1. COUN 2: College Success Strategies Quiz,
2/16/2018
Time Management
Quiz,
Professor Michael Ngo

2. What time management tools do you use?

3. COUN 2: College Success Strategies
2/16/2018
Acting on Purpose
Quadrant II Time Management System
Prioritize importance and urgency
Creators
“Do important actions first, before they become urgent”
Quadrant II Time Management System
Urgent
Not Urgent
Important I II
Not Important
III IV
Professor Michael Ngo

4. Quadrant II Time Management System
COUN 2: College Success Strategies
2/16/2018
Quadrant II Time Management System
Urgent
Not Urgent
Important
Quadrant 1
Quadrant 2
Not Important
Quadrant 3
Quadrant 4
Letting friends talk you into driving them to a late-night pizza party when you are 90 pages behind in biology
Creating a detailed study plan for the two weeks before final exams
Spending three hours on Facebook when you have a major math test in two days
Starting research for a 10-page history term paper the night before it is due
Professor Michael Ngo

5. Quadrant II Time Management System
COUN 2: College Success Strategies
2/16/2018
Quadrant II Time Management System
Urgent
Not Urgent
Important
Quadrant 1
Quadrant 2
Not Important
Quadrant 3
Quadrant 4
Spending three hours taking a friend to the mall so she can buy a new Blackberry
Studying every night so you'll always be ready for quizzes
Staying up till three a.m. playing video games
Staying up all night to cram for a test the next day
Professor Michael Ngo

6. COUN 2: College Success Strategies
2/16/2018
Monthly Calendar
Provides a list of important actions that can be done only one particular time
Dentist appointment
Test
Field trip
Counselor appointment
Using technology
PDA, Smart Phones, Online Calendars
Professor Michael Ngo

7. COUN 2: College Success Strategies
2/16/2018
Next Actions List
Provides a list of important actions that need to be done as soon as possible
Requires
Life Role: COUN 2 Student
Goal: Grade A
List of “actions” that is required
Attend class on time (Tue. & Thur.)
Read Chapter 5 by Monday
Do journal 12, 13 and 18 by Monday
Study 2 hours for midterm for next Thursday
Schedule appointment with counselor for Educational Plan by Friday
Professor Michael Ngo

8. COUN 2: College Success Strategies
2/16/2018
Time Management
Full time Vs. Part time Student
What is a unit?
How many unit(s) do you need?
School load Vs. Work load?
Probation?
What is Academic & Progress Probation?
Professor Michael Ngo

9. Academic & Progress Probation
COUN 2: College Success Strategies
2/16/2018
Academic & Progress Probation
Academic Probation:
Attempted 12 units
Cumulated below a 2.0 GPA
Progress Probation:
Cumulated more than 50% of all units which the student have earned “W”, “I” and “NP”.
Probation 1: occurs at the end of the first semester
Probation 2: occurs at the end of the second consecutive semester
Probation 3: occurs after the third consecutive semester
Dismissal
Professor Michael Ngo

10. Recommended Study Time
COUN 2: College Success Strategies
2/16/2018
Recommended Study Time
Simple Rule:
For every one hour of classroom time, allow two hours for homework, study time, projects and other assignment pertaining to class
3 unit course (regular term)
3 hours of class time/wk
+ 6 hours of homework/wk
= 9 hours total/wk
Full time student = 12 units or 36 total hours
If you work:
Take no more than:
40 hrs/wk
6 units
30 hrs/wk
9 units
20 hrs/wk
12 units
5-15 hrs/wk
14-16 units
Professor Michael Ngo