17 September, 2012

Time organisation

Organising your time is the most important thing you ever have to do.

Ever crammed for an exam? The most stressful and unfulfilling thing that I have ever done whilst studying is cramming. The funny thing is it is something that most of us can avoid, we just keep putting it off and putting it off until the exam is upon us, that's when good time management comes into play.
With effective time management skills you can avoid the end of semester stress and anxiety because you would of been studying all the way through the semester.

Keeping assignments under control is big for me. Try to get them done before the due date, set a new due date for yourself so you have a goal to work for. Focus on one section at a time.

Before you start working make a plan of how you will approach your assignment. Do a mind map or timesheet of what you will be doing within each time slot. Make this plan flexible as you never know what extrenualting circumstances may arise.

Gathering information is important to successful assignments, so plan ahead and set time aside for this so when it comes time to write up you have it all ready. Google scholar is a good resource for university study, find your university or college library in scholar preferences so you don't have to pay for any resources. Failing that USE YOUR TEXTBOOK, if you have one. People have been using books for centuries, they have the information you need don't discard that knowledge.

That is all for this post. I hope you find it useful. Just remember these tips for planning assignments:

    • Read the question and decide what it is asking.
    • Write out a plan of attack.
    • Set a date, before it is due to finish.
    • Give yourself a break every now and then.
    • Find information and write!
GOOD LUCK:))