Transcript Time Management: The Ultimate Study Skill

Time Management
Welcome to the Time Management workshop. While we are
waiting to begin, please fill out the blank weekly schedule with
your weekly activities, such as classes, work hours, athletic
practices, clubs, and anything else you do that takes place at the
same time every week.
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Time Management Skills
Time management skills will:
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Help you set goals and identify the steps needed to
achieve them.
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Help you stay organized and in control of your
academic and personal lives.
3.
Get your work done!
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Set Goals
*Academic
Social
Physical
*A special emphasis will be placed on academic goals for the remainder of this
workshop.
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Academic Goals
Grade
Level of Accomplishment
Quality
Points
A
Highest Level of Work
4.00
A-
3.67
B+
3.33
B
Better than Average Work
3.00
B-
2.67
C+
2.33
C
Average Work
2.00
C-
1.67
D+
1.33
D
1.00
D-
Minimum Level of Passing
Work
0.67
E
Failing Work
0.00
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Semester Goals
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 Goals
3.40-3.59
Cum Laude
3.60-3.79
Magna Cum Laude
3.80 & above
Summa Cum Laude
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Goal Formula
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State Goal
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Define Time frame
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Strategize (list the specific actions
you must take to fulfill the goal)
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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
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Provides the whole picture.
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Provides a clearer sense of time so that you may make appropriate
decisions about your use of time.
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Semester at a Glance
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Midterm
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Welcome Week
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Spring Recess No class
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Classes Resume
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Commencement
Final Exams
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Student Learning Center 2009
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Master Weekly
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Helps you determine quickly where you need to be at any given
time during the week.
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Helps you identify the blank spaces in your schedule so that you
can schedule study time, exercise time, social time, etc.
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Master Weekly
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
8:00 – 8:50
8:00 – 9:15
8:00 – 8:50
8:00 – 9:15
8:00 – 8:50
9:05-9:55
9:05 – 9:55
9:30 – 10:45
MTH 112
10:10 – 11:00
9:05 – 9:55
9:30 – 10:45
MTH 112
10:10 – 11:00
10:10 – 11:00
PSH 110
PSH 110
PSH 110
11:00 – 12:15
11:00 – 12:15
11:15 – 12:05
11:15 – 12:05
11:15 – 12:05
THE 232
THE 232
THE 232
12:20 – 1:10
12:20 – 1:10
12:30 – 1:45
BIO 221
1:25 – 2:15
BIO 221
1:25 – 2:15
2:00 – 3:15
2:30 – 3:20
1:25 – 2:15
2:00 – 3:15
2:30 – 3:20
3:30 – 4:45
3:35 – 4:50
12:20 – 1:10
12:30 – 1:45
HST 110
2:30 – 3:20
3:30 – 4:45
3:35 – 4:50
HST 110
BIO 221 Lab
5:00 - 6:15
5:05 – 6:20
5:00 - 6:15
5:05 – 6:20
6:35 – 7:50 or
6:30 – 7:45 or
6:35 – 7:50 or
6:30 – 7:45 or
6:30 – 9:15
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8:05 – 9:20
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Student Learning Center 2009
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Calendar Weekly
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Write down due dates of papers and projects
along with test dates from your course syllabi.
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Break down larger assignments into small,
manageable tasks.
3.
Write each task on the appropriate dates.
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Daily List
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List and prioritize important tasks for the day.
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Check items off as they are accomplished.
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Class Time
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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
1. Stay on campus.
2. Find a quiet, safe place to study.
3. Library, Student Learning Center,
Department lounge.
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Day Time Hours: When
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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
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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.
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Final Tips & Review
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Don’t let questions about material accumulate.
Get help: professors’ office hours, tutors, reference materials, librarians.
Know what it means to study.
Schedule study time.
Have a study place.
Be aware of how you are using your time.
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