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Managing Time and Workload-2023Fall

This document provides tips and strategies for managing time and workload as a college student. It recommends that students spend 2-3 hours per week outside of class for each credit hour of a course. Developing self-awareness of time usage, creating a time management plan with both long and short term goals, establishing routines, and learning to say no are suggested. Common procrastination myths are debunked and psychological causes are outlined, with tips given to combat procrastination such as making work meaningful and starting tasks appealingly. Overall, an effective time management plan incorporates balance and flexibility.

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Managing Time and Workload-2023Fall

This document provides tips and strategies for managing time and workload as a college student. It recommends that students spend 2-3 hours per week outside of class for each credit hour of a course. Developing self-awareness of time usage, creating a time management plan with both long and short term goals, establishing routines, and learning to say no are suggested. Common procrastination myths are debunked and psychological causes are outlined, with tips given to combat procrastination such as making work meaningful and starting tasks appealingly. Overall, an effective time management plan incorporates balance and flexibility.

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Managing Time &

Workload
Learning Objective
• Calculate time needed to complete courses/assignments
by deadlines.
Time Management
• A skill that increases in importance when time is less
structured or controlled by others

• Allows more decision-making power about how time will


be spent

• College students are expected to do more academic work


outside of class
How Much Time Should I Spend…
• Research suggests that students should spend approximately 2-3
hours, per credit hour, studying in order to be successful in their
courses.

• That’s 6-9 hours for a 3-credit hour course per week; 3 hours of student
engagement per week for a traditional 15-week course or 6 hours per week
for a 7-week course.

• This time may be spent on discussions, readings and lectures,


study and research, and assignments.
Self-Awareness of How Time is
Spent
• Consider writing or mapping out how you
are spending your time.

• This will allow you to become more fully


aware of how time you have and where it
actually goes.
Self-Awareness of How Time is
Spent.
• Identify specific tasks that need to
be completed along with due dates.

• Prioritize the list of tasks in order of


importance.
Develop a Time-Management Plan
• Regular routines assist us in organizing and gaining
control of life by doing things by design rather than
leaving them to chance or accident.

• Planning time increases the likelihood that things happen


for us rather than to us.
Time-Management Tips for Busy
Students
• Identify Time-Wasters and Set Goals.
• It's easy to get distracted (i.e., step away from TikTok and the homework will be done)

• Plan Ahead by Creating a To-Do List.


• Lists are your friend (just remember where you put them).

• Tackle Small Tasks to Start.

• Only Do One Thing at a Time.

• Establish Routines.
Time-Management Tips for Busy
Students.
• Establish Routines.

• Use Breaks Wisely.

• Take Time Off.

• Learn to Delegate.
Samples
Time Management Weekly Schedule Example
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Weekend

7 AM -8 AM Breakfast Exercise Breakfast Exercise Weekly Review/ Sleep in


Travel to Breakfast Travel to Breakfast Planning
Campus Travel Campus Travel
8 AM -10 AM Class Class Class Class Study Household
Chores
10 AM -12 PM Work Class Work Class Work Time with
Friends/
12 PM -1 PM Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Family

1 PM -4 PM Work Work Work Work Work Time with


Friends/
Family
4 PM -6 PM Study Work Study Work Yoga Study

6 PM -10 PM Dinner/ Dinner/ Dinner/ Dinner/ Flex time Date Night


Study Study Study Study
Sample Test
Prep Planner
Elements of a
Comprehensive Time-
Management Plan
A Good Time-Management Plan
Should Include:

• A long-range plan for the entire academic term that identifies


deadlines for reports and papers due toward the end of the
term.

• A mid-range plan for the upcoming month and week.

• A short-range plan for the following day.


A Good Time-Management Plan
Should Include:
• Reserve time to take care of
the unexpected.

• A balance of work and


recreation.

• Flexibility.
Procrastination
• “Why do today what can be put off to tomorrow?”

• The result is a perpetual pattern of postponing what


needs to be done until the last possible moment, then
rushing anxiously to get it done by sacrificing quality,
getting it only partially done, or not getting it done at all.
Common Myths That
Promote
Procrastination
“I work better under pressure.”
• FALSE

• Nervous energy can make people work faster but, it does not
mean they are working more effectively and producing work of
higher quality.

• The focus becomes how fast the job can be done rather than
how well it can be done.
“Studying in advance is a waste of time
because you will forget the material by
test time.”
• FALSE

• Distributed (or spread-out) studying is more effective than


massed (or crammed) studying for producing deeper learning
and stronger memory.

• Waiting until the last minute adds performance pressure and


anxiety by leaving no time to correct mistakes or getting help,
or even work around unforeseen events (e.g., the cat ate your
paper).
Psychological Causes of
Procrastination
• Fear of failure

• Perfectionism

• Fear of success

• Indecisiveness
Combating Procrastination
• Make the work meaningful and manageable.

• Make the start of the work as inviting or appealing as


possible.

• Organization, location, and momentum matters.

• Adjust the sequence of work tasks to intercept


procrastination at times when it’s most likely to take place.
Remember!
• A good time-management plan should help you:

• Stress less,

• Learn more, and

• Earn better grades

• It should also help you attain and maintain balance in your life.

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