Allows more time for unforeseen changes or other necessary adjustments prior to publication.

If exams are added after schedule completion, use the tools available to place it within the existing schedule rather than rescheduling everything.

Whether there are last minute changes in student registrations, or if you wish to refresh data after the course withdrawal date, the data can easily be imported to refresh the existing schedule.

Some exams may be more important than others, and to improve student success in their first year or for requisite courses these can be flagged, and special rules created to spread out the exams.
Have visibility through graphic schedules to ensure that the distribution of these exams is appropriate.

Import the complete set of exam data to include exams and students writing deferred or supplementary exams as well as regular exams.

Support academic integrity and reduce exam paper creation effort by offering common exams.

Features and modules

Fully automated time and room selection

Schedule times and rooms simultaneously, quickly and efficiently.

By considering space availability while choosing the time for the exam you are assured of a quality assignment.

Display time selection quality

Exam “move screen” to visually display time selection quality

A live and interactive exam placement screen, the move screen, shows all relevant information and the impact of choosing a time or moving an exam.

This visibility, right down to the individual students affected by a placement allows you to work with complete information and to make the best decision.

Customizable scheduling constraint settings

Set preferences and limits for exams per day, consecutive exams for both students and instructors alike.

Live validations on data entry and manual scheduling

As data is entered and saved, quick validations report the impact on students, instructors and rooms warning the user if preferences or limits are being exceeded.

Configurable room file

Configurable room file, including seat maps and virtual rooms

Create or import a room file that reflects the needs of an exam schedule, adjust the configuration and capacity to suit.

Create seat maps in large rooms and divide your large testing facilities into subrooms as needed.

Exam slot weighting within the exam period

Control the distribution throughout the exam period to either spread out exams or condense the schedule.

Sequencing of exams

Create relationships between exams to guide the scheduling so that exams fall on the same day or consecutively as needed.

Analytical and statistical reporting

Analytical and statistical reporting on schedule data and quality of results

In addition to the expected validation reports, also measure the quality of the schedule as well as relevant statistics.

Show the impact of policy/guideline changes on exam schedules and report to upper management.

Ensure close proximity for multi-room exams

If there are large exams and no large testing facilities, accommodate those large exams by scheduling them in multiple rooms that are near each other.

This “Zone” concept simplifies the administration of these high enrolment exams.

Support for time-based or slot-based exam period definitions

Infosilem Exam supports the traditional examination period slots and additionally can be adapted to use a more free-form, time-based approach in which exams do not follow set scheduled times.

The flexibility of varied start times and exam durations means that Infosilem Exam can be used regardless of your exam period definition.

INFOSILEM | Berger-Levrault

Infosilem | Berger-Levrault is a suite of scheduling software recognized by higher education institutions for over 30 years. Our software enables colleges and universities to produce better student and faculty schedules, while optimizing campus operations and resources. The solutions enable an automated and simplified creation of course and exam schedules while efficiently managing all event bookings throughout the campus.

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Berger-Levrault’s professional services team is there to support you: from helping to define your needs, to configuring the software, to ensuring it is fully adopted by users. Our subject matter experts are ready to help you drive efficiency, and give you better control and greater visibility over your operations.

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“The University has dramatically increased its operational efficiency and is now able to produce a more accurate final exam schedule faster. Students are thrilled to have access to their final exam schedules weeks earlier than they used to.”

INFOSILEM Exam

Automated construction of the exam schedule

Simplify the complexity of exam scheduling

Save time creating the optimal exam schedules

Robust algorithm

Eliminate direct conflicts and minimize alternate exams

Optimize room and seat utilization

Shorten production time

Reschedule individual exams without regenerating the entire schedule

Easily refresh the data with new information as it comes in

Apply special rules for keystone or freshman classes

Include regular, deferred, or supplementary exams within the same schedule

Facilitate scheduling common multi-section exams

Features and modules

Fully automated time and room selection

Display time selection quality

Customizable scheduling constraint settings

Live validations on data entry and manual scheduling

Configurable room file

Exam slot weighting within the exam period

Sequencing of exams

Analytical and statistical reporting

Ensure close proximity for multi-room exams

Support for time-based or slot-based exam period definitions

INFOSILEM | Berger-Levrault

Professional Services

Our customers share their experiences

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INFOSILEM Exam Automated construction of the exam schedule

Simplify the complexity of exam scheduling

Save time creating the optimal exam schedules

Robust algorithm

Eliminate direct conflicts and minimize alternate exams

Optimize room and seat utilization

Shorten production time

Reschedule individual exams without regenerating the entire schedule

Easily refresh the data with new information as it comes in

Apply special rules for keystone or freshman classes

Include regular, deferred, or supplementary exams within the same schedule

Facilitate scheduling common multi-section exams

Features and modules

INFOSILEM | Berger-Levrault

Professional Services

Our customers share their experiences

Recommended products

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INFOSILEM Exam

Automated construction of the exam schedule

INFOSILEM Academic

INFOSILEM Campus

INFOSILEM Sectioner