Timeline
Increasingly the student population is a working population even if the work is only part-time. In this context students want to receive their timetables for the next academic year earlier so that they can plan their work hours.
It is only possible to push timetable production earlier in the year, if curriculum approval and student module choice occur in a timely fashion, as these processes are necessary data providers for the timetabling process.
It is good practice not only for the key dates for timetabling preparation to be published but also the key dates associated with these other student processes. It is important that published timelines are adhered to, otherwise it defeats the purpose and the result is a large number of last minute changes.