Course Aims:

This course covers using Nova-T in the production of the school timetable and explores the process from populating the module with core data (rooms, staff, and subjects) to submitting the completed timetable to SIMS and all the steps between.

Course Objectives:

By the end of the course you will be able to:

enter and edit basic timetable data such as the cycle, teachers, rooms and subjects

create, modify and cost a curriculum plan

attach resources such as teachers, rooms and facilities to classes

deal with the issue of part-time staff

run feasibility checks on the structure

schedule blocks and classes both manually and automatically

room the timetable

modify certain parameters known as tools

generate a range of reports

edit and print the evolving timetable

transfer the timetable to SIMS.

Target Audience:

Staff with responsibility for constructing and maintaining the timetable

Requirements:

Some prior knowledge of timetable principles is encouraged, but prior knowledge of Nova is not required.