Time Management/Procrastination Module

Introduction

In this lesson you will develop time management, priority setting, organizational, and more goal setting skills that will help you become successful college students.  Many students find that procrastination is the greatest barrier to college success. Find out if you are a major procrastinator and learn how to improve your time management skills.
 

Objectives

Students will:

Lecture Materials

Step 1 - Complete the Interactive Time Chart linked below.

Step 2 - Complete the Time Management/Procrastination Tutorial. The Tutorial is located in the Table of Contents for this module. It is important to begin this tutorial immediately.  In one activity you will keep track of how you spend time for one week. Copy the form and start keeping track today.  

You will find the following 4 lessons - Time, Procrastination, Priorities, & Goals in the Time Management Tutorial.  In each lesson you will find links to websites for additional information about the topic. You are encouraged, but not required to visit each of these websites.  Frequently there are other interactive self assessments to help you learn more about yourself. Each lesson has an activity behind the red button in the middle of the page, but only the Summary Sheet assignment at the end of the Goals lesson needs to be turned in.  It might be best to run a hard copy of the Summary Sheet and take notes as you work through each lesson.

Step 3 - Complete the Summary Sheet and submit it. 

Related Web Sites

Interactive Time Chart - To find this activity, scroll down to Chapter 2, select the Interactive Time Chart link (you must have Shockwave Player), complete the Chart and print your results.

Procrastination Self Test - This is long, but really good.  You can do this one instead of the one in the Time Management Tutorial.

Assignments Summary

Assignments

Details

Points
Reading

MC Website Reading - For additional time management resources

Read the Time Management Tutorial

 
Discussion

Answer Discussion Question & response to two other students. Share strategies that have worked for you. 

This week's DQ is:

After reading the Lesson #2 materials, describe your procrastination style. What thoughts come to mind as you find yourself not "getting down to business." Provide suggestions to others for overcoming procrastination. Describe three strategies that currently work for you or that might work for overcoming procrastination. Comment on the strategies of others.

 

  
Activities Interactive Time Chart (linked above)  Introduction Activity, Activities 1,2,3,4a,4b,4c (in tutorial).  Students find that tracking how they spend time for one week is a real eye opening - give it a try.  
Assignment Submit Time Summary Sheet to the Discussion Board. This summary sheet is worth 20 points.  Make sure you provide thoughtful answers that reflect what you learned in each lesson from the tutorial and from the discussion board.  

Copy the Time Summary Sheet, answer the questions, and submit the assignment to the Assignment Drop. 

You will submit this assignment to the Assignment Drop.  Here is how to do it:

  • Go to the Table of Contents for this Module
  • Open the Website Scavenger Hunt by selecting the link above
  • Use your Right Mouse button to right click on the document and Select All
  • Go to Edit on your Menu Bar and select Copy
  • Open a new Word Document, go to Edit, Paste
  • Complete the Assignment
  • Save as yourlastnametime
  • Go back to course website
  • Select Assignment Drop
  • Select Learning Styles Reflection Paper
  • Select Upload File
  • Select the Browse button to find the yourlastnametime document
  • Select upload
  • Select Submit assignment button
  • Say ok to the Confirmation box
  • Don't forget to read the feedback on your returned assignment

The naming convention for this paper is yourlastnametime. For example, John Smith's paper would be smithtime.