College Success_Slides_ch03 - Managing Your Time and Priorities.pptx

College Success
Chapter 3 MANAGING YOUR TIME AND PRIORITIES
Figure 3.1 Our
devices can be
helpful tools for
managing time, but
they can also lead to
distraction.

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3.1 The Benefits of Time Management
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3.2 Time Management in College
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3.3 Procrastination: The Enemy Within
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3.4 How to Manage Time
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3.5 Prioritization: Self-Management of What You Do and When you
Do It
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3.6 Enhanced Strategies for Time and Task Management

1. I regularly procrastinate completing tasks that don't interest me or
seem challenging.
2. I use specific time management strategies to complete tasks.
3. I find it difficult to prioritize tasks because I am not sure what is
really important.
4. I am pleased with my ability to manage my time

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Articulate the ways in which time management differs from high
school to college.
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Outline reasons and effects of procrastination, and provide
strategies to overcome it.
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Describe ways to evaluate your own time management skills.
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Discuss the importance and the process of prioritization.
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Articulate the importance of goal setting and motivation.
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Detail strategies and specific tactics for managing your time.

3.1 Benefits of Time Management
A single mishap or a case of poor time
management can set into motion a series of
events that can seriously jeopardize a student’s
success.

The High Cost of Poor Time Management- Table 3.1
“In the long run, just two extra semesters of college can cost you
almost $150,000.”
Credit: Washington Post.

3.2 Time Management in College
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You may find that time management in college is very different from
anything you have experienced previously.
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For the last 12 years, almost all your school time was managed by
educators and your parents.
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In many cases, even after-school time was set by scheduled
activities (such as athletics) and by nightly homework that was due
the next day.

You Have Lots of Time to Manage
“In college, as an active participant in your own
education, what you do and when you do it is
largely determined by you.”

The Nature of What You Have to Do Has Changed
Pew Research Center found that 82 percent of teens report
that their typical high school writing assignments were only a
single paragraph to one page in length.