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Table of Contents

• The Pathway to Success in Your College Course
• Time Management
• Study Environment
• Learning Styles
  • Learning Styles Activities
• Reading Skills & Strategies
• Note Taking
• Memory Techniques
• Preparing For and Taking Tests
• Computer Basics
• Distanct Learner Handbook
  

Time Management (top)

The time you spend preparing to study relates directly to a successful outcome. But time, or lack thereof, is a common complaint. In fact, can you identify with Louis? (See the quotation below.)

I am definitely going to take a course on time management . . . just as soon as I can work it into my schedule.   Louis E. Boone

How often do you comment that you don't have enough time to accomplish everything you wish to do? If you have a job and/or a family, school work may take a low priority. You can't add hours to the day or days to the week, but if you learn to plan your time wisely, you should be able to make better use of the time you have. As an added bonus, you should feel less stress.

The first step in time management is to see how you currently spend your time. You may spend 40 hours a week on your job, but what about commute time? How much time do you give to your friends and family? Have you ever taken the time to add up all of the hours you spend on your regular activities? Is there any time left to sleep?

Go to the study skills self-help information site at http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/stdyhlp.html and take the survey "Where Does Time Go?" Then, view the suggestions for time scheduling:

• Time Scheduling Suggestions
• More Information on Time Scheduling

Additional information on time management is available at study skills and strategies (http://www.studygs.net/). You might want to examine some of the other links as well.

• Managing Time http://www.studygs.net/timman.htm
• Scheduling and Setting Goals at http://www.studygs.net/timman.htm

How-to-Study.com offers hints on "Managing Time" on a term, weekly, and daily basis at http://www.how-to-study.com/Keeping%20Track%20of%20Assignments.htm.

Use the Cliffs Notes web site (you're probably familiar with the books) at http://www.cliffsnotes.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-106283.html (How to Get a Grip on Stress and Time Management) for a cram session on time management.

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