1. TIME MANAGEMENT

3. ▪ Your life ▪ Your goals ▪ Your feelings ▪ Your schedules

4. TIME MANAGEMENT

6. ▪ We manage our time because of the rewards and benefits we enjoy from this behavior. ▪ Making a connection between time management behaviors and your individual goals will motivate you to adopt new behaviors in order to achieve specific outcomes.

7. TIME MANAGEMENT GoalsBehaviorsOutcome

8. TIME MANAGEMENT GOALS & OUTCOMES

9. TIME MANAGEMENT GOALS & OUTCOMES Semester Goals Dean’s List=3.40-3.69 Dean’s with Honors=3.70-3.99 President’s List=4.0

10. TIME MANAGEMENT GOAL FORMULA ▪ State Goal ▪ Define Time Frame ▪ List Behaviors ▪ Visualize Outcome

11. TIME MANAGEMENT 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.

12. TIME MANAGEMENT BEHAVIORS

13. TIME MANAGEMENT SCHEDULES: SEMESTER AT A GLANCE SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday 24 25 Classes begin 2627282930 31 February 1 Add period ends 2 3 456 78910 11 12 Late add period ends 13 14 15 161718 19 20 21 22 Drop period ends 23 24252627 2829March 12 3 4 5 67891011 12 Mid-term 13 14 1516171819 20 21 Classes Resume 2223242526 27 28293031 April 1 Last day to withdraw 2 345678 9 10 111213141516 17 181920212223 24 25 26 27 28 29 Late withdrawal ends 30 May 1 2 345 6 7 Last day of classes 891011121314 Commencement

14. TIME MANAGEMENT SCHEDULES: MASTER WEEKLY

15. TIME MANAGEMENT SCHEDULES: DAILY PLANNER

16. TIME MANAGEMENT SCHEDULES: DAILY LIST …TO DO 2/16/16 1.MAKE FLASH CARDS FROM PSYCH. NOTES 2.DO ONLINE SPN QUIZ BEFORE MIDNIGHT 3.CALL FINANCIAL AID OFFICE ASAP 4.VOTE 5.SEE DR. ROBBINS DURING OFFICE HOURS 6.BASKETBALL GAME

17. TIME MANAGEMENT BEHAVIORS

18. TIME MANAGEMENT 1.Come prepared 2.Sit close to professor 3.Review notes from previous class 4.Listen attentively 5.Take notes 6.Ask questions 7.Answer questions

19. TIME MANAGEMENT BEHAVIORS

20. TIME MANAGEMENT Study: Where ▪ library ▪ Student Learning Center ▪ Department lounges

21. TIME MANAGEMENT Study: When ▪ Identify your “Einstein Hours” ▪ Schedule blocks of study time for each class ▪ Use time in between classes

22. TIME MANAGEMENT Study: What ▪ Pre-read, read, take notes, talk ▪ Review class notes before and after classes ▪ Turn class notes into questions and practice answering those question aloud or in writing ▪ Meet with tutors, classmate, professors ▪ Predict test questions ▪ Review former tests ▪ Create study guides ▪ Talk & write

23. TIME MANAGEMENT BEHAVIORS

24. TIME MANAGEMENT Choices ▪ Prioritize ▪ Manage & minimize interruptions ▪ Say “No”

25. TIME MANAGEMENT BEHAVIORS

26. TIME MANAGEMENT Procrastination: Emotions, Beliefs, Rewards ▪ Examine the emotions surrounding the task. We often procrastinate when we associate negative emotions with the task at hand. ▪ Examine your beliefs: “I work well under pressure.” ▪ Break large tasks down into small tasks. ▪ Connect rewards to each small task.

27. Final Tips 1.Keep a Time Journal 2.Cultivate your own inner boss/parent 3.Set your own deadlines 4.Don’t let questions about course material accumulate 5.Utilize campus resources and professors’ office hours TIME MANAGEMENT