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Study Guide & Strategies
Managing Time
Time Management is setting
and following a schedule of study
in order to organize and prioritize your studies
in the context of competing activities of work, family, etc.
Guidelines:
- Monitor your time
- Reflect on how you spend your time
- Be aware of when you are wasting
your time
- Know when you are productive
Knowing how you spend
your time should aid you in planning and predicting project
completion:
- Have a "To Do" list. Write down
things you have to do, then decide what to do at the moment, what
to schedule for later, what to get someone else to do, and what to
put off for a later time period
- Have a daily/weekly planner. Write
down appointments, classes, and meetings on a chronological log
book or chart. Always know what's ahead for the day, always go to
sleep knowing you're prepared for tomorrow
- Have a long term planner. Use a
monthly chart so that you can always plan ahead. Long term
planners also serve to remind you to plan your free time
constructively
Planning for an effective study schedule:
- Allow sufficient time for sleep, a
well-balanced diet, and leisure activities
- Prioritize assignments
- Prepare for discussion/recitation
courses before class
- Schedule time to go over
lecture material immediately after class;
Remember: Forgetting is greatest
within 24 hours without review
- Schedule fifty minute blocks of
study
- Choose a place free from
distractions to study
- Plan to use "dead time"
- Schedule as much study time as
possible during daylight hours
- Schedule a weekly review
- Be careful not to become a slave
to your schedule
The satisfaction of "crossing off"
the completed task can yield a sense of accomplishment, and even a
little sense of reward!
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