Choose one of the time management activities below.
As a result of the Time Management Activities, students will…
- evaluate their ability to manage time, especially with regard to the increased academic and social demands of college,
- explore research on aspects of time management including procrastination and multitasking,
- become familiar with the structure and parts of an academic research article, and
- demonstrate effective time management through the use of day planners and to-do lists.
Courtesy of the Student Success Center.
- Goal: To find the ideal balance among the
things you want to do and the things you
need to do.
Begin this exercise by explaining that one of the main reasons that students don’t succeed academically is because they don’t use their time well.
- There are 168 hours in every week.
There is no way to get more time
into a week.
- Many students lack a basic understanding of how much time there really is and thus fail to notice how their time is being spent.
- Long-Term: Planning your Semester
- Use this tool to write down when exams, quizzes, papers, projects, etc.
- Use this activity for short-term planning
- To plan your weekly Classes, study time, work, meetings, etc.
Additional Activities for Faculty
- Objective: To assist students in developing better time management and to help them start thinking about how they are prioritizing activities on a daily basis.
Time Management Matrix Attractive for Students
Have students read the front, which has a students schedule and then have them try and plan that students schedule on the back. make sure they don’t forget to include time to eat! When printing this assignment out, make sure to print them front and back.
Engage your students in a little reading on the subject of time management.