Since I begin my study in ELC, three weeks have passed and I have learned a lot of knowledge which will be very useful in my university life from PEP course, such as: how to write discussion essay, how to take-notes and how to avoid plagiarism.
Firstly, it is needed to say that I used to be a desultory girl. I always arrange play in the first place and study in the last, as a result of this reason, sometimes I sleep very late in order to finish my homework in time. In such a case, I usually go to school tried and lack of energy to keep concentrate in class. After about one week in PEP course, I decided to make a timetable which has a particular arrangement in everyday. At first, it is very helpful for me to arrange my time. Because I need not to think about what I should do next, besides, according to timetable, I can start to do my homework in a short time. However, day after day, I find the timetable is not very suitable sometimes. For example, I had originally intended to go to the State Library every Friday afternoon to ask some question for a tutor. However, I only went there once, because the time for me is extremely limited, and I need to do so many assignments. Therefore, I add some flexible time, which not only can be used to study but also can be used to relax, to make my schedule more feasible. After such an arrangement, it seems more reasonable for me to follow the schedule.
Secondly, it is worth noting that I have given a report-review this Friday. Without forgot any materials which I had prepared, the process went smoothly. Moreover, I found that most of the classmate’s attentions were focusing on my report. Because we exchanged our experiences very well, in addition, after class, some of the classmates told me that my report let them feel fresh. However, when I look back my report, I find sometimes I just waited a few seconds after I asked a question. If nobody answers the question, I will give my own opinion. For this reason, only two or three people could answer my question, other classmates even not have the enough time to think about the answer.
The knowledge I am getting from this course is a real-world skill. This course opened my eyes more than I expected. In course goal assignment, I wrote my all my expectation from this course this
Scheduling and planning are necessary to be successful as a working student. Setting time aside for school assignments is a priority, but it is also important to build in personal time for you, your family, and friends (Blais & Hayes, 2011). S...
Much of my study is spent at home, and as such I am prone to many possible interruptions, primarily from family, having four children, two of whom are under six years old, and the day-to-day problems that this obviously presents. Even as I began writing this, my five year old son needed to be taken to the doctors, which is just one example of how family life can have an effect on the time needed to study. Fortunately I have an understanding partner, whom I can delegate many of the day-to-day problems to, but I do have commitments that at certain times, e.g. Looking after my children when my partner goes work, that cannot be avoided. There are also other interruptions such as noise from my children playing, which I personally find ve...
3. What activities can you eliminate or reduce in order to create more time, especially for online college work?
Although creating putting together a schedule following through it is another story. I often find myself struggling with keeping my schedule and do something opposite instead. I decided to work with other students to help me focus and stick to my schedule and turn it into a routine. Scheduling the study time in the library or in a Starbucks also helps the process of getting my study done. Warburton gave me this idea when he said “Start with small, achievable goals, like writing for ten minutes or completing a paragraph, and then have a cup of coffee, a snack or a break.” (16). Following this plan and executing it properly already helped me survive the first few weeks of
In order for me to manage my time more effectively, I started to write down my assignments and goals in my agenda. Having a visual of when due dates were coming helped me to be more aware of when to start my homework. If I know that a drawing for my art class is due on a Thursday I would finish the assignment on Tuesday. Besides writing assignments, I have started to arrange when and how I will finish my assignments. I got this idea from an article “By Popular Demand: Time Management for High School and College Students” by Laura Stack. Stack points out some key actions that would help a student improve their time management like “map out the path from where you are now to where you want to be.” I was able to relate to what Stack said through her writing since I lack organization on managing my assignments.I began with small steps writing down my goal of the day. Soon I found that writing down my goals was less
On any given day, my time regardless of how planned it is by making lists can be thrown off track due to usually a sick child/pet. No matter how hard I try, I know my kids will get sick and they will expect me to take care of. Since I cannot usually control when that will happen, it’s important that I take advantage of what I can control, such looking ahead at assignments that will need my attention to plan adequate time to complete assignments a head of time, instead of waiting till the last minute. When I know what to expect I can make plans. Another
Managing time, nutritious and stress all go together to living a healthy lifestyle. Living a healthy lifestyle is managing all stages of your life. My proposed lifestyle changes are time management, nutrition and stress management.
...rs tend to overestimate the degree of unpleasantness of a task” (Lay, 46). Procrastination is a problem that when left unchecked can cause serious problems in every aspect of a person’s life. The solution for students can be as easy as sticking to a goal or as hard as denying themselves a prize when they missed the deadline on a project. The type of solution a person uses depends on what works best for that student, but a schedule to help stay goal positioned never hurt.
Many people are resistant to change, especially if it involves reassembling their plans and procedures to adjust to the new schedule. This is a problem for parents’ work schedules since they most likely will not be able to see their kids in the morning which will leave students unsupervised when they get ready. This is also a problem for transportation since parents will not be able to take their kids to school which might cause traffic and more costs since bus schedules would change too. According to the Sleep Foundation, "If elementary students have the earliest start times, they may be waiting for the bus in the dark early mornings, or waiting at home alone after school." Later start times are thought to solve tardies and absences, but if students cannot get to school, it does not solve anything. A change in the school schedule will result in disorder in many people’s daily routines perhaps having to discard certain activities to fully adjust to the new schedule. The changes caused by a new schedule affects students
Prioritizing my time is a task that I need to work on, turning things on time and keeping up to date with assignments is difficult. I usually procrastinate and leave things for the last-minute, and causes my work to be less effective than what I can carry out. Studying for tests is a struggle, because I get distracted easily and get frustrated with all the amount of work ,so I leave the work for later. Some management strategies I will use, are breaking up large project into pieces and when I have a difficult time getting started I will do the easiest task first. I prioritize my life with most important to least important. I give the most concern and time to people who are important and events that I know are more influential to my life. Personal issues negatively impact me and I ignore the problems but It also brings more problems because I don’t resolve the problem at the moment.
First of all, students who work part time will have a good time management. These students will have no difficulties from doing their duties and will have enough time for doing other things. Jibril (2012) claims in his article that students who have part time work and go to schools will be more prepared and planned. Students will have more duty and it will be mandatory for them to organize their times in order to complete their requirements. Moreover, it is important for students to manage their time so that it would be more easier for them to succeed in their study. Making a schedule to manage the students times helps them a lot, it is the best way to organize between studying, working and other activities. However, students who do not organize their time in a good way will get lost in their studies and work. Students with a part time job is more able to understand the value of time, so that ...
There are many different parts to time management, such as procrastination, strategy, organization, expectations and being prepared. All of them contribute equally in many ways. All of the things that we have spoken about in this paper are highly recommended. The best thing to do when it comes to time management is to set a strategy, become organized and do your best to avoid procrastination. When you manage your time make sure you include the following; studying, sleeping, eating, relaxing and other necessary things. No matter what our circumstances are, we can all use some time management skills in our lives.
The problem of time management can be said to be universal not only affecting students but also other people in careers. This problem is seen to transition from a person’s life from different cadres of his or her engagement specifically from home, school and at work. It is also a problem that is internal and not external.
Another important difference in students time management that is mainly affected by the learners motivation in school and at university. The motivation of school students is comes from parents and teachers, who reward or punish students for keeping up their studies. Students are unexpected to plan or do anything besides follow the timetable and study schedule from teachers. When a student moves on to undertake university study at undergraduate level, there is demanded to be more self-motivated and independent learning. Such as plan a learning programme that takes into consideration time available for study. As Marshall and Rowland (1993, 41) shown that, ¡¥if students are studying at a distance in tertiary education are needed to be particularly careful in setting priorities and balance a certain time between work and study, family and social life.