听听Learning Guide: Time Management
Time management helps you balance work, school, family, and friends. It鈥檚 a skill needed to prioritize demands and keep track of obligations and due dates.
Students need to manage their time on 3 levels: by semester, weekly, and daily.
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Schedule by Semester
Look at the big picture and plan ahead by scheduling your whole semester. Write down or draw what your semester looks like on one page. Fill it in using different colours for each class. Include dates for tests and assignments along with how much they count towards your final grade. Here is an 
Example Semester Schedule for you to review.
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Weekly Schedule
Build a weekly schedule to bring balance and routine into your life.听 Make space for obligations and time for relaxing and having fun.听 Firstly, put in all your 鈥渘on-negotiables鈥� (classes, tutorials, labs, academic appointments, sleeping, eating, exercise, self-care, and chores).听 Next, schedule in your study time.
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Daily Schedule
Stay motivated and prevent becoming overwhelmed by using a daily schedule and to-do lists. You can break your to-do list down into two categories: an ongoing to-do list and a daily to-do list.听听听
- Your ongoing to-do list keeps track of everything you have to get done. It grows as you add to it throughout the semester.听听
- A daily to-do list includes what you plan to get done today.听 Create it by prioritizing your top 3-4 tasks from your ongoing list.听听
Read our tips on Making an effective to do list听(笔顿贵).听
Following these daily, weekly, and semester schedules will help keep you motivated and prevent you from becoming overwhelmed.
