TIME MANAGEMENT TIME MANAGEMENT tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick….

How to fit it all in…

According to Webster’s dictionary: EFFICIENT – adj. “performing or functioning effectively with the least waste of time and effort.”

“WIIFM” – What’s In It For Me

Student version- WIIFM: “EFFICIENT” = getting stuff done quickly so you can go do other stuff

EFFICIENCY = INTELLIGENT LAZINESS

EFFECTIVE – adj. “producing the intended or expected result.”

Student version: “EFFECTIVE” = getting the grades that match the time and effort you put in

So, h ow many hours do you have each week???

“24/7” 24 hours x 7 days

168

168 hours in a week

CUA classes meet for the equivalent of 150 minutes each week: Mon, Wed, and Fri for 50 minutes or Tue and Thu for 75 minutes 2½ hours a week

If you are taking a full load of 5 courses = only 12.5 hours IN class per week

5 classes = 15 CREDIT hours multiplied by 2 = 30 hours of study

Sleep an average of 8 hours a day = 56 hours in a week

Eating takes up about 2 hours a day = 14 hours

12½ hrs.class 30 hrs.study 56 hrs.sleep +14 hrs.eat 102 ½ hours total

Other time-eaters: a job commuting athletics clubs chores a shower call Mom

½ 66 ½ hours left…

66 ½ empty hours spread throughout a 7-day week = 9 ½ free hrs. every day

Everyday!! You’re fed! You’ve slept! You’ve been to all your classes and finished your studying!

 BEFORE  DURING  AFTER

BEFORE: Planning

Draw up a weekly class schedule

Study history 7:00-8:00 8:00-9:00 Study religion 6:00-7:00 Dinner

Put in the fixed items first: classes and labs job meetings regular appointments athletic practice commuting, etc. then plot out your study hours.

Time-pressed students need to “pack well” to fit it all in eat sleep study play wash exercise chill

They need to be organized studio History of arch eat physics sleep English functions

They need to multi-task

4:00-5:00 Microeconomics 10-minute break Socializing Read relevant assignments while writing homework Dinner Bring other work for variety

Know your daily time patterns :

When are you most alert? How fast can you read generally? How long does it take you to write a 10-page paper?

How much sleep do you need? When do you want to eat? How much exercise do you need ?

Estimate how to study

The rule of thumb for study outside of class is double the number of credit hours.

Examine the syllabus for each course:

Map out the whole semester's 16 weeks on a multi-month calendar:

4 types of schedules 1.Weekly master schedule, with study hours mapped out 2.Semester schedule showing all 16 weeks 3.Daily To-Do list 4.Specific week of assignments and time planning

when each course's papers will be due, when quizzes, midterms and exams are, what time conflicts appear (parents' weekend, a road trip, a course's field trip, etc.)

Executing DURING: Executing

efficiency: Evaluate your efficiency: Are you getting stuff done quickly so you can go do other stuff?

Have you spread the study hours out well? Are you studying during your peak hours? Are you getting enough sleep ? Are you getting enough play and downtime?

Are there blocks of time you could be using better ? How long should your study breaks be? Can you identify your time- wasters and procrastination patterns?

Internet Multitasking “screen sucking” – wasting time online long after you’ve finished what you signed on to do. “frazzing” – frantic, inEFFECTIVE, multitasking under the delusion that you’re getting a lot doen. “pizzled” – how you feel when some one you’re with pulls out a cell or blackberry with no apology or explanation… “doomdart” – the internal distraction of a forgotten task that pops into your mind. - Edward Hallowell “…Strategies for a Coping in a World Gone ADD”

Evaluate your effectiveness: Are you getting the grades that match the time and effort you put in?

Re-adjust if you're falling behind in a subject or have overestimated how much time another course would need. Is there a better time to study for a particular course? Have you found and used your "prime time"

Examine each syllabus

How much reading is there each week and how long should those assignments take you to read? What length papers are assigned and how long should those take you to research and write?

Philosophy midterm

Some weeks especially around midterm October 10 and exam week December 9-13 will need more study time so anticipate and be ready.

Revising and Applying AFTER: Revising and Applying

Collect your findings and apply to remaining semesters

Choose your next courses according to the time profile you've developed for yourself: Do you do better with morning classes? Should you spread out your classes more?