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Time Management
On
the basis of your long-range plan, you can then begin to make decision
about which particular tasks need to be started and which must be
completed within each coming week. require more time ?Do I need
to get an early start on revision a test or reading for an assignment
not due till next month?' Many students find it more realistic and
helpful to plan that by the of this week I will finish my Economics
worksheets and my reading for my Accounting essay rather than scheduling
I shall spend two hours on Monday and Wednesday on Economics and
two
Ho
urs on Tuesday and Thursday in the library reading for my Accounting
course', Often you may get to the library according to your schedule,
only to find all the Accounting books you need have ready been borrowed
by another student ...
When
developing a task-centered timetable, you should review it regulary,
maybe at the end of each week. You need to consider - What you actually
did achieve in the past week. How effective was the way you spent
your time? Too little or too much time spent pre- :ring for
tutorials - or writing up lecture notes? Should you have spent more
time in the lab and less in the library - or the other way round?
Was the time spent on writing reports justified in terms of assessment
you can then plan the then plan the coming week more realistically.
If
you find you are falling behind seriously in your work, then you
may be wise to seek the advice of a university. Inexperienced students
frequently complain along these lines: `I really revised for that
test all week. I dropped all my courses, and I stayed up two nights
going over my lecture And mill I only the amount throw with a pass.
It is not only the a mount of time that you spend studying that
matters; it is the effectiveness and quality of your study that
really counts. If your studying is not producing factory you may
need more help than just a good system of timetabling.
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system study
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Maths problem
Wednesday
on Economics
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