Common sense dictates that it is not the schedule that makes the difference, but what you put in it. Scheduling is neutral. It is a picture frame that can enhance the art that is put in it. But if there is no art or only a partially finished art, the frame is wasted. It is for that reason that the literature on scheduling began with a crescendo and ended with a pianissimo.
Scheduling depends on what is put in it.
Among the most important features that must be faced before new scheduling is introduced are curriculum development, teacher preparation, and focus. Curriculum dictates scheduling and not vice versa. Faculties must define their curriculum clearly enough to justify the introduction of new scheduling. Exhaustive and extensive curriculum planning, at least in some areas, is indispensable. Schools must take into account that not all members of the faculty are trained and prepared to rethink curriculum.