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This document is one of five manuals designed to improve management practices in Ohio two-year colleges. The guidelines and criteria presented here are intended to be used as yardsticks for institutional evaluation of student registration and class scheduling practices. A chapter on the planning process discusses the steps to be taken in planning, definitions of terms, outputs expected, goals, and objectives. A chapter on schedule preparation discusses criteria for curriculum and cost evaluations, and outlines methods of determining the numbers of class sections and day and time assignments, and of determining who should be involved in such decision-making. A chapter on space scheduling discusses who is responsible for assigning classrooms, what process should be used, how to settle disputes, when assignments must be made, when to notify students and faculty, and how best to utilize space. A chapter on registration systems provides general guidelines for advance, open, and late registration. The final chapter discusses data needs and data processing methods, the use of commercially developed computer-based registration and scheduling systems, and on-line computer registration techniques. A flow chart of a card-oriented registration system for a small college is appended. (DC)

This manual is concerned with the process by which courses within curricula are planned and a schedule of courses developed; the procedure by which students then choose or are assigned to courses; and, finally, the means by which confirmation of such assignments through fee payment is accomplished. This process is a fundamental operational aspect of every college and university. Sections in the document cover planning, schedule preparation, space scheduling, and registration systems. Appendixes include class-size policy at Ohio State University and a suggested equation for evaluating the number of courses in a total master curriculum file for a department or college. A glossary is also included. (Author/PG)