<![CDATA[The course scheduling process is a critical component of academic administration in higher education institutions. At the Faculty of Computer Science, Santo Thomas Catholic University of Medan, the scheduling process is currently handled manually using Microsoft Excel, which leads to several issues—such as scheduling conflicts for lecturers and classrooms, a time-consuming scheduling process, ineffective dissemination of information, and a lack of structured data storage. This research aims to design and develop a web-based course scheduling system to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of managing class schedules. The development follows the Waterfall methodology, encompassing stages such as requirements analysis, system design, implementation, testing, and maintenance. The developed system features centralized schedule management, automated real-time detection of conflicts involving lecturers and classrooms, role-based access control, the ability to export schedules to PDF format, and periodic database backups. Testing results indicate that all functional and non-functional requirements have been successfully implemented. The system effectively reduces scheduling conflicts, accelerates the scheduling process, improves data storage security, and provides lecturers and students with convenient access to schedule information via a web browser. Consequently, this system is expected to enhance the quality and efficiency of academic administrative services at the Faculty of Computer Science, Santo Thomas Catholic University of Medan.]]>
