MANAGING YOUR TIME SETTING GOALS AND HOW DO YOU LEARN BEST? STUDENT LEARNING SERVICES PROCRASTINATION GETTING MY STUFF DONE TM TIME MANAGEMENT

AIMS TO LEARN HOW TO MANAGE YOUR TIME TO IDENTIFY YOUR GOALS FOR THIS YEAR TO IDENTIFY YOUR LEARNING STYLE 2

SO, WHAT’S THE BIG DEAL ABOUT MANAGING TIME? 3

Q. CAN WE REALLY MANAGE TIME? Q. WHAT SUCCESSFUL TIME MANAGEMENT HABITS OR ROUTINES DO YOU ALREADY USE? Q. SO, HOW SHOULD YOU VIEW FULL TIME STUDY? 4

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IS YOUR TIME MANAGEMENT DRIVEN BY URGENCY ? RECOGNISE IF YOU ARE DOING THE URGENT STUFF, AT THE EXPENSE OF THE IMPORTANT.

TIME MATRIX I UrgentLess Urgent Focus on Now Focus on Later

TIME MATRIX – ACTIVITIES FROM WEBSITE: CROOKED-STICK.CO.UK 1 Crisis Pressing problems Deadline driven projects, meetings Immediately productive activities STRESSED 3 Interruptions some phone calls, texts Some meetings, some reports Many popular activities FRUSTRATED 3 Preparation 2 Prevention Planning Building relationships True creation Empowerment IN CONTROL Trivia, busywork 4 Some phone calls Time wasters Junk mail “Escape” activities, BORED PROCRASTINATION 4 Focus on Now Focus on Later Urgent Less Urgent

TIME MATRIX – ACTIVITIES FROM WEBSITE: CROOKED-STICK.CO.UK 1 Crisis/Personal emergency Dead-line assignments, projects due Often late for class – miss bus All night study cramming Tests/exams due STRESSED 3 Interruptions some phone calls, texts, and personal social media Visitors/mates who want to hang out Always being asked to help friends with their work, fix things, child mind ….. FRUSTRATED 3 Planning assignments 2 Attending class Preparing for tests, practising examples Building relationships Having time out -social, family, recreation) Preventing crisis IN CONTROL Trivia, busywork eg housework 4 Some Texting Time wasters Partying “Escape” activities, shopping etc BORED PROCRASTINATION Focus on Now Focus on Later Urgent Less Urgent

SO WHERE DOES ‘FACEBOOK’ ‘TWITTER’ AND OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA FIT IN?

THE 5 P’S… PROPER PLANNING PREVENTS POOR PERFORMANCE IF YOU FAIL TO PLAN, YOU PLAN TO FAIL.

TRY THIS… REWARDS FOR ACHIEVING STUDY GOALS AND / OR CONSEQUENCES FOR NOT ACHIEVING STUDY GOALS

ASSIGNMENT & TEST PLANNER Dates Feb Feb 25-2 Mar 3-9 Mar etc Week Topic A.. Test 15% Essay 35% Exam 50% Topic B … Essay 20% Report 30% Essay 50% Topic C … Seminar 25% Essay 25% Report 25% Topic … Topic E … Topic F … 13

PERSONAL TIMETABLING HOURS MONDAYTUESDAY WEDNESDA Y THURSDAYFRIDAYSATURDAYSUNDAY am am am am am am pm pm apm apm pm pm pm pm pm pm pm pm pm NO. OF HRS FOR STUDY EACH WEEK = CLASS TIMETABLE ∆ 4. COMMITMENTS (FAMILY, SHOPPING ∆ 2. MEALS/TRAVEL ∆ 5. STUDY (HMWK, LIBRARY, ASSIGNMENTS ∆ 3. EMPLOYMENT (IF ANY) ∆ 6. REVISION (MAJOR TESTS AND EXAMS ∆ 14

HOURS MONDAYTUESDAYWEDNESDAYTHURSDAYFRIDAYSATURDAYSUNDAY 5.00 – 6.00am 6.00 – 7.00am 7.00 – 8.00am 8.00 – 9.00am Lab 9.00 – 10.00am Physics lecture – 11.00am Physics tutorial – 12pm Work – 1.00pm Group Project work Electronics Group Project work 1.00 – 2.00pm 2.00 – 3.00pm 3.00 – 4.00pm Technology 4.00 – 5.00pm 5.00 – 6.00pm Work 6.00 – 7.00pm 7.00 –8.00pm 8.00 – 9.00pm 9.00 – 10.00pm – 11.00pm – 12.00am PERSONAL TIMETABLE Diploma Engineering

GOAL SETTING WRITE 1 OR 2 SHORT TERM TIME MANAGEMENT GOAL(S) TO ACHIEVE BY THE END OF THIS COURSE. MAKE SURE YOUR GOALS ARE SMART. SPECIFIC MEASUREABLE ACHIEVEABLE REALISTIC TIME FRAMED 16

WHAT IS YOUR LEARNING STYLE? VISUAL AUDITORY READ/WRITE KINAESTHETIC KNOWING YOUR LEARNING PREFERENCES HELPS TO KNOW HOW BEST YOU LEARN.

STUDY TIPS FOR DIFFERENT LEARNING STYLES VISUAL USE GRAPHICS, PICTURES TO REINFORCE LEARNING COLOUR CODE TO ORGANISE NOTES MAKE COLOURFUL POSTERS USE FLOW CHARTS FOR NOTE-TAKING WRITE OUT INSTRUCTIONS VISUALIZE SPELLING OF WORDS OF FACTS TO BE MEMORIZED AUDITORY USE TAPES FOR READING, LECTURE NOTES – PLAY WHEN DOING DISHES, JOGGING … LEARN THROUGH DISCUSSION HAVE TEST QUESTIONS/ANSWERS READ ALOUD OR TAPED LEARN FACTS BY SAYING THEM ALOUD OR TALK TO SELF KINESTHETIC MAKE MODELS DO LAB WORK ROLE PLAY HAVE FREQUENT STUDY BREAKS MEMORISE WHILE WALKING /EXERCISING WRITE DOWN FACTS TO LEARN USE FLASH CARDS

ANY QUESTIONS ? MANAGING YOUR TIME BIG ROCKS VS SMALL ROCKS GOALS SMART LEARNING PREFERENCES VISUAL AUDITORY READ/WRITE KINAESTHETIC