SCHEDULINGSCHEDULING““Do I Do I havehave to???” to???”

Do you think Do you think schedules are:schedules are:

(a) restrictive(b) a waste of valuable time(c) more trouble than they’re worth(d) rigid and unspontaneous(e) all of the above

But But what ifwhat if a schedule could a schedule could +::

•Uncover extra time +•Put you back in charge +•Give you flexibility +•Allow for spontaneity +

what ifwhat if a schedule a schedule helpedhelped ::

•Get you moving •Promote cumulative study •Free your mind •Regulate daily living

and and what ifwhat if a schedule a schedule could positively could positively ::

•Make studying more tolerable •Keep you from overlooking recreation •Help raise your recreational efficiency *

*keep work from bleeding into play and spoiling it…

Or Or ifif a schedule could a schedule could proactively proactively ::

•Prevent avoiding of disliked subjects •Preclude slacking-off •Eliminate the wrong type of cramming •Control the study break

4 types of schedules

1. Weekly master schedule, with study hours mapped out

2. Semester schedule showing all 16 weeks

3. Daily To-Do list 4. Specific week of assignments and

time planning

4 types of schedules

1. Weekly master schedule, with study hours mapped out

2. Semester schedule showing all 16 weeks3. Daily To-Do list 4. Specific week of assignments and time

planning

168168 hourshours in a in a weekweek

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Studyhistory

7:00-8:00

8:00-9:00Study

religion

6:00-7:00 Dinner

Put in the fixed items first: classes and labs

jobmeetingsregular appointmentsathletic practice

commuting, etc.then plot out your study hours.

The “Work Week”

•Students with families•“Larks”•Students with night jobs•Students who want to work in a concentrated block

PINK = STUDY HOURS

GREEN = FREE TIME

Designated study pattern

•Students who demand flexibility•Students who can work in large time blocks

Pink = studyPink = study

Green = Free timeGreen = Free time

Color-coding Courses and Study

Students who want to match study hours and courses

and who want to make sure study is evenly distributed

English - 5, (+3 paperwriting)

Spanish - 6 , plus 1 lab

Math - 6

Politics - 5, + paperwritingPolitics - 5, + paperwriting

Philosophy – 5, + paperwriting

4 types of schedules

1. Weekly master schedule, with study hours mapped out

2.Semester schedule showing all 16 weeks

3. Daily To-Do list 4. Specific week of assignments and time

planning

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when each course's papers will be due,

when quizzes, midterms and exams are,

what time conflicts appear(parents' weekend,

a road trip, a course's field trip, etc.)

4 types of schedules

1. Weekly master schedule, with study hours mapped out

2. Semester schedule showing all 16 weeks

3.Daily To-Do list 4. Specific week of assignments and time

planning

PRIORITIZING TASKSThe To-Do list

•MUST!!!•SHOULD•COULD…

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Make sure “MUST” is done first

Filling up your “jar” with “Things To Do”

Fill it up with those important “Must Do’s” the “rocks”

Is it full?

Can you squeeze in some “Should Do’s” – the “gravel”?

NOW Is it full?

Is there room for some “Could Do’s”

- the “sand”?

SURELY THERE’S NO MORE ROOM…

How about pouring in daily fillerdaily filler as needed –the “water”?“water”?

If you don’t start with the “Must Do’s” you might never get them

all in.

The busier the week (including personal stuff like parents visiting), …

the more organized your time has to be.

4 types of schedules

1. Weekly master schedule, with study hours mapped out

2. Semester schedule showing all 16 weeks3. Daily To-Do list

4.Specific week of assignments and time planning

English

Math

Electronics

Subject Assignment Date Due Time Due

Chap V – 32 pp Mon 13th

Paper to Write

Probs on pp 110-111

English

Math

Electronics

Subject Assignment Estimated Time Date Due Time Due

2 hr.Chap V – 32 pp Mon 13th

Paper to Write 18 hr.3 hr.Probs on pp 110-111

English

Math

Electronics

Subject Assignment Estimated Time Date Due Time Due

2 hr.Chap V – 32 pp Mon 13th

39½ hrs.

Paper to Write 18 hr.3 hr.Probs on pp 110-111