Timetabling

[Billion]

When creating a timetable, are there certain rules that should be adhered to for specific subjects?
For my first semester, I have lectures, tutorials and comp-labs.
Do students normally have a preferred preference for the order of these?
For example, should my lectures always be before comp-labs, and should my tutorials always be before/after my lectures?
I know people prefer to have their timetables close together to maximise the amount of days with no subjects, however is there a limit as to how many lectures, tutorials etc you should have on the one day?

Thanks in advance.

[Billion]

Also, how do I know how many tutorials/lectures/labs you should have each week?

[alondouek]

When creating a timetable, are there certain rules that should be adhered to for specific subjects?
For my first semester, I have lectures, tutorials and comp-labs.
Do students normally have a preferred preference for the order of these?
For example, should my lectures always be before comp-labs, and should my tutorials always be before/after my lectures?
I know people prefer to have their timetables close together to maximise the amount of days with no subjects, however is there a limit as to how many lectures, tutorials etc you should have on the one day?

Thanks in advance.

Tutes usually cover the previous week's content so having them before a week's lectures shouldn't be too much of a problem.

Assuming comp-labs are in any way comparable to an actual lab lab, then the material is either separate from lectures (therefore it doesn't matter whether it's before or after a week's lectures for that unit) or builds on lecture material. However, if the university is offering the comp-labs before the lectures then the unit coordinators obviously aren't anticipating the order you put your classes in to be a problem.

Nope, there's no limit as to what you can put on any given day; that's entirely up to you dependent on what's offered by Allocate+. I personally would avoid putting more than one lab on one day, but as you mentioned some people prefer to put everything in as few days as possible.

Also, how do I know how many tutorials/lectures/labs you should have each week?

Go to the 2015 handbook page for your unit (you can get to this by googling the unit code). There will be a section detailing the breakdown of contact for that unit.

[slothpomba]

As Alon said, the order isn't important. They've already thought of this. Usually theres a bit of a disconnect between labs and tutes. If not it is compensated for. Put them wherever is best for your timetable. If you're willing to skip lectures, you can put all your compulsory activities (labs, tutes, very rarely lectures) on the smallest number of days possible and have your other days as "days off".

Also, how do I know how many tutorials/lectures/labs you should have each week?

Usually it doesn't exceed one per week, per subject. Some subjects have both tutorials AND labs. Most only have either a tutorial OR a lab. So, to be brief, usually 1.

Lectures are way more variable. You could get 1 x 2 hour lecture, 2 x 1 hour lecture, etc. As a general rule, in first year, you will usually have 2-3 hours of lectures a week.