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=HOW TO BE A SUCCESSFUL STUDENT=

Be prepared to discuss the following with your teacher and peers. Who do you consider to be a successful person? Why do you think he/she is so successful? Think about the statements below and then discuss your answers with other members of the group to decide what success means to you personally. What is Success?
 * Getting along with friends?
 * Getting along with teachers and parents?
 * Graduating from Secondary School?
 * Being a good athlete?
 * Being in a leadership role?
 * Graduating from College or University?
 * Getting married and having a family?
 * Making lots of money?
 * Pursuing creative interests?
 * Being popular or ‘famous’?

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Assignment 2: Step 1: It will be helpful if you analyze your current methods of managing your time and study habits. Step 2: Take the time management quiz by clicking on: @http://www.ucc.vt.edu/lynch/TMQuiz.htm
 * Complete the following assignment and submit your work to your teacher.**

** TIME MANAGEMENT QUIZ **
||  || ||   || ||   || ||   || ||   || ||   || ||   || ||   || ||   || ||   || || Step 3: Copy and paste your quiz results into a word document and then into the dropbox. Write a brief summary (3-4 sentences) on how you might better manage your time based on your results. **Complete the following assignment and submit your work to your teacher.** Assignment 3: Step 1: It is also helpful to understand where your time is being used during a typical week and whether this is preventing you from finding the necessary time to study or not. Step 2: Take this survey of how your time is spent: @http://www.ucc.vt.edu/lynch/TMAssessment.htm
 * **Answer each of the following questions:** ||
 * ** Do you estimate how many hours you will need to study each week? **
 * ** Do you meet assignment deadlines? **
 * ** Do you begin working on semester long projects early in the semester? **
 * ** Do you write a daily "to do" list? **
 * ** Do you prevent social activities from interfering with your study time? **
 * ** Do you have a job that requires fewer than 10 hours a week? **
 * ** Do you set specific goals for each study period? **
 * ** Do you begin your study time with your most difficult assignment? **
 * ** Do you complete most of your studying during your most productive hours each day? **
 * ** Do you think of being a full-time student as you would a full-time job? **
 * **  When you have answered all questions, click the   Add   Button to determine your Time Management Quiz score. If you have a high total score (10 is the maximum score possible), this indicates that you are using effective time management techniques. If your total score is low, it may be helpful to learn some techniques for using your study time more effectively.   **

Where Does Time Go?
** It may seem like there aren't enough hours in the week to get everything done. That may be true or it may be that you are not using your time as efficiently as possible. To assess where your time goes, complete the inventory below. Be as honest with yourself as you can. Some of the items are done every day so those will need to be multiplied by 7 to arrive at a weekly total. One item may be done any number of times a week so you'll need to multiply that one by the number of times each week you do it. After you have responded to all the questions, you'll have an opportunity to see how many hours remain during the week for studying. **  ||   ||  **Number of Hours per Day** ||  ||   ||   ||   || ||   ||   ||   ||   || ||   ||   ||   ||   || ||   || ||   || || ||   || ||   || || || || || || || || || || ||   || ||
 * **Number of Days per week** ||  **Click the "Function Button" to complete the calculation.**  ||  **Number of hours per week**  ||
 * ** On the average, how many hours do you sleep in each 24 hour period, including those afternoon naps? **
 * ** On the average, how many hours a day do you engage in grooming activities? **
 * ** On the average, how many hours a day do you spend on meals, including preparation and clean-up time? **
 * ** How much time do you spend commuting to and from campus and how many times do you do this during a week? Include the amount of time it takes to park and walk from your car or the bus stop to class. **
 * ** On the average, how many hours a day do you spend doing errands? **
 * ** On the average, how many hours do you spend each week doing co-curricular activities (student organizations, working out, church, etc.)? **
 * ** On the average, how many hours a week do you work at a job? **
 * ** How many hours do you spend in class each week? **
 * **On the average, how many hours per week do you spend with friends, going out, watching TV, going to parties, etc?**
 * ** Click the   Add   button to compute the number of hours you are spending each week engaged in daily living activities and school activities.  **
 * ** There are 168 hours in a week. Now you can click the  **

** Subtract   button to find out how many hours remain for studying, since this is not one of the activities included above. ** ||   || || Step 3: Copy and paste your survey results into a word document and then submit it to your teacher. Write a brief summary (3-4 sentences) on how your time is currently being spent and how you might change your time habits in the future. Do you have enough time to study and complete homework with your current schedule?

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 * 1) @http://www.ucc.vt.edu/lynch/TMQuiz.htm
 * 2) @http://www.ucc.vt.edu/lynch/TMAssessment.htm