6 Time management
How many hours a week do you work? Or do you have caring responsibilities? Everyone is different.
Plan out an average week as a simple table with days along the top and hourly timeslots along the side. You can do this on paper, using word processing software or a spreadsheet. (There is a useful time management spreadsheet as part of the Are you ready for S111? which you may download from http://www.open.edu/ openlearncreate/ mod/ resource/ view.php?id=79339 and use. Existing OU students can use the online time planner, too.https://help.open.ac.uk/ plan-your-time Think carefully about the time you have available for study. Be realistic and allow time for any commitments such as work, family or caring responsibilities, plus downtime for yourself (don’t forget that you need to eat and sleep!).
Managing your study time
SM123 will take about 10 hours of your time each week and officially runs from October to June. Do you have the time to study for nine months?
Can you manage your time well and organise the time you have for study? If you have studied with the OU before, how well did you organise your time? Have a look at the following activity:
Time-management skills: https://help.open.ac.uk/ time-management-skills