Time Management: Using Your NAIT Students' Day Planner
Your Day Planner should include:
A copy of your class timetable. The last two pages of the Day Planner provide space for you to write in each semester's timetable.
All assignments recorded on the due date.
All exams, tests, quizzes etc. recorded on the date they will be written.
Any appointments or meetings at NAIT or outside of school.
Work schedules or activities that change from day to day.
Time scheduled for recreation or leisure activities.
Phone numbers of classmates.
To-do lists. These can be written on a post-it note so the list can be moved to the next day if all items are not completed in one day.
A post-it flag marking today's date.
During the school day
Keep your Day Planner close at hand during classes so that you can record assignments, exams and appointments as they are given.
Listen carefully when your instructor gives an assignment or schedules an exam. If you have any questions, ask for more information.
Write an entry describing the assignment or exam on the due date.
Make the entries brief, but be sure that you can understand them. When you write your entries, first write an abbreviation for the subject, then write a note describing the assignment or exam.
Before you leave school
Check your Day Planner. Decide what homework you need to do during the evening.
Gather the materials that you will need for your homework.
If you don't understand one of your assignments, ask your instructor or a classmate about it before you leave school.
At Home
Keep your Day Planner on your desk so that you are aware of what work you need to be completing.
First, do the assignments or study for exams that are due tomorrow. When you finish an assignment check it off or highlight it so that you know it is complete but are still able to see the information.
Next, work on assignments or study for exams that are in the future. For large assignments or exams it is useful to divide the work into smaller units, and schedule in time until the due date or exam date.
If you have any questions, call a friend who may know, or write the question in your Day Planner so that you remember to ask an instructor or a friend on the following school day.