TIME

MANAGEMENT
GETTING YOURSELF ORGANIZED
 USING A CALENDAR
• Use a monthly calendar, review your syllabi to determine due dates
for all assignments throughout the semester.
• Document the assignment on the date- indicate which class is
attached to the assignment.
• Highlight assignments to be turned in according to type:
papers/projects, quizzes, exams. Choose a color for each category.
• Keep the calendar in a place where you can review it daily.
• Make an ABC to do list based on reviewing the calendar.
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  REL 201- PAPER
 BIO 101 QUIZ

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      FMU 101- QUIZ  
MAT 110 EXAM
 TIME ESTIMATION
IS YOUR OVERALL WORKLOAD WHAT YOU EXPECTED?
ARE YOUR SURPRISED BY THE AMOUNT OF WORK TIME
YOU WILL NEED TO DEVOTE TO YOUR COURSES?
COMPLETE THE TIME MANAGEMENT EXERCISE AT THIS
SITE:HTTP
://TUTORIALS.ISTUDY.PSU.EDU/TIMEMANAGEMENT/TIME
ESTIMATOR.HTML
THE EXERCISE ASKS YOU TO ESTIMATE THE HOURS PER
DAY OR WEEK THAT YOU ENGAGE IN VARIOUS
ACTIVITIES (E.G., SLEEPING, EMPLOYMENT, AND
COMMUTING). WHEN YOU ENTER THE AMOUNT OF TIME
DEVOTED TO EACH ACTIVITY, THIS WEBSITE WILL
AUTOMATICALLY COMPUTE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF
REMAINING HOURS YOU HAVE AVAILABLE IN THE WEEK
FOR ACADEMIC WORK.
 REFLECTION
1. After completing your entries, answer the following questions (or provide
your best estimate).
a) How many hours per week do you have available for academic work?
b) Do you have two hours available for academic work outside of class for
each hour you spend in class? If you don’t, what activities could be
eliminated or reduced to create more time for academic work outside of class?
2. At this point in the term, what course is demanding the greatest amount of
out-of-class work time? Have you been able to put in this time?
3. What adjustments or changes (if any) could you make to your personal
schedule this term to create more time to handle your academic workload?