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Study and Time Management Skills

Having trouble staying on top of your assignments? Our Study and Time Management Skills guide will help you learn techniques for managing your time. Tips include making schedules, note taking, studying and test taking.

Prepping Your Notes

  • Divide the main questions into sections so that you can take notes while remaining organized.
  • Number your instructor’s questions so you can easily keep track  of the sections you are taking note on.
  • Print out the page with the questions on them or have the questions handy for reference.
  • If using a computer for note taking, save the file with a name you can easily find.

Tips to Remember

  • If you get behind in taking notes, pause the video
  • Use time stamps to make sure you can easily find more information if needed
  • Use bullet points and numbered lists to keep topics together
  • Mark important things to review later
  • Leave space to add notes later

Helpful Symbols

  • Underline important information
  • Put terms or names you are unfamiliar with in boxes to look up later
  • Use an asterisk (*) or star to note key phrases or topics

Sample Notes Page