Time/Task Management

Presented by the Toms Rivera Center

Arranged by Dionne S. Dvila

QUIZ
1. Do you estimate how many hours you will need
to study each week?
2. Do you meet assignment deadlines?
3. Do you begin working on semester long projects
early in the semester?
4. Do you write a daily to do list?
5. Do you prevent social activities from interfering
with your study time?
6. Do you have a job that requires fewer than 10
hours a week?

QUIZ continued
7. Do you set specific goals for each study period?
8. Do you begin your study time with your most
difficult subject/assignment?
9. Do you complete most of your studying during
your most productive hours of each day?
10. Do you treat being a full-time student like a full
time job?
For every Yes you responded give yourself 1point.
Tally the total number of points you received.

Results
If you scored 8-10 you are doing well managing
your time. Maybe you need to change one or two
things.
If you scored 5-7 you are average and have some
good time management skills, but clearly need
some more help.
If you scored 1-4 you should get a plan together
for how you want to address these issues. Good
thing for you the TRC can help you with that.
Please schedule an appointment with an academic
coach!

The goal of time management

is to find a balance among
all the things you need and
want to do.

Whats the 1st step in managing your

time?

Types of events worth noting in

your planner:

Classes
Professors office hours and contact info
Due dates for papers, projects, presentations, etc.
Test and quiz dates
Meetings:
Advising or mentor meetings
SI or Tutoring

The most important word in

our Time Management
vocabulary is

NO

Before Setting Goals

Have to determine what you value
(What is important to you?)
Set priorities
Decide what is most important
What needs to be accomplished first

Set Goals
Setting time/task goals will
help you define how you want
to live and what you want to
achieve.
Define for yourself what will
be long term and short term
goals

Making Your Schedule Work

Identify your best time of the day.

Study difficult or boring subjects first.
Use the same place to study every time.
Use the library or a location with very little
distractions.
Avoid distractions
Use waiting time to study
Treat school as a full-time job

-www.ucc.vt.edu/lynch/TMTips.htm

Adjust Your Schedule Every Day

Write out a daily

schedule at the
beginning of each day.

As you write out your

daily schedule, assess
your priorities.

Evaluate Your Schedule

Evaluate schedule in the morning
Again at the end of the day
Re-Assess:
a) Is what Im doing working? If not what
do I need to change?
b) Divide larger tasks or projects into
smaller parts or steps.

 Avoidance of doing a task that needs to be

done
Can lead to feelings of guilt, inadequacy,
depression and self-doubt
Interferes with academic and personal
success
Not a good indicator of what you are truly
capable of
So..dont put things off

Its a misnomer that our

talents make us a
success. They help, but
its not what we do well
that enables us to
achieve in the long run.
Its what we do wrong
and how we correct it
that ensures our longlasting success.
-Bernie Marcus Founder