Optimization of the structure of the learning process under the given constraints

The article is devoted to the study of ways to optimize the mathematical model of the structure of the educational process. Formalization of the structure of the educational process was carried out in the form of setting an objective function, including the sum of the number of hours provided by the...

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Main Authors: A. A. Lobaty, D. A. Konopacki
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Language:English
Published: Belarusian National Technical University 2024-01-01
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Online Access:https://sapi.bntu.by/jour/article/view/648
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description The article is devoted to the study of ways to optimize the mathematical model of the structure of the educational process. Formalization of the structure of the educational process was carried out in the form of setting an objective function, including the sum of the number of hours provided by the curriculum for various types of training sessions. At the same time, for each type of occupation, a weighting coefficient is provided, which characterizes the relative effectiveness of each type of occupation. The numerical values of the weight coefficients are proposed to be determined by applying the method of analyzing hierarchies based on expert assessments, which are set by appointed specialists. The task is to maximize the objective function that characterizes the overall effectiveness of the educational process. As restrictions imposed on the structure of the educational process, a system of inequalities is considered, presented in a linear form and taking into account restrictions on the budget of study time allocated for the study of the academic discipline, financial restrictions on the remuneration of teaching and teaching staff, financial restrictions associated with the content educational and material base, purchase of software and other expenses. Thus, the task of optimizing the educational process is reduced to a linear programming problem, which in this case is solved using the simplex method using a standard program implemented in various computer environments. At the same time, a dual task is formulated to determine the required time and financial resources for a given distribution of teaching hours by type of occupation. The example given in the article, implemented in the Mathcad computer environment, clearly showed the efficiency of the developed methodology.
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spelling doaj-art-90e3d3cbd0b44e2799646c5c9aea2a152025-02-03T05:16:55ZengBelarusian National Technical UniversityСистемный анализ и прикладная информатика2309-49232414-04812024-01-0104697310.21122/2309-4923-2023-4-69-73478Optimization of the structure of the learning process under the given constraintsA. A. Lobaty0D. A. Konopacki1Belarusian National Technical UniversityBelarusian National Technical UniversityThe article is devoted to the study of ways to optimize the mathematical model of the structure of the educational process. Formalization of the structure of the educational process was carried out in the form of setting an objective function, including the sum of the number of hours provided by the curriculum for various types of training sessions. At the same time, for each type of occupation, a weighting coefficient is provided, which characterizes the relative effectiveness of each type of occupation. The numerical values of the weight coefficients are proposed to be determined by applying the method of analyzing hierarchies based on expert assessments, which are set by appointed specialists. The task is to maximize the objective function that characterizes the overall effectiveness of the educational process. As restrictions imposed on the structure of the educational process, a system of inequalities is considered, presented in a linear form and taking into account restrictions on the budget of study time allocated for the study of the academic discipline, financial restrictions on the remuneration of teaching and teaching staff, financial restrictions associated with the content educational and material base, purchase of software and other expenses. Thus, the task of optimizing the educational process is reduced to a linear programming problem, which in this case is solved using the simplex method using a standard program implemented in various computer environments. At the same time, a dual task is formulated to determine the required time and financial resources for a given distribution of teaching hours by type of occupation. The example given in the article, implemented in the Mathcad computer environment, clearly showed the efficiency of the developed methodology.https://sapi.bntu.by/jour/article/view/648educational processoptimizationmodelobjective functionrestrictionslinear programming
spellingShingle A. A. Lobaty
D. A. Konopacki
Optimization of the structure of the learning process under the given constraints
Системный анализ и прикладная информатика
educational process
optimization
model
objective function
restrictions
linear programming
title Optimization of the structure of the learning process under the given constraints
title_full Optimization of the structure of the learning process under the given constraints
title_fullStr Optimization of the structure of the learning process under the given constraints
title_full_unstemmed Optimization of the structure of the learning process under the given constraints
title_short Optimization of the structure of the learning process under the given constraints
title_sort optimization of the structure of the learning process under the given constraints
topic educational process
optimization
model
objective function
restrictions
linear programming
url https://sapi.bntu.by/jour/article/view/648
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