Importance of Time Management for Students' Academic Success

This report discusses the importance of time management for students' academic and professional success. It highlights the benefits of effective time management, such as increased productivity, reduced stress, and improved quality of study. The report also includes a personal SWOT analysis, SMART objectives, and a personal development plan. Course code, course name, and college/university are not mentioned.

Performance

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY ..................................................................................................................................3
Assessment 1...............................................................................................................................3
Assessment 2: Individual Case Study Report.............................................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
During the school and college years of human life, they are faced with many challenges
and activities which demand their attention and time but they have a very limited amount of
resources and time to devote to these avenues. This dilemma makes the skill of time management
crucial for students to possess as it refers to the efficiency at which people divide their limited
time towards activities so that their desired goals can be achieved within set deadlines
(Agherdien, Mey and Poisat, 2018). The job market in today's hyper competitive world is also
ruthless to people who cannot properly manage their times and execute tasks properly. That is
why having time management capabilities and a skilled portfolio is a major need for the young
students of current generation.
This report will include a detailed discussion on the link between time management and
learning by explaining how important the skill is for studying effectively and it will also include
educational artefacts in the form of personal reflection, SMART goals and personal development
plans (PDP's).
MAIN BODY
Assessment 1
Personal SWOT analysis
Strengths
 I am great at communication skills and
I can capture the attention of all kinds
of audiences
 I possess vast critical thinking capacity
and I excel at finding creative and
unorthodox solutions to complex
problems
Weaknesses
 I am not good at time management
skills and I struggle to complete tasks
allocated to me within their set
deadlines
 I come under pressure every easily and
struggle to perform in high stakes
situations due to lack of stress
management
Opportunities
 I am learning about machine language
Threats
 COVID-19 can affect my learning

and IT solutions as the job market
values computer and coding skills
 I am undergoing a certification course
on digital marketing as this field is
trending currently due to widespread
use of internet and social media
process as I am not habitual to study
digitally and there is no guarantee of
job security and quality internships
 The job market is becoming more
demanding with each passing day and
my CV are getting outdated at a rapid
rate
SMART Objectives
Specific Measurable Achievable Realistic Time
I want to become
better at
managing my
time
This objective
will be
measurable when
I start executing
tasks within time
parameters
This objective
will be achieved
by practising
tasks and
competing them
within set time
limits, taking time
management
exams and
exercises
This is quite
realistic as I am
already working
on improving this
skill for the past
one month
4 months
I want to stay
consistently calm
under work
pressure
This objective
will be measured
through positive
behavioural
observation and
conditioning
under stressful
conditions
This objective
will be achieved
through
developing stress
relief avenues
while working
and optimizing
personal
behaviour while
working under
This goal is also
quite realistic as I
am currently
undertaking a
professional
course on stress
management and
learning
techniques to
work better under
3 months

pressure and
deadlines
pressure.
Personal Development Plan
What do I want to
learn?
What do I have to
do?
What support and
resources will I need?
Target date for
review?
Time management
skills
I have to start working
by keeping the
deadline in mind and
develop ways which
can save my time and
allow me to keep my
pace throughout the
activity
I will need a well
drawn plan which
includes certain tasks
that are crucial to my
everyday routine and
the proper time within
which they must be
completed along with
books about time
management tips an
tricks
July, 2022
Stress management
tactics
I have to learn the
basics of stress
management and apply
them to my learning
environment as I
easily panic whenever
I encounter something
I can't deal with easily
I will use a variety of
resources including
videos, books and live
sessions with experts
about fighting
workplace and
academic stress. I will
also need classes with
certifications involved.
June, 2022

Assessment 2: Individual Case Study Report
The effective management of time is crucial for student's success
When it comes to academic schooling or chasing success in the job market on the
corporate ladders, time management is one of the most crucial skills and individual can have
access to as it opens many hidden doors for students in their current and future academic and
career oriented trajectory (Bonsaksen, and et.al., 2019). Time management refers to the
technique and ability of an individual to divide their time in a holistic manner and choose to
allocate it in the best possible manner to achieve either personal or professional objectives. There
are many reasons as to why time management is very crucial for students as it plays a
supplementary role in many major activities that have an impact on their future lives and lifelong
career paths. The reasons as to why time management is so crucial for students is listed below.
 The concept of efficient time allocation teaches students the process of filtering,
analysing and setting priorities for different activities as it is the truth of life that human
beings will never have the time to dedicate to all their needs and wants as the former is
limited yet the latter has no end. By possessing skills which help students to identify
which work needs to be done first and classifying different tasks according to their degree

of importance, they can benefit from always getting their important academic work done
on time (Christiansen, and et.al., 2019).
 No matter what future career trajectory that might be chosen by students and irrespective
of the field they want to a make a future living in, time management is a universal
concept which comes in and plays an important role as a determiner of the extent of
success they will be able to attain. Time management plays an important role in every
sphere of life and governs many important choices and consequences that happen in a
student's life. Being unable to submit assignments on time or failing to finish the entire
exam within the set tie limit can result in failure or fall in grades which can be costly in
the long run.
 Another reason as to why time management is very crucial for students in affecting and
determining their success is that in the modern world, both academic institutions and
business organizations value prospects who can multitask much higher than those who
cannot manage and divide their time accordingly. The job roles which pay lucrative
compensations and allow students to afford a luxurious lifestyle which many in this
generation crave, there are many tasks and activities to perform daily and in order to have
successful careers, students must learn how to properly allocate their time and delegate
their work accordingly to make sure they reach their daily set objectives (Kerrigan,
Ribeiro and Grove, 2018). Time management also helps student in gaining efficiency and
building competency in tough subjects such as Maths and Science as with practice and
better time management, getting better scores in these streams become much more
manageable and students can also perform better in their competitive exams to get into
their favourite fields with ease.
What is the importance of effective time management to successful study?
Student life which is spent in pursuing academic excellence is quite hectic and involves a
lot of hustling towards a diverse group of activities and tasks and all they have in a day is 24
hours out of which half is spent on sleep and necessary activities like eating. This makes it very
crucial that the bulk of time is spent on studying and learning oriented activities which makes up
the future of the individual. Effective time management helps a student in variety of manners,
some of which are listed herein.

 Proper time management helps increase the productivity of the students and makes their
performance levels higher in the same amount of time which helps in building
professional competency (Nelson and Kotcherlakota, 2019).
 Time management also helps a student in becoming more organized and disciplined as
without having personal life sorted and all the needed tools ready on the go, no student
can manage or save their time in an engaging manner.
 By finishing the work on time, students can successfully avoid crunching late hours and
sacrificing their sleep to get their pending work managed on time which results in a
positive effect on both physical and mental health in the long run.
Studying is the most important activity which is expect to be undertake diligently by all students
irrespective of their backgrounds and time management plays a very important role in ensuring
that students are able to study properly in the following manner.
 By properly managing time, students are able to avoid stress as completing all the
important tasks on time often results in happiness and satisfaction which is both intrinsic
and extrinsic in nature (Tadjer,and et.al., 2020).
 Time management also improves the quality of study that students are able to achieve by
preventing the process of procrastination taking place in their young minds. By allocating
proper amount of time to dedicate towards research band practice, students are able to
surpass their fears of tough subjects and topics while avoiding laziness.
 A successful study is one which helps students learn concepts with clarity without
making them feel burnt out and proper time management facilitates this condition as
through proper allocation of time, students can find breaks between studies to
reinvigorate themselves. Devoting a set period of time consistently to tough subjects and
topics also helps in mastering them faster compared to blindly studying without keeping
track of time.
CONCLUSION
The above report went into detail regarding the importance of time management as a
concept and skill in the academic lives of students. Special focus was laid out on its role in
ensuring students succeed academically and professionally along with it's contribution towards

making students study diligently. Various reasons were highlighted which proved that time
management was indeed helpful in making students learn better by making them more
productive, removing their stress and procrastination frequency and allowing better allocation of
time. It was concluded that time management is a universal concept and must be properly learned
by every student to better their lives going forward.

REFERENCES
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Bonsaksen, T., and et.al., 2019. Factor analysis of the Approaches and Study Skills Inventory for
Students in a cross‐cultural occupational therapy undergraduate student sample.
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Christiansen, A., and et.al., 2019. “Juggling many balls”: Working and studying among first‐year
nursing students. Journal of clinical nursing, 28(21-22), pp.4035-4043.
Kerrigan, P.K., Ribeiro, A.C. and Grove, P.A., 2018. Effective strategies to improve academic
success and retention in underrepresented STEM students. In Increasing Retention of
Under-Represented Students in STEM through Affective and Cognitive Interventions
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Tadjer, H., and et.al., 2020. Improving soft skills based on students’ traces in problem-based
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