Strategies for Time Management in Higher Education: A Report

This report provides an overview of time management strategies tailored for higher education students. The introduction defines time management and its importance, emphasizing its role in academic success, stress reduction, and efficient task completion. The main body delves into specific time management techniques, highlighting the benefits of effective time allocation, such as reduced stress, improved decision-making, and enhanced self-discipline. The report also identifies and analyzes common obstacles to time management, including procrastination, fear, and difficulty in saying 'no'. The conclusion reinforces the necessity of time management for students, suggesting goal setting and continuous evaluation of time management practices. References to relevant books and journals are provided to support the information.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY ..................................................................................................................................3
Evaluation of obstacles which are related to management of time..............................................4
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
Time management is appropriate planning and control on that how much time individual
should spent on specific activity. A good time engagement enable person to complete their work
in shorter and less time. It helps them to take less stress and lead them for success in their carrier.
MAIN BODY
Effective time engagement help student to do their work in more less time and help them to
do their work without any stress on without wasting their time. It is important to manage time
because without time management they always face difficulties related to their task so they
should always manage their time table and this habit will always helps to success in life
There are some reasons that can help students
Time is limited - In a exam time students only get limited time for their paper so they should
manage their time and make their time table according to the exams. It will help them to study
and time table remind them what they have to do on that particular time. During exams students
get less time to study for their paper so they should make their time table according to exams
papers.
Less effort - If student will learn that how to control the time then this can help them to focus on
their study and with that increased focus comes enhance efficiency in a student because they do
not loose their momentum. They will start doing their task more efficiently.
Reduce stress - If student do not have control on time or they do not have proper time
management then it will be hard for them to figure out how much time they will take to study
that’s why it is important to manage their time. A proper schedule of time makes students stress
free and relax students for their exams and It will also effect on their result and they will give
exams without any stress.
Improved Decision-Making ability- It is important for students to take their own decision and
time management will bring habit of decision making in their daily life and future. There are
having so many responsibilities on the students and time management will help to learn make
decisions helpfully by meeting the needed information. Each decision has their own benefits. If
you are a school student and you are preparing for something this will improve your decision-
making skills because you are prepared for the problems which you have already foreseen them.

With the support you feel relaxed about how to make decision. Student have to avoid in making
unexpected or intensely charged decisions. Give time to yourself to take helpful decision.
Self-Discipline -When students practice a good management of time they learn self-discipline
as well. This valuable skill totally effects on student’s regular time cycle they will always be
punctual of time and they will always be in discipline because time management always improve
their habit and they become well discipline students.
Learning opportunity - Time management is the only key to be success it allow students to
control their life rather than other people they have opportunity to learn in there life time to
achieve those opportunity they need to manage their time table
Evaluation of obstacles which are related to management of time.
There are various obstacles which are related to the effective time management and the
same are listed below:
Difficult to say no
For students it is very difficult to say no if someone asks to them about anything. If the
students are playing and their time is managed with all their study and task done then same ask to
a student whose time is not managed due to different part time job shift. Students should learn to
manage their time they should make time table for job and study both . This obstacle can be
corrected by finding the company of the students which are having similar job shift.
Procrastination
It is a very popular term which is affecting day to day life of the students a lot. The
students instead of completing the task on time used to say I will do it later or the next day and
the day comes never because the thing which is gone for today will have to be covered the next
day along with the yesterday’s task. The students must manage the work properly in order to
avoid any last time crunches. Procrastination is bad and can be verse if it is converted into habit.
Fear
Fear is also another factor which hinders the students to prepare well in the exams. The
student thinks that they will fail in the exams so there is no need of studying for the exams. It
goes very bad for some students and with the fear of the exam they don't even attempt the exams.

Every student should be fearless and should understand that failure is a part of life and one will
have to face it irrespective of anything.
Not finishing the work which the student started
Students do not used to finish the work which they have started and they feel its a boring
work and stops that work in between and starts a new work and again do the same. This is a big
obstacle due to the students have to suffer in the exams as they used to forget in the exams what
they have learned. This happen because the study they have done is half in each subject then how
the students can expect better result. This problem can be solved by timely completion of the task
and stop not till the goal is reached.
CONCLUSION
From the above study it can be concluded that for every student time management is must
and one must do proper planning and execute the same in order to achieve better results. The
goals must be set according to the task completion. If the task completion is at moderate level
then the goals needs to be update and if the task completion level is 90 percent then it should be
continued for the future as well.

REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Coyle, R.G., and et.al.,1977. Management system dynamics (Vol. 6). Chichester: Wiley.
Forbus, P., and et.al., 2011. A study of non-traditional and traditional students in terms of their
time management behaviors, stress factors, and coping strategies. Academy of
Educational Leadership Journal.15.p.109.
Hartley, J., and et.al., 1996. A comparison between the time-management skills and academic
performance of mature and traditional-entry university students. Higher
education.32(2).pp.199-215.
Macan, T.H., and et.al., 1990. College students' time management: Correlations with academic
performance and stress. Journal of educational psychology. 82(4). p.760.
McKean, M., and et.al., 2000. College students' academic stress and its relation to their anxiety,
time management, and leisure satisfaction. American journal of Health studies. 16(1).
p.41.
Tesser, A., and et.al., 1991. Effects of time-management practices on college grades. Journal of
educationalpsychology. 83(3).p.405.

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