Managing Your Coursework Student Learning Centre Wellington.

Managing Your Coursework

Student Learning Centre Wellington

What is Time Management?

Time management is about • Being in the right place at the right time• Setting goals & getting things done on time• Managing your environment

• fitting study, work, health & whanau into your life

Today we will look at

• Common problems with managing coursework• Putting a time estimate in place• Some helpful tips on managing time

Common problems

• Not knowing where to start

• Not knowing what’s expected of you

• Being disorganised

• Not having enough time

• Inefficient use of time

• Not knowing how to learn effectively

• Lack of essential academic skills

• Feeling isolated

Get yourself organised

Plan your programme of study

Read your course guides carefully

Set yourself some goals

• Create a good study environment

• Equip yourself with textbooks, stationery

• Set up a filing system for notes

• Childcare and domestic arrangements

SunMarch 2010

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Calculate your course workload

• Each paper is worth a 15 points.

• Allocate one hour per point per week to study for each

paper • e.g. (1 paper x 15 points is 12.5 hours of study a week) x 4 papers = 60 hours per week

• This time includes reading, writing , lectures, workshops and revising – it doesn’t include drying , gluing, sanding, painting or design time,

• Some weeks you may need to do more

• Try to work consistently, within time limits and set weekly

goals

SunMarch 2010


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Allow for other demands on your time

• Jobs

• Exercise

• Family

• Friends

• Going out

• Shopping

• Resource locations

• Experimenting

• Blobbing

• Illness

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Fitting it all in - Reverse Engineering

• Start with the end date and work backwards• Assignment due dates, times and course number

• Place a mark for a start date of 5-6 weeks before the due date

• Studio papers have 3 week formative hand-ins and 2 summative hand-ins (mid and end semester)

• Thinking takes more time than you thought

• Lecture dates• Add reading time to the week before, put the chapter or title on the calendar

• Tutorials times• Put reading time into the week before, put the chapter or title

• Exams & tests• Place the date, time and paper number in your planner

• Insert revision dates & topics every month

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Tips

• Do the worst job first

• Do the pass/fail material next

• Make study sessions short, 20 min, so take regular breaks

• Make sure each task has a deadline

• Use ‘To Do’ lists, phone alarms, post-its, diaries, wall-planners

• Get some study buddies

Try to remember that life happens despite all the good intentions and planning.

The university has systems to cope with this.

Make use of the University services

• Appointments with lecturers

• Tutorials

• WebCT or STREAM

• Library

• Bookshops

• Counselling service

• University clubs and societies

• Student Learning Centre

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