making more of your time

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Study Skills for College

uccess

We gratefully acknowledge the source of inspiration for this tutorial as coming

from the good folks at the Center for Academic Success at Louisiana StateUniversity.


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s s wor s op or you

Do you procrastinate?

Is your motto, Better late than never?

Do you wish you were more organized?


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The allocation of time isunbiased and without

pre u ce

We all receive 24 hours each

more or less than anyone

.


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a w s u or a cover

How time management is unique forstudents.

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time management.


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ew eague

College students are required to

Think at higher levels

Work in high pressure situations

Resist a wide range of distractions


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s a co ege s u en you ave

Less structure,

rewards)

Many people who want your time

Studying/learning demands


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ere s your me go ng

At 12 units, this is whatyour week may look

like

What does your schedulelook like?

How many units are you

12x2 = 24 hours ofstud in

a ng _____ (multiply by 2 and place onthe next line)

Number of study hours _____

+ 12 hours in class

_________

Hours you work/week _____

Hours spent participating inclubs and orgs _____

ours spen o er _____

Grand Total: _____


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- ep me anagemen an

1. Set goals. Allow yourself to dream!

2.Integrate efficient organizational tools.

3. Incorporate efficient study strategies.


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a ng arge

Proactive

vs.

Reactive


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our e ne

A X Z

birth today death


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Settin Mid-Ran e and Short-Term Goals

A X X

- -

-Semester (2-5 years)

-Month

-Week-


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y s ou oa s

1. You should not edit or alter your goals.

2.You must achieve perfection


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ore y s

3. Maintenance of the status quo is notan acce table oal for a eriod of

time.

4. Achievement of goals is just a matter

.


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Now that we have examined our goals

HOW DO WE ACHIEVE THEM?

Time Management

Organizational

Tools


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oo s or organ z ng your e

Fixed Schedules Week-at-a-Peek

Semester-at-a-Peek

Planners To Do Lists

Toda

This Week

Sticky Notes


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e ee -a -a- ee c e u eM T W R F S Su

7-8

8-9 Math Math Math Church

- . . .

10-11 CS101 CS101

11-12 CS101 CS101 Biking

12-1 Span. Span. Span. Span. Biking

1-2 Biking

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3-4 Work Work Work Work Work


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e emes er c e u eSept 1 2 3 4 5

Math Quiz

6 7

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

15

Paper 1 due

16 17 18

CS 101 quiz

19 20 21

29 30 Oct 1 2 3

Math Quiz

4 5

Span test 1

13

Paper 2 due

14 15 16 17 18 19

20 21Dads b-day 22 23 24Math Exam1 25 26

27 28 29 30 31 Nov 1 2

Span test 2


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How do I decide which lannerto use?


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c anner s or you

Daily- For people with 21 or more uniqueappointments or meetings in a

week.

Weekl - For eo le who have 7 to 21 uni ueappointments or meetings in a

week.

Monthly- For people who have fewer than 7unique appointments in a week.


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e ar o oc s


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If you dont put the big

,fit them in.


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en o o a o- o s


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How do ou or anize our da or

week?

TASK oriented or TIMEorientated?


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as r en e rgan zer:


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me r en e rgan zer:Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat Sun

9:00 English Study English Study English Library Service

10:00 Math CS 101 Math CS 101 Math Library Service

11:00 Lunch CS 101 Lunch CS 101 Lunch Library Study

12:00 Spanish Spanish Spanish Spanish Spanish Bike Club Study

1:00 Study Lunch Study Lunch Study Bike Club Lunch

2:00 Study Study Study Study Study Dinner at

Home

Study

3:00 or or or or or nner atHome

tu y

4:00 Work Work Work Work Work Dinner atHome

Chill out


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c y o es


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a e me o a e me


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ps o remem er

Use daylight hourswisely!

1 daylight hour =about 1 evening

hours.


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e n erme a e ea nes

Write them in yourplanner.

Post sticky-notes

around home orsc oo mater a s.

Write on To Do

s s.


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Students spend a significant part of

their lives studying. Why not use study

oo s a ma e e er use o a me


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on nuous rocess o earn ng

Phase one: Read or preview chapters to be covered in class

before class. (create chapter maps)

Phase two: Go to class listen actively, take notes, participate

Phase three: Review and process class notes as soon afterclass as possible

Phase four: Incorporate intense study sessions

Repeat

Andonce a week, examine that whole weeks notes at once. Thishelps you get the big picture and connect ideas


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e n ense u y ess on

2 minutes Set goals for next 40 minutes 40 minutes Read text more selectivel /hi hli ht

Make doodles/notes in margins

Create mnemonics

Create ma s

10 minutes Take a break

5 minutes Review what ou have ust studied

Repeat


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no er pOnce a weekexamine

the entire weeks notes

together.


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What are you thinking about?

Did you know your thought life

can affect your time

management?


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e - a nner a ogue

The ChildPresent NOW, fun pleasure,I want thin s m wa

The Adult

Past and future,consequences, realitybased, rational, skills

e r cFearful, worries aboutpast/future, passive in the


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r e e o ow ng

What are three things you learned fromthis tutorial that you plan to integrateinto managing your own time?

Try to start using these ideas withinthe next 24 hours.


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me s your e

to waste your time is to waste your life,but to master our time is to master

your life and make the most of it.

Alan Lakein

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