Time management workshop

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Time management workshop
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Why doing skills sessions.

• From previous years we know.
• Shift in pace/demands of work at university level
• Students have part-time jobs/family commitments
• Some students manage time badly

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Managing your time

• Gaining time awareness
• Becoming realistic about how much time tasks take
• Gaining confidence in time management finding
  out what works for you
• Learning some tricks of the trade

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Exercise 1

• Write down at least TWO ways in which you waste
  your time
• Now, write down at least TWO ways in which you
  manage your time well
• Working in pairs, identify time wasting strategies

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Budgeting time a view of the week

• Imagine weekly timetable is for Week 4 (next
  week)
• Fill in hours that are already committed
• Lectures, labs, eating/travelling/leisure time,
  family commitments, etc
• How much time is left????

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Budgeting time a view of the semester

• Scheduling deadlines
• How far ahead do you need to start work on
  particular pieces?
• Do you need to work on 2 pieces of c/work at the
  same time?
• Setting time aside for reading study
• Exam revision

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Settling down to study

• Establish a routine (dont wait for inspiration)
• Break tasks into stages
• Set goals for each stage
• Check your learning achievements at each stage
• Use trigger words to help you refocus
• Take breaks, exercise

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Useful References

• Haynes, ME (1987) Make Every Minute Count How to
  Manage Your Time Effectively. London Kogan Page
• Moran, AP (1997) Managing Your Own Learning at
  University A Practical Guide. Dublin University
  College. (Chs 2, 3, 6 related time management
  improving concentration)

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Effective Note Taking
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Why bother?

• to aid memory
• to serve as a record of a lecture
• for future revision of a lecture or course
• for later reference

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Capture essential points

• Concentrate on active listening
• Focus on key ideas concepts
• Look for structure of lecture
• Use a method of taking notes that suits you
• Return to your notes soon after lecture

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Some suggestions..

• Fill in the gaps
• Use abbrevs, symbols, devise yr own s/hand
• - e.g. missing out vowels gd bks r usefl
• Jt words/phrases/nt whl sntces
• ???? !!!!

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Suggestions ctd

• Layout form show relationships
• - Use diagrams where possible
• - Divide page into sections/columns
• Write in your own questions, reactions
• Bold print, CAPITALS, underlining

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Always

• Read notes within 24 hrs of taking them
• Expand points will help recall, reinforce
  info in your mind, as well as checking accuracy
• File notes in logical order, keep them well
  organized
• When taking notes from books
• - SUMMARISE, dont copy

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Finally,

• Different people study in different ways
• Study skills can be practised developed
• Skills acquired are relevant transferable