Registration Assistant Application using Local Search and Tabu List Technique

Abstract

This project aims to design and develop a web application as a tool for generating a study plan for higher education students with study issues. The Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Engineering curriculum 2010, Prince of Songkla University was used as a case study. Tabu search was applied as the main search tool. The users can define the objective of their study plan and the proposed program will uses the user defined objective to guide the search. Furthermore, common constraints in creating a study plan such as the number of credits, the student status and the standard study plan are all included into the system in order to find a suitable solution for the user to make his/her selection. The preliminary evaluation results showed that the user satisfied with the user interface because it was similar to that of the Google application interface. However, the study results should be directly downloaded from the university system in order to reduce the data entry mistakes.