ELISE | Informing your studies: Time management

Students at university often have multiple commitments, with employment and family competing with study requirements. Learning how to balance the demands of the various aspects of your life will help you study successfully. You will also find these skills useful in the future.

These tips from the Academic Study Skills website are designed to help you:

• plan ahead and prioritise

• make long and short term plans

• avoid common time wasters 

• be flexible, realisitic and avoid overcommitment 

• seek help when you need it, from UNSW Canberra Academic and Learning (ALL) Unit, Student Support Services, or UNSW's Counselling service. 

Tools are available to help you plan your assignments, including an assignment calculator from Dalhousie University's website.

Remember to incorporate leisure and recreation into your schedule to keep you balanced and help you to avoid stress.