Study Skills
Time Management
So you feel like you're
drowning? Most often this feeling results
from poor time management. Luckily, it is one of study skills aspects
that is improved most easily. For starters you need to develop three
schedules: a semester schedule, which gives you an overview of all you
assignment due dates and tests; a weekly
schedule, which allows you to schedule your study time; and a daily
schedule, which allows you to prioritize.
Check out the two websites to get more information.
Managing Time: A Don’t Crash Course
Poser, B. (2001). Managing time: A don’t crash course. York, England: York University. Retrieved November 6, 2002, from http://www.yorku.ca/cdc/lsp/presentations/Time-Management-for-Fall-2001.html
- Managing Time: A Don’t Crash Course is a 30-slide PowerPoint presentation, which includes quotation from time management “gurus” Stephen Covey and Alan Lakein, statistics on how students spend their time, an explanation of the time management cycle, a section on procrastination, a section on planning, and some tips on using time.
Time Management
The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois. (1996). Time management. Urbana-Champaign, IL: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Counseling Center. Retrieved November 6, 2002, from http://www.couns.uiuc.edu/Brochures/time.htm
- This website first explores myths and facts of time management, and then explains a four-step approach to management: 1) Stack the cards in your favor, 2) Prioritize the things you wish to do, 3) Plan ahead according to your priorities, and 4) Avoid over-planning.
Copyright © 2004 Andrea Kosling, Selkirk College
