Time and Resource Management

How can I keep track of everything I need to do?

How can I make better use of my time? How can I get more done during my work

time? How can I organize my class materials? What are some general time-saving tips? How can I take good notes during a lecture

and on what I read?

• Set up a large calendar.– Keep this calendar in your work

area.– Start with dates you’re sure of.– Keep track of activities and class

work.

How can I keep track of everything I need to do?

• Set up a small agenda book or planner you can carry with you at all times.– Write in things you need to

remember.– Each night, put a small post-it

note in the front of your planner. On it list things you must do the next day.

How can I keep track of everything I need to do?

• Fill out a time log each week to find out how you are actually using your 168 hours a week.– Note the educational

commitments and the other commitments

How can I make better use of my time?

• Keep adding and changing things during the week– Block out time to prepare for

your commitments– Outline the empty squares so

you’ll be able to see free time easily.

– Adjust your schedule as new events come up.

How can I make better use of my time?

• Make time management a priority by taking time to:– Review your schedule out loud.– Reflect on how well you kept to

your schedule.– Cross out items/tasks as you

complete them.– Fill out a new time log each

week.

How can I make better use of my time?

• Work during your alert times.

– Decide what time of day you get the most done.

• Always study in the same place.

• Clear your work area. – Put away anything that might

cause your mind to wander

How can I get more work done during my time?

• Buy a separate notebook/binder for each class.– Buy two pocket folders for each

class. Label one “Work Done” and the other “Work Due”.

– Don’t stuff papers in your textbooks.

– Don’t mix papers together from different classes.

How can I organize my class materials?

• Read your texts and assigned readings once before you start highlighting.

• Keep track of your grades on your “Work Done” folder.

• Keep adding to your folders.

How can I organize my class materials?

• Scheduling Tips:– Pick times you are wide awake to

do jobs that need careful work and consideration.

– Schedule favorite jobs in between jobs you don’t like to do.

– Do two jobs at once when one job requires waiting.

What are some general time-saving tips?

• Personal tips:– Keep healthy.– Write notes to yourself; put them

where you are sure to see them.– Keep a small notebook with you.– Ask someone for help to save

time.– Keep a supply of items you know

you will need.

What are some general time-saving tips?

• Before the lecture ask yourself review questions from where the professor left off and the assigned readings.

• Date your notes.

• Develop your own short hand code.

How do I take good notes during a lecture?

• Diagram/map what you have read.• Color code your notes. • Circle important terms.• Underline facts• Put a question mark by anything you

don’t understand.• Write a number in the margin to tell

you how many points you need to remember.

• Talk to someone else about your reading.

How do I take good notes on what I read?

• Make a study guide as you read:– Line study guide: Write the

fact/question on one line and the answer below it.

– Vertical study guide: Draw a line down your paper. Put the fact/question to the left of the line and put the answer to the right.

– Outline study guide.

How do I take good notes on what I read?