168 HOUR ASSIGNMENT

There are only so many hours in a week. Most of us have busy schedules, so its important to think about the way you current spend your time
and then plan how you could organize and plan your time for your online course. For this assignment, youll be asked to assess your current
schedule and the hourly amount of time spent on various activities. Youll then be asked to create a tentative weekly schedule where
you set aside time specifically for your online class.

PART 1: YOUR CURRENT SCHEDULE

Directions: Fill in the table below with your current schedule.

Time

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Monday

Tuesday

Wednesd
ay

Thursday Friday

Saturday
(Study
Day)

Sunday

6:00 AM Breakfast/Drive Sleep

Breakfast/Drive Sleep

Sleep

Sleep

Sleep

7:00 AM Weight Training Breakfast

Weight Training Breakfast

Breakfast

Breakfast

Breakfast

8:00 AM Weight
Training/Drive
Home

Study Health

Weight
Training/Drive
Home

Study Health

Study PoliSci

Study Health

Church

9:00 AM Chores

Chores

Chores

Chores

Chores

Study Health

Church

10:00 AM Brunch

Study History

Brunch

Study History

Drive/PoliSci
Class

Exercise/Kickbo Family/Friends
xing

11:00 AM Study
History/Drive

Study English
1B/Lunch

Study
History/Drive

Study English
1B/Lunch

PoliSci Class

Study Health

Family/Friends

12:00 PM History Class

Study English
1B/Drive

History Class

Study English
1B/Drive

PoliSci Class

Study
Health/Lunch

Family/Friends/
Lunch

Time

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesd
ay

Thursday Friday

Saturday
(Study
Day)

Sunday

1:00 PM History Class

English 1B

History Class

English 1B

PoliSci Class

Study English
1B

Family/Friends

2:00 PM History
Class/Drive
Home

English 1B

History
Class/Drive
Home

English 1B

PoliSci Class

Study English
1B

Study Health

3:00 PM Study History

English
1B/Drive Home

Study History

English
1B/Drive Home

Study PoliSci

Exercise/Kickbo Study Health

xing

4:00 PM Study History

Study English
1B

Study History

Study English
1B

Study Health

Exercise/Kickbo Study Health

xing

5:00 PM Early Dinner

Study English
1B

Early Dinner

Study English
1B

Study Health

Study PoliSci

Early
Dinner/Study
Health

6:00 PM Drive/Teach
Kickboxing

Study English
1B/Dinner

Drive/Teach
Kickboxing

Study English
1B/Dinner

Dinner

Study
PoliSci/Dinner

Study Health

7:00 PM Teach
Kickboxing

Study English
1B

Teach
Kickboxing

Study English
1B

Study Health

Study PoliSci

Exercise/Kickbo
xing

8:00 PM Teach
Kickboxing

Study History

Teach
Kickboxing

Study History

Study Health

Study PoliSci

Relaxation

9:00 PM Study English

1B

Study Health

Study English
1B

Study Health

Study PoliSci

Study PoliSci

Relaxation

10:00 PM Sleep

Sleep

Sleep

Sleep

Study PoliSci

Study PoliSci

Sleep

11:00 PM Sleep

Sleep

Sleep

Sleep

Sleep

Sleep

Sleep

12:00 AM Sleep

Sleep

Sleep

Sleep

Sleep

Sleep

Sleep

1 6 AM Sleep

Sleep

Sleep

Sleep

Sleep

Sleep

Sleep

PART 2: 168 HOUR EXERCISE

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Directions: Based on your schedule above, write down how much time you intend to spend on average in a week for each of the following
activities:

Activity

Time Spent (in

Hours)

Sleep (hours per night x 7)

61

Meals (hours per day x 7)

18

Classes (current credit hours x 3)

48

Work

Commute Time for classes and/or work

Family/Friend Time

Activities (hobbies, exercise, spiritual

practice, etc.)

Extra Responsibilities (chores, obligations, 5

etc.)
Personal Care
2

Free Time
Other:

Total=

158 Hours

168-Total=

10 Hours
Remaining

Note: You may want to assess your workload if you are spending more than 65 hours per week on Classes and Work. Being a successful
student requires that you also have time to get enough rest and take care of yourself!

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PART 3: ONLINE COURSE STUDY SCHEDULE

Directions: Fill in the chart below with a tentative weekly study schedule for your online course. Please keep in mind that the amount of time
you should put into your class is the following:

For 16 Week Semester: Credit Hours X 3

For an 8 week Semester: Credit Hours X 6 18hrs

For a 6 Week Semester: Credit Hours X 7.8

Ideal Online Schedule

Time

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesd
ay

Thursday Friday

Saturday

4pm Study Health

Study Health

Study Health

Study Health

Study Health

Study Health

5pm Study Health

Study Health

Study Health

Study Health

Study Health

Study Health

6pm Study Health

Study Health

Study Health

Study Health

Study Health

Study Health

Sunday

Side Note: May have to cutdown work hours to efficiently and sufficiently get the study hours in.
Activities adapted from:

"Planning Your 168-Hour Work Week." University of Redlands Academic Success Center. Academic Success and Disability Services. Web. 4 Feb 2014.
<http://www.redlands.edu/docs/StudentLife/168_Hour_Week.pdf>.

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"How to Spend your 168 Hours A Week Wisely." Delta College. Teaching Learning Center. 2009. Web. 4 Feb 2014.