Time Management - Part 2

Time Management Practices - Students

This questionnaire asks you about the ways you manage your time. At the end of the questionnaire you can compare your score with average score generated by other students. This is given in the web page that directed you to this survey.

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* 1. Choose the option that best describes your normal practice.

I never keep records of how I spend my time

The only record of my time that I keep is an occasional note in an email or my journal or calendar

Sometimes I record what I did in my day and how long it took in my journal or calendar. Mostly I don’t though.

I often keep records of what I do each day in my journal or calendar.

I nearly always keep records of how I spend my time so I can assess my time management later or complete timesheets.

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* 2. Choose the option that best describes your normal practice.

I only have my lecture times in my calendar or weekly timetable

I include lectures, tutorials and some meetings in my calendar or weekly timetable.

I include lectures, tutorials, meetings and time slots for all major assignment work in my calendar or weekly timetable.

I include lectures, tutorials, meetings and times to work on specific tasks for assignment work in my calendar or weekly timetable.

I allocate most of my time in advance for all time commitments, and I even reserve “free time” when I know I have things to do that can’t be predicted in advance.

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* 3. Choose the option that best describes your normal practice with emails.

I check my email frequently and almost always look at new emails as soon as they arrive and reply to several of them.

I often find myself looking at new emails as soon as I notice they are there and I reply to some of them. I flag important ones but often forget them later.

I set aside times to handle emails, but I am often tempted to check my email to see if new messages are there and I usually look at some straight away and reply.

I set aside times for email correspondence and I seldom look at emails at other times unless I am expecting an important message.

I set aside times to do my emails and when replying, I usually write the reply in the drafts folder and check it half or a full day later before sending.

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* 4. Choose the option that best describes your normal practice.

I never look at my calendar or weekly timetable.

I look at my calendar or weekly timetable on some days, but not regularly.

I look at my calendar or weekly timetable most days and see times I have set aside for assignment tasks.

I look at my calendar or weekly timetable at least once a day, and I use it to help decide what I need to do.

I nearly always look at my calendar or weekly timetable more than once a day, and to check on what I need to be doing.

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* 5. Choose the option that best describes your normal practice.

Even if I have times set for assignment work, I very rarely stick to a schedule. I just do it when I feel like it.

Sometimes I stick to my schedule for assigned work, but mostly I don’t follow a schedule and do it when I find the time.

When an assignment is really important, I stick to my schedule, but mostly I just do it when I find the time.

I stick to my planned schedule most days, though there are still lots of things I have to do that are not on the schedule.

I nearly always stick to my planned schedule, and there are still a few things I have to do that are not on the schedule.

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* 6. Choose the option that best describes your normal practice.

I don’t show any part-time work, sporting or recreational time in my calendar or diary.

I show some important outside commitments such as dinners or social functions.

I show most important outside commitments such as dinners or social functions and part-time work.

I show all important outside commitments such as dinners or social functions and part-time work.

I show all outside commitments in my diary or calendar.

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* 7. Choose the option that best describes your normal practice

I have no idea how much time I actually spend compared with what I expected to spend on tasks.

It always takes more time to finish tasks than I expect, but I have no idea by how much.

I spend more or less what I expected on tasks, often more. I don’t compare with my predictions though.

I have an idea of how much time I actually spend on tasks, but I don’t regularly compare with my predictions.

I try and compare the time I spend on tasks with my predictions to improve my predictions.