Discuss the below:
Q: The quantitative methods department head at a major Midwestern university will be scheduling faculty to teach courses during the upcoming autumn term. Four core courses need to be covered. The four courses are at the UG, MBA, MS, and Ph.D. levels. Four professors will be assigned to the courses, with each professor receiving one of the courses. Student evaluations of the professors are available from previous terms. Based on a rating scale of 4 (excellent), 3 (very good), 2 (average), and 1 (poor), the average student evaluations for each professor are shown.
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Course
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Professor
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UG
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MBA
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MS
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Ph.D.
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A
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2.8
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2.2
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3.3
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3.0
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B
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3.2
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3.0
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3.6
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3.6
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C
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3.3
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3.2
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3.5
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3.5
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D
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3.2
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2.8
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2.5
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Professor D does not have a Ph.D. and cannot be assigned to teach a Ph.D. level course.
Q: If the department head makes teaching assignments based on maximizing the student evaluation ratings over all four courses, what staffing assignments should be made?