Study & Time Management for CS Students of Bikaner

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Study & Time Management for

CS Students of Bikaner

Dr.T.K. Jain

(Principal, Sri Jain P.G. College, (Principal, Sri Jain P.G. College,

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Books / articles - you must read

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 B e c o mB e c o m i n g A i n g A M aM as t e r Ss t e r St u d e n t t u d e n t ,, 8th edition.8th edition.

–

– Dave Ellis. Houghton Mifflin. 1997Dave Ellis. Houghton Mifflin. 1997

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 H o w t o H o w t o S t u d y in C o l l eS t u d y in C o l l eg e g e

,

6th ed6th ed

.

–

– Walter Pauk. Houghton MIfflin. 1997Walter Pauk. Houghton MIfflin. 1997

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 C o l l e g e C o l l e g e R e aR e ad i ng d i ng & & S t ud y S t ud y S k i l l s S k i l l s ,, 2nd ed 2nd ed

–

– Kathleen McWhorter. Harper Collins. 1997Kathleen McWhorter. Harper Collins. 1997

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 S eS ec r et s O u r B oc r et s O u r B od y C l o cd y C l o ck s R e v e ak s R e v e al l

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– Perry, Dawson. Macmillan Publishing, 1988Perry, Dawson. Macmillan Publishing, 1988

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 F i r s t TF i r s t Th i ngh i ngs F i r s t s F i r s t

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– Steven Covey. Simon/ Schuster. 1994Steven Covey. Simon/ Schuster. 1994

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 A r t i c l e s A r t i c l e s & & s p e e c h e s bs p e e c h e s by D r . Ty D r . T..K . J a i n K . J a i n

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Time Management

1 The Present

2 86,400

3

3 Tick

Tick

When

I

Should

Tock?

4

4 Am

Am

I

Working

My

“A’s”

Off?

5

5 Conquer

Conquer

Procrastination

6 Pacing

7

7 Take

Take

the

Offensive

With

a

Planner

8

8 Be

Be

Realistic

in

your

Expectations

9

9 Is

Is

The

Jar

Full?

10 Be the Bunny

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1.

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1.

1. The Present

The Present

Yesterday is History

Tomorrow’s a Mystery

But Today is a Gift

That’s Why They Call it

The Present

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Time is a Non Renewable

Resource

Once it is gone, it is gone.

You will never see this

moment again.

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A Fordham University

Study of first year

students found the

following:

–

– On weekdays studentsOn weekdays students

spent

spent TWICETWICE as muchas much

time on leisure activities

as on studying.

–

– On weekends studentsOn weekends students

spent

spent SIX TIMESSIX TIMES asas

much time on leisure

activities as on studying.

(8)

What’s your “LQ”

Leisure Quotient?

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Sometimes we just

don’t realize how

much time we spent

in non productive

ways.

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Here are some

examples of leisure:

–

– Visiting between classesVisiting between classes

– – Listening to CD’sListening to CD’s – – Watching tvWatching tv – – DaydreamingDaydreaming 

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What others can you

think of?

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Finding your LQ



 For the next week, keep aFor the next week, keep a

close record each day of how

much time you spend on

leisure activities.

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 Divide Divide this this number number by by 960*960*

minutes to get your “LQ”.

–

– *960 minutes equals 16*960 minutes equals 16

waking hours per day.

waking hours per day. –

– Leisure activities areLeisure activities are

important to help you

recharge, but too much

can be

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2.

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2.

2. Eighty

Eighty Six

Six Thousand

Thousand

Four Hundred

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Picture this:

–

– Each day your bankEach day your bank

deposits

$86,400

inin

your checking account.

–

– There’s just one There’s just one catch.catch.

–

– You have to spend it allYou have to spend it all

in one day.

–

– You can’t carry You can’t carry over anyover any

money to the next day.

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What would you do?

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DUH?

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You’d spend it all,

Right?

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24

24 hours per day

hours per day

X

60

60 minutes per hour

minutes per hour

X

60

60 seconds per minute

seconds per minute

=

86,400 S

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Every Second Counts

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Spend every second in an efficient and

productive way

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If you fail to

If you fail to use the day’s deposits, the

use the day’s deposits, the

loss is yours.

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To Realize the Value of:



 ONE YEAR, ask a student who failed a ONE YEAR, ask a student who failed a grade.grade.

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 ONE MONTH, ask a mother wONE MONTH, ask a mother who gave birth to a premature baby.ho gave birth to a premature baby.

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 ONE WEEK, ask the editor of ONE WEEK, ask the editor of a weekly newspaper.a weekly newspaper.

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 ONE DAY, ask a daily wONE DAY, ask a daily wage laborer with kids to feed.age laborer with kids to feed.

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 ONE HOUR, ask the lovers wONE HOUR, ask the lovers who are waiting to meet.ho are waiting to meet.

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 ONE MINUTE, ask a person wONE MINUTE, ask a person who missed the train.ho missed the train.

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 ONE SECOND, ask a person wONE SECOND, ask a person who just avoided an accident.ho just avoided an accident.

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 ONE MILLISECOND, ask the person wONE MILLISECOND, ask the person who won a silver medal in theho won a silver medal in the

Olympics.

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3.

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3.

3. Am I trying to Tick when

Am I trying to Tick when

my Body Wants to Tock?

Circadian Rhythms

Circadian rhythms are internal biological

clocks that regulate many functions and

activities, including sleep, temperature,

metabolism, alertness, blood pressure,

heart rate and hormone levels and

immunities

immunities..

About every 24 hours our bodies cycle

through metabolic and chemical

changes.

These Circadian Rhythms are reset by

sunlight each morning.

Whether you are a “Morning Person” or a Whether you are a “Morning Person” or a

“Night Owl” is determined by these “Night Owl” is determined by these

cycles.

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Maximize your Efficiency

Work

With

Your Body Cycles-not

Against

Them

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If we learn to listen to our bodies, we

can work with these natural rhythms

instead of fighting them.

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We can make more efficient use of our

time by scheduling certain activities at

certain times of the day.

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Cognitive Tasks

8am - 12 noon*

Cognitive, or mental, tasks such as

reading,

reading, calculating,

calculating,

and

and problem

problem

solving are performed most efficiently in

the morning.

*If you are a Night Owl, shift these times about 3-4 hours later in the day

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Short term memory

6 am - 10 am

Short term memory tasks such as

last

last minute

minute

reviewing

reviewing for

for tests

tests

are best performed early in the

morning.

*If you are a Night Owl, shift

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Long term memory

1 pm - 4pm*

*If you are a Night Owl, shift these times about 3

*If you are a Night Owl, shift these times about 3-4 hours later in the day-4 hours later in the day..

Longer term Memory tasks such

as memorizing speeches and

information for application are

best performed in the afternoon.

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Manual Dexterity

2 pm to 6 pm*

You are most efficient at tasks involving

the use of your hands such as

keyboarding and carpentry in the

afternoon and early evening.

*

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Physical Workouts

4 pm to 9 pm *

Because of Circadian Rhythms it is best

to engage in physical activity in the

evening when your large muscle

coordination is at its peak.

Studies show you will

perceive

the

workout to be easier in the evening.

Exercising about 1-5 hours before

bedtime improves the quality of sleep.

*If you are a Night Owl, shift t

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Student Lag, aka Jet Lag

Are you creating the equiva

lent of jet

lag by keeping an inconsistent sleep

schedule?

Answer the following que

stions to find

out.

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Do you Suffer from

Student Jet Lag?

Do you get up at

about the the same time each

morning?

Yes_No__

Do you wake up without an alarm most mornings?

Yes_No__

Do you

almost

always get

7-9 hours

of slee

p per

night?

Yes_No__

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Student Jet Lag

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If you answered no to any of

the

questions, you are compromising your

body’s efficiency.

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Learn more about Circadian

Rhythms

S e

S ec r e t

c r e t

s o

f O u r B

o d y

C l

o c k

s

Revealed

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4.

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4. Am I Working My “A’s”

Off?

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Economist Vilfredo

Pareto identified the

80/20 Rule.

–

In any list of tasks,

80% of the

importance lies in

20% of the list.

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How would prioritize this list of

daily tasks?

Write the underlined word of the tasks Write the underlined word of the tasks

which would be on your which would be on your

“A” List

“B” List

“C” List

Buy laundry detergent.

Write a eight page essay for

Write a eight page essay for English.English.

Prepare for a Income Tax quiz.

Dust the videos on the bookcase.

Review for midterm test that counts for 50% of

Review for midterm test that counts for 50% of grade.grade.

Schedule an appointment with a Professor.

Complete a journal entry.

Email a high school friend on

Email a high school friend on another campus.another campus.

Shop for a new pair of athletic shoes.

Shop for a new pair of athletic shoes. “

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Are you working your “A’s” Off?

or

Do You Have C-Fever?

“A” LIST “A” LIST 1 1 M i d t e r m t e s t t h a t c o u nM i d t e r m t e s t t h a t c o u nt s f o r 5 0 % o f g r a d e .t s f o r 5 0 % o f g r a d e . 2 2 W r i t e W r i t e a a e i g h t p a g e e i g h t p a g e e s s a y f o r e s s a y f o r B u sB u si n e s s L a w .i n e s s L a w . “B” LIST “B” LIST 3

3 Prepare Prepare for a for a quiz in quiz in Income TaxIncome Tax

4

4 Schedule aSchedule an appointment n appointment with a with a Professor.Professor.

5

5 Complete Complete a a journal entrjournal entry.y.

“C” LIST

6

6 Buy Buy laundry laundry detergent.detergent.

7

7 Dust the Dust the videos on videos on the bookcase.the bookcase.

8

8 Email a Email a high school high school friend on afriend on another campus.nother campus.

9

9 Shop for Shop for a new paa new pair of athletic ir of athletic shoes.shoes.

10 “Armor

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“C” Fever

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Have you ever noticed?

–

– That the videos must be That the videos must be alphabetized before you canalphabetized before you can

settle

settle in in to revto review foiew for a r a test.test. –

– That rumpled pile of clothes left in the That rumpled pile of clothes left in the corner sincecorner since

Thursday night just has to get folded and put away

before you can start that English essay.

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5.

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5. Conquer Procrastination

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Why is “C” fever as common as the

cold?

–

The “A” tasks may :

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 Produce minimal endorphinsProduce minimal endorphins

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 Be too lengthyBe too lengthy



 Be too difficultBe too difficult



 Be too threatening because of the possibility of Be too threatening because of the possibility of

failure



 Be too threatening because of the possibility of Be too threatening because of the possibility of

success

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It’s All about Endorphins

-

The

The Feel

Feel Good

Good

Hormone

•

• Develop a Conditioned Response to the Tasks youDevelop a Conditioned Response to the Tasks you

Procrastinate

•

• Set a goal to Set a goal to complete a task/projectcomplete a task/project

•

• After completing the task, reward yourself wAfter completing the task, reward yourself with somethingith something

that is pleasurable for

that is pleasurable for youyou

•

• The body releases endorphins- the feel goodThe body releases endorphins- the feel good

hormone

•

• Over time with repetition, you wOver time with repetition, you will come to associate feelingill come to associate feeling

good with completing a task/project

•

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Divide and Conquer Procrastination

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A father gave his son

a bundle of sticks a

nd

asked

him t

o b

reak it.

After

the

boy

struggled, the father took the bundle, untied it

and broke one stick at a time.

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We procrastinate because the “A” tasks seem

too lengthy or too difficult

–

Divide a lengthy task into smaller, shorter parts

that seem easier to

complete

–

Divide a forty page chapter into 10 page sections

–

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Fear of Success and Failure

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We procrastinate because we fear FAILURE.

–

It is easi

er to accept that

we failed beca

use we didn’t

even attempt a project than to fail at doing the project.



We procrastinate because we

fear SUCCESS.

–

If I get al

l “A’s” this se

mester, every

one will expec

t the

same next semester.

–

If I do an outstanding job on this project, my boss

will

just pile on m

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If you are going to

Procrastinate,

at least take the blame!

Student to Teacher…

“I don’t have my paper today

“I don’t have my paper today because the lab assistant

because the lab assistant couldn’t get the printer to

couldn’t get the printer to

work.”

“I’m late to class because I

couldn’t find a parking space.”

“I’d like to study on a regular

basis, but it isn’t always

basis, but it isn’t always possible with my hectic

possible with my hectic sleeping schedule!”

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6.

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6. Pacing

Athletes know the

phenomenon of running

with someone ahead of

them to increase their

times.

The same effect can be

achieved with studying

and completing

schoolwork.

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Because work expands or contracts to fit the time

allotted, make pacing work for you by doing the

following:

Estimate the time needed to complete a task.

Subtract 15% from that estimate.

Set a timer to help you reach the goal of

completing the task in reduced time.

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7.

7. Take the Offensive With a

Take the Offensive With a

Planner

(43)

7. Take the Offensive with a

PLANNER

A planner helps you:

See the big picture

Plan ahead to avoid

“11th Hour” efforts

Be time efficient

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Using a Planner Effectively



 Select a planner that youSelect a planner that you

will be likely to carry with

you.



 At the beginning of eachAt the beginning of each

semester, record test

dates, project due dates

etc from all of your syllabi

for your classes.



 Use pencil becauseUse pencil because

schedules change

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8.

8. Be Realistic in your

Be Realistic in your

Expectations

(46)

8.

8. Be

Be Realistic

Realistic



Examine your schedule.



Be realistic about what

you can accomplish.



Don’t try to juggle too

many things.



Don’t set yourself up for

failure.

(47)

The Two to One Rule of

Thumb



For every hour you are in class,

you

should study at least two hours

=

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CS

STUDY

(JAIN

PG

COLLEGE)

IS

A

FULL TIME JOB

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Full time student spends 15 hours in class

per week



Full time student spends a

minimum

of 30

hours per week studying

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15 plus 30 equals 45

hours per week

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Work an absolute MAXIMUM of 20 hours

per week

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CS

STUDY (JAIN

P.G. COLLEGE)

IS

A

FULL TIME

JOB!

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9. Is The Jar Full?



 Stephen Covey in his book,Stephen Covey in his book, F i r s t T

F i r s t Th i ngh i ngs F i r s t s F i r s t , shares the, shares the

following story experienced by

one of his associates:

I attended a seminar once

where the instructor was

lecturing on time. At one point,

he said, "Okay, time for a

he said, "Okay, time for a quiz."quiz."

He reached under the table and

pulled out a wide-mouthed

gallon jar. He set it on the table

next to a platter with some

fist-sized rocks on it. "How many

sized rocks on it. "How many

of these rocks do you think we

can get in the jar?" he asked

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

After we made our

guess, he said, "Okay.

Let's find out." He set

one rock in the jar . . .

then another . . . then

another.

I

I don't

don't

remember how many he

got in, but he got the jar

full. Then he asked, "Is

this

this jar

jar full?"

full?"

Everyone

looked at the rocks and

said, "Yes."

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Then he said, "Ahhh"

He reached under the

table and pulled out a

bucket of gravel. Then

he dumped some gravel

in and shook the jar and

the gravel went in all the

little spaces left by the

big rocks. Then he

grinned and said once

more, "Is the jar full?"

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By this time the class

was on to him.

"Probably not," we

said.

"Good!"

"Good!" he

he

replied. He reached

under the table and

brought out a bucket of

sand. He started

dumping the sand in and

it went into all of the

little spaces left by the

rocks and the gravel.

Once more he looked

and said, "Is this jar

full?"

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

He said, "Good!" and

he grabbed a pitcher of

water and began to pour

it in. He got something

like a quart of water in

that jar. Then he said, "

Well, what's the

point?"

Somebody

Somebody said,

said,

"Well, there are gaps,

and if you work really

hard you can always fit

some more things into

your life."

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"No," he said, "that's not

really the point.

The point is this:

Put the

Big Rocks

in First

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1 The Present

2 86,400

3

3 Tick

Tick

When

I

Should

Tock?

4

4 Am

Am

I

Working

My

“A’s”

Off?

5

5 Conquer

Conquer

Procrastination

6 Pacing

7

7 Take

Take

the

Offensive

With

a

Planner

8

8 Be

Be

Realistic

in

your

Expectations

9

9 Is

Is

The

Jar

Full?

Here ar

e the 9

Main Points you have

written

to remind you how to

Man

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Time-Manag

ement

Assessment

1.

1. I tend to be on time for classes and appointments.I tend to be on time for classes and appointments.

2.

2. I set aside time to study for exams.I set aside time to study for exams.

3.

3. I set aside time to study or read my textbook even if I do not have anI set aside time to study or read my textbook even if I do not have an

exam to prepare for.

4.

4. I regularly take part in social activities despite the fact that I haveI regularly take part in social activities despite the fact that I have

studying to do.

5.

5. I usually cram for exams.I usually cram for exams.

6.

6. I usually feel prepared on the day of exams.I usually feel prepared on the day of exams.

7.

7. With everything I have to do, I find it hard to complete assignments andWith everything I have to do, I find it hard to complete assignments and

projects on time.

8.

8. I do not experience “burn out” anytime between midterm and finalI do not experience “burn out” anytime between midterm and final

exams.

9.

9. I write down the things that I need to do.I write down the things that I need to do.

10.

10. I have enough time to get done what I need to, but I still find it hard toI have enough time to get done what I need to, but I still find it hard to

finish everything.

11.

11. I hardly ever feel pressured to get things done.I hardly ever feel pressured to get things done.

12.

12. Dealing with extenuating circumstances such as sorting out financial aid,Dealing with extenuating circumstances such as sorting out financial aid,

getting extra tutoring, or seeing a professor during office hours seriously

disrupts my daily or weekly routine.

On a piece of paper, write down if you

On a piece of paper, write down if you agreeagree oror disagreedisagree withwith