Learning Support / Time Management and Study Skills / Time Management
Good time management skills are key to success in education and the workplace. Like any skills, time management skills need to be learned and practised. This page will give you the tools and strategies you need to manage your time throughout your learning journey with eCampus NZ and beyond.
Knowing exactly what’s coming up is the best way to reduce stress and avoid missing deadlines, so as soon as you can, log in to the portal and make a record of all assessment due dates for each of your courses.
You can record this information in a diary, a monthly digital/physical calendar, or simply write a list. Whenever you begin a new course, add the assessment due dates to your record. Place it somewhere you’ll see it frequently and check it regularly throughout your learning journey – it will help you stay on track and prioritise your workload.
The Learning Path under Course Home is a key tool for good time management. It tells you what you should expect each week and when assessments are due.
You can also view assessments and due dates under Assessments.
Creating a study timetable at the beginning of each week is a great time management strategy.
Start by filling in your personal and professional commitments. Add in the due dates for any assessments. If you have assessments, work out what you need to do for each assignment and divide the assignment into chunks. Set your own mini deadlines for each ‘chunk’.
Use this information to block out time to work on your assessments. Don’t forget to put aside time to work through the course content too! As a guide, you should be spending approximately 15 hours per week on each course, including the time you spend working on assessments. However, everyone is different, so use this as a guideline only. Don’t worry if your week doesn’t go as planned and you can’t always stick to your timetable – you can always make changes when you need to!
The Learning Path under Course Home is a key tool for good time management. It tells you what you should expect each week and when assessments are due.
You can also view assessments and due dates under Assessments.
Use your weekly study timetable to write a detailed plan at the beginning of each day. You can use the A, B, C system to prioritise tasks.
A Must do today
B Should do today
C Could do today
He maurea kai whiria! Ignore small matters and direct effort towards important projects!