Time Management
University studies require more independent learning outside of class and lab instruction. Learn to take charge of your schedule and make the best use of your study time.
- Know where you are spending your time
- Use a weekly time log or an interactive time log to estimate your time
- Plan out your priorities. What needs to be accomplished today, this week, this month?
- Identify goals for each course. Explore Getting Organized: Setting Smart Goals
- Break tasks into manageable chunks: divide and conquer
- Use an Assignment Calculator to stay on track
- Set reasonable time limits to improve focus and concentration. Use distributed practice
- Make a term and weekly schedule for the term. Make an appointment for help with this
- Put the most demanding tasks in your most productive time
- Be generous when estimating the time needed for tasks
- Leave open spaces or ‘down time’ every day for the unexpected
- Remember your life: your family, friends and time for you to recharge
- Don’t write in everything! Too much detail can become a form of procrastination
- Explore Evaluating your Time Troubles for studying with family and work responsibilities
- Websites to help you Make Learning a Habit
- Choose study spaces that match the task demands
- John E. Robbins library hours
- Under the main dining room by the Office of International Activities for tables and group work
- The comfy couches with charging stations down the hall from Student Services
- The welcoming Indigenous Peoples’ Centre next to the Evans Theatre
- The quiet study rooms on the 2nd to 4th floors of Clark Hall
- The student lounges in the basement of the Music and Education buildings
- Independent Learning online module
- Websites for managing your time and reducing procrastination