1. Where does your time go? FinD Out In This Workshop

2. Definitions of and Perspectives on Time Management
Oxford Dictionary: “The ability to use one’s time effectively or productively, especially at work”
Discussion: What is your definition or perspective on time management?

3. Where does Your Time Go?
Complete Schedule Grid Documenting How You Spent Your Time Yesterday
Complete Schedule Grid Documenting How You Spent Your Time So Far Today and How You Expect To Spend Your Time Tomorrow

4. How Do You Compare With The average college Student?
Various studies have been done on how college students spend their time.
Here are the results of one study:
Activity Hours per week
Attending Classes hours
Studying/homework hours
Socializing with Friends hours
Exercising/Sports hours
Social Networking (Facebook) hours
Partying hours
Watching TV hours
Talking w Professors outside of class < 1 hour

5. Video: Not so good time management = major problem
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Discussion of Video –What do you take away from this video?

6. Time Survey Outline HOW you spend your time each week – 168 hours!
What strikes you about how you spend your time? Any surprises?
How many hours for studying each week?
Are you using your 168 hours each week wisely?
Is your 168 hours balanced (work/school, fun, friends/family, self-care etc.)?
Any changes you would like to make?

7. Video: tips to avoid time wasters
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8. How Much Time Should I devote to Studying In college?
Odds are, more time than you spent studying in high school
Old adage….spend two hours outside of class studying for every hour spent in class
The above is true. At the same time, it a little more complicated……
Some classes may be more challenging for you and/or carry an extra heavy workload
Must consider difficulty of course for you in determining number of study hours each week

9. Activity: Estimating My Weekly Study Hours
List your semester classes
Rate level of difficulty
Note hours per week spent in class
Determine study hours based on level of difficulty
Calculate needed study hours per week for each class
Calculate total study hours per week
Fill In My Study Hours Improvement Plan, including calculating number of hours you need to add to your weekly study schedule

10. Discussion –Weekly Study hours
Thoughts, Feelings, Reflections as you review the amount of time you should spend studying each week…..
Any Surprises?
What are your plans to implement these weekly study hours?

11. Ending quotes on time Management
“You will never find time for anything. If you want time you must make it.” – Charles Buxton
“Don’t let the fear of the time it will take to accomplish something stand in the way of your doing it. The time will pass anyway; we might just as well put that passing time to the best possible use.” – Earl Nightingale
“I’m too busy mopping the floor to turn off the faucet.” – Author unknown
How do you eat an elephant? Answer: A bite at a time.” – Children’s riddle, author unknown

12. References
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