Marian Butler

Student Services

Workshop
ID is 7024

Issues specific to uni study

Common barriers

Time management - part of goal setting

Managing self, time and tasks

There is a stronger link between short term time

management and academic success

Than
Between scholastic aptitude and academic
success.

Unstructured time

Great expectations
Recall/application in exams (lots!)
Quality of thinking in assignments (deep!)

Integral part of independent learning

School

Uni

6 hours instruction/day

Some days none?

Most material taught

Read beyond class

Teacher revises with class?

Little revision done in

Assignments worked on in

class?
T checks progress of
assignments
Smaller chunks of content
Teacher at core of learning

classes
Assignments done outside
class time
No checks on progress of
assignments
Content chunks large
Student at core of learning

I usually leave things to the

last minute and I do OK.
I leave things to the last
minute and its not OK!
I work inconsistently
sometimes hard and then I
rest!
It takes me a long time to
read, I dont know how I
will get through the
readings.
I tend not to plan, just do
things when they are due.
I spend a lot of time
rewriting or tidying up my
notes and files.

Assign bits of tasks weekly

As above + set alarms

Focus on each day and each
week 13!

Skim or scan first, read

selectively
Try a weekly and semester
planner
10 minute tidy + you own 1
page summary

I waste a lot of time:

Phone/facebook/TV
I underestimate how long
things take.
Im not sure exactly how I
should allocate my time at uni.
I take ages to settle down to
study.
I work hard, but dont do as
well as I would like.
I work for long periods without
a break.
I need to work long hours in my
part time job.

Turn it off! Separate work

place
Build in extra time

That is what you will learn

today!

Short blocks, specific task

Come to workshops!
20 to 30 minutes +
non- addictive break
Efficiency and strategy

Reduces stress
Improves results
Puts you in control
Improves your confidence
Frees up time for yourself

It

is easier to manage
time when you have
goals..

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M
A
R
T

specific
measurable
achievable
realistic
time-framed

Smart

Why do you want this degree?

Desire to learn/interest?
A job or career change?
A big 5 job or a promotion?
Fame?
Researcher?
Lots of money?
Make a contribution?
Be a competent worker?
An entry point to another degree?
Show that you can?
Other?

Responses = reasons to study

Career goal/s

Degree goal
GPA
Subjects

Marks this semester

Display
GPA =

Motive/reason (vision)
Why do you want this?
How much do you want it?

Action (your plan)

How will you make it happen?

1. Managing self
Belief in self
Positive talk

2. Managing time
Budget
Plan

3. Managing assignment tasks

Manageable bits
Start early

Set goals

Develop a positive attitude

Plan to achieve

Seek new strategies

Develop persistence

Know your strengths and

weaknesses

Manage stress

Accept advice

Use positive self talk

I can do this!
I have as good a chance of passing as the next
person, if I do some work
I have a reasonable/good/excellent track record
as a student
This is scary, but I will not give up!
Heaps of people have done this before me, why
not me?
I will give it 15 minutes and see what happens!

Budget

Link to goals

Make a plan

Consider where your

time goes

Study?

Work?

Chores?

TV? Facebook?

Socialising?

Exercising?

Hobbies?

Shopping?

Other?

Do time eaters reflect priorities?

Can you allocate more time to neglected

aspects?

What is the balance between work, study

and social life for you?

10 hours per week for each 2 unit course

So, 40 hours per week for four 2 unit

courses

You may decide on more or less time,

depending on:
Goals
???

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9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
Total

Lecture

Tute/prac

Private study

40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
Total

Lectures

Prac/tute

Private study

Pre reading

1 hour?

Classes

4 hours?

Revision
1-2 hrs?
Assignments 2-3 hrs?

Pracs/reading
hrs?

2-3

Uni

Relaxation

Part time work

Exercise

Socialising

Shopping/chores
How much? Depends on goals and priorities!

40 hour work week (8 to 5)?

Week end + nights uni free?

Time for self?

Time for paid work?

1 day?

Monday
8-9

Tuesday

Wed

Thurs

Lec A

9-10

Friday

Sat

Pay bills +
chores

work

Pre read
D

10-11

Gym

Tute B

11-12

Pre read
B

Lec C

12-1

Lunch

1-2

Tute A

Lunch

2-3

Read A

Assign B

3-4

Lec B

4-5

Assign C

Sun

work
Revise D

Lec D

Read B

Lunch
+travel

Tute D

Lunch

Clean
house

Lunch

Read C

Tute C

Assign A

Tute prep
C

Revise C

Tute prep
B

Assign D

5-6

Travel

Travel

Gym

Travel

6-7

Pre read
C

Revise A

Read D

Read D

Tute prep
A
Run

Travel

Pre read A

Make daily lists

Prioritise lists

Set specific tasks

each time you sit
down to study

Work for short

blocks

Take breaks

Pay bills A
Visit mum C
See tutor A
Find resourcesB

Use a semester planner

Time each week for assignments in each

subject

Work on different assignments

concurrently

Task analyse and assign bits each week

1. Analyse the question

2. Brainstorm and concept map

3. Develop focus questions

4. Browse the literature

5. Refine focus questions

6. Analyse the literature

7. Concept map

8. Write and re-write

9. Reflect, edit and proofread

10. Hand in keep a copy

Week

Subj 1

Subj 2

Bstorm,
question

Bstorm,
question,
research

?n/browse

Plan, write

Research

Assign 20%

Slides & prac

Pres 10%
?n, research

Notes, plan

Write

Browse, read
+ note

Assign 60%

Write and
prac ppt

9
10
11
12

Subj 3

Subj 4

Other

Assign 30%

Birthday

Assign 30%

w/e @ ?

Analyse
topic

Assign 40%

Brainstorm,
map, ?n

Oral pres
15%

Display my goals

Use lists of things to do

Set specific tasks each time I sit down to work

Use a semester planner

Use a weekly planner - include pre reading, revision, class

and assignment time

Set SMART goals

Watch TV for specific slots, then return to work

Be firm with visitors/people who interrupt/phone me

Turn off facebook (at least sometimes)!

Share the work by working in pairs or small groups

The successful person

has the habit of doing
the things failures dont
like to do. They dont
like doing them
either.but their dislike
is subordinate to the
strength of their
purpose (or goal).
Stephen Covey

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Workshop ID is
7024