Time Management

Student Learning Center 2009
Time Management
Time management skills will:
Help you set goals and identify the steps needed to achieve them.
Help you stay organized and in control of your academic and personal lives.
Get your work done!

Student Learning Center 2009
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*Academic
Physical
Social
*A special emphasis will be placed on academic goals for the remainder of this workshop.
Set Goals

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Grading System
Academic Goals

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Semester Honors
Dean’s List=3.40-3.69
Dean’s with Honors=3.70-3.99
President’s List=4.0

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Graduation Honors

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Goal Formula
State Goal
Define Time frame
Strategize (list the specific actions
you must take to fulfill the goal)
Visualize the Outcome

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Goal Formula Example
Goal: Dean’s List
Time Frame: 16 weeks
Strategy: Attend all classes, do all reading assignments, meet with professor regularly, schedule study time, work only 12 hours/week, make friends with at least one person from each class, take notes in class.
Outcome: Feel good about self. Parents proud. Get letters of rec. from faculty. Apply to be an RA. Get into Business Department.

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Schedules

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Semester at a Glance
Provides the whole picture.
Provides a clearer sense of time so that you may make appropriate decisions about your use of time.

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Master Weekly
Helps you determine quickly where you need to be at any given time during the week.
Helps you identify the blank spaces in your schedule so that you can schedule study time, exercise time, social time, etc.
Oh what fun!

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Calendar Weekly
Write down due dates of papers and projects along with test dates from your course syllabi.
Break down larger assignments into small, manageable tasks.
Write each task on the appropriate dates.

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Daily List
List and prioritize important tasks for the day.
Check items off as they are accomplished.

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Class Time
Come prepared.
Review notes from previous class.
Listen attentively.
Take notes.
Ask questions.
Answer questions.

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Make the most of daylight hours!
Where?
When?
What?

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Day Time Hours: Where
Stay on campus.
Find a quiet, safe place to study.
Library, Student Learning Center, Department lounge.

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Day Time Hours: When
Schedule blocks of time for study.
Use time between classes.
Use time before classes begin and after classes are over for the day.

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Day Time Hours: What
Pre-read, read, take notes
Review class notes before and after classes.
Meet with tutors, classmates, professors.
Predict test questions.
Create study guides.
Use language to learn—talk and write about the subject matter.