Schedule Workbench

Faculty-to-course scheduling

Build your department’s schedule around its rules and your judgment.

Plan who teaches what—and when—in an editable workbench. Review proposals, change what matters, compare versions, and export the schedule your department approves.

Inside the WorkbenchWalkthrough with fictional data

No black-box schedule

Rules and tradeoffs stay visible

No hosted scheduling account

A local browser-based operating model

No forced final answer

The department’s scheduling lead decides

How it works

  1. Set the rules

    We configure your department’s approved rules for loads, course needs, preferences, and fixed commitments.

  2. Prepare the inputs

    Use an agreed Form or spreadsheet format, with inputs validated before planning begins.

  3. Review proposals

    Propose faculty assignments first, then meeting times, against your configured rules.

  4. Revise and export

    Edit or lock decisions. Save, compare, and restore versions. Export the schedule you approve.

What people are saying

“Before, I spent 15–30 hours per semester working in our spreadsheets. Now, it’s 1–2 hours, plus more efficient meetings with my colleagues.”

Department scheduler, University of Notre Dame · 40+ faculty

A few practical questions

Who uses this tool?

Scheduling leads balancing teaching loads, course needs, availability, and exceptions.

Is AI involved?

No. The scheduling logic uses explicit rules and deterministic optimization. You review and approve scheduling decisions. The whole point is to put you in the driver's seat, not offload the task to AI that doesn't understand what you do.

Will we have to change what faculty provide us?

We agree on structured intake based on your department’s Forms or spreadsheets, then configure the workflow around it. The goal is to minimize change to process while maximizing efficiency and producing more optimal assignments.

How does this fit the registrar’s workflow?

The Workbench helps your department plan assignments and meeting times. Spreadsheet and CSV exports carry the approved schedule into your institution’s existing process.

Dr. Graham Clay

Founder

Dr. Graham Clay

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A former philosophy professor, Graham works directly with departments to configure their rules and inputs, so scheduling leads can review proposals and make the decisions that call for their judgment.

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