Task-analytic approach to the automated design of graphic presentations
ACM Transactions on Graphics (TOG)
Law encoding diagrams for instructional systems
Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education
External cognition: how do graphical representations work?
International Journal of Human-Computer Studies
A representational analysis of relational information displays
International Journal of Human-Computer Studies
Diagrammatic Reasoning: Cognitive and Computational Perspectives
Diagrammatic Reasoning: Cognitive and Computational Perspectives
Proceedings of the First International Conference on Theory and Application of Diagrams
Diagrams '00 Proceedings of the First International Conference on Theory and Application of Diagrams
Recent Developments in Practical Examination Timetabling
Selected papers from the First International Conference on Practice and Theory of Automated Timetabling
Examination Timetabling in British Universities: A Survey
Selected papers from the First International Conference on Practice and Theory of Automated Timetabling
VAST Improvements to Diagrammatic Scheduling Using Representational Epistemic Interface Design
Diagrams '08 Proceedings of the 5th international conference on Diagrammatic Representation and Inference
Cyclic transfers in school timetabling
OR Spectrum
Structure determines assignment strategies in diagrammatic production scheduling
SG'05 Proceedings of the 5th international conference on Smart Graphics
Twelve years of diagrams research
Journal of Visual Languages and Computing
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This paper addresses the design of representational systems for complex knowledge rich problems, focussing on scheduling in particular. Multiple tables are ubiquitous in representations of schedule information, but they impose large cognitive demands and inhibit the comprehension of high-level patterns. The application and evaluation of representational design principles in the development of STARK diagrams, a novel system for scheduling problems, is reported. STARK diagrams integrate conceptual dimensions, principal relations and individual cases into a single diagrammatic structure. An experiment compared performance on STARK diagrams and a conventional representation with features typical of current commercial scheduling software interfaces. Subjects using the STARK diagram performed better at improving an examination schedule by minimising constraint violations. This provides support for the validity and utility of the design principles.