康奈尔大学学习策略中心时间管理表时间管理系统A-Simple-Effective-Time-Mana

420CCCGardenAveExtensionIthaca,NewYork14853-4203t.607.255.6310f.607.255.1562:ThesemestercalendarThisprovidesanoverviewofthesemester.Fillinallsignificanteventsandduedates.Thisincludes:papers,exams,presentations,organizationalmeetings,joborinternshipinterviews,etc…Fillinginthisinformationwillgiveyouasenseofwhenthe“crunch”timesarelikelytobe,allowingyoutoplanahead.Itwillalsoensurethatyouknowwhenpapersaredue,thedatesofexams,andwhenmajorprojectsaredue.2.Knowingyourschedule:Theweeklycalendara)Determinethehoursofthedaythatarenotflexibleoravailableforwork.Writethesedownontheweeklycalendar:•classtimes,meetings,standingappointments•eating,sleeping,exercising•work,organizations,church,volunteeractivities•familytime,socialtimeb)Determinehowmanyhourseachclasstakesinstudy/preparationtime.Listeachclassandestimatehowmanyhoursyouneedtodevoteeachweek(agoodruleofthumbistoallowfor2-3hoursoutsideofclassforevery1hourspentinclass).Class_______________________Hours/week_________________________Class_______________________Hours/week_________________________Class_______________________Hours/week_________________________Class_______________________Hours/week_________________________c)Nowbeginfillingintheavailablestudytimeuntilyouhaveaccountedforallofthehoursyouestimatedforeachclass.Keepinmindtheprinciplesoftimemanagementonthepreviouspage,andcreateaweeklyscheduleforyourself.SemesterCalendarMONDAYTUESDAYWEDNESDAYTHURSDAYFRIDAYSATURDAYSUNDAYJan.24Jan.31Feb.7Feb.14Feb.21Feb.28March6March13March20March27April3April10April17April24May1SPRINGBREAKWeeklyCalendarMONDAYTUESDAYWEDNESDAYTHURSDAYFRIDAYSATURDAYSUNDAY7:008:009:0010:0011:0012:001:002:003:004:005:006:007:008:009:0010:0011:0012:00FollowTheseTimeManagementGuidelines:Planascheduleofbalancedactivities.Collegelifehasmanyaspectsthatareveryimportanttosuccess.Somehavefixedtimerequirementsandsomeareflexible.Someofthemostcommonthatyoumustconsiderare:Fixed:eating,organization,classes,work,churchFlexible:sleeping,recreation,study,relaxation,socializingStudyataregulartimeandinaregularplace.Establishinghabitsofstudyisextremelyimportant.Knowingwhatyouaregoingtostudyandwhensavesalotoftimeinmakingdecisionsandretracingyourstepstogetnecessarymaterials,etc.Avoidgeneralizationsinyourschedulesuchas“study”.Commityourselfmoredefinitelyto“studyhistory”or“studychemistry”atcertainregularhours.Studyassoonafterlectureclassaspossible.Onehourspentsoonafterclasswilldoasmuchasseveralhoursafewdayslater.Reviewlecturenoteswhiletheyarestillfreshinyourmind.Startassignmentswhileyourmemoryoftheassignmentisstillaccurate.Useoddhoursduringthedayforstudying.Scattered1-2hourfreeperiodsbetweenclassesareeasilywasted.Planningandestablishinghabitsofusingthemforstudyingfortheclassjustfinishedwillresultinfreetimeforrecreationatothertimesintheweek.Limityourblocksofstudytimetonomorethan2hoursonanyonecourseatatime.After11/2to2hoursofstudyyoubegintotirerapidlyandyourabilitytoconcentratedecreasesrapidly.Takingabreakandthenstudyinganothercoursewillprovidethechangenecessarytokeepupyourefficiency.Provideforspacedreview.Thatis,aregularweeklyperiodwhenyouwillreviewtheworkineachofyourcoursesandbesureyouareuptodate.Thisreviewshouldbecumulative,coveringbrieflyalltheworkdonethusfarinthesemester.Listaccordingtopriorities.Byputtingfirstthingsfirst,youaresuretogetthemostimportantthingsdoneontime.Eatwell-balancedmealsandgetregularexercise.Taketimeforgoodmealsandexercise.Healthyeatingandexercisecandramaticallyimproveyourconcentration,mood,andincreaseyourenergylevel.Doubleyourtimeestimates.Mostpeopletendtounderestimatehowmuchtimeaparticularactivity/assignmentwilltake.Agoodruleofthumbistoestimatehowmuchtimeyourealisticallythinksomethingwilltakeandthendoubleit.Moreoftenthannot,thisdoubledestimateisaccurate.420CCCGardenAveExtensionIthaca,NewYork14853-4203t.607.255.6310f.607.255.1562