1. Starting Aright, Staying Focused, Studying at CollegePART I Elder Gibson Annor-AntwiRegistrar, Pentecost University College [September 2011]

2. Developing Study Strategies YOU are the MAIN ACTOR in the drama of studying. YOU have to get actively engaged in the business of developing effective study strategies or habits. It is NOT your TUTOR’S responsibility. 2

5. Study at School is teacher-led but in the university the learning model is student–led In school, all that you need to know is covered in your classes. This is not so at the university; the lecturer will provide a highly synthesised ‘map’ of the specific subject area being covered. You will be expected to explore the map in more detail. Lecturing, among others, is the main teaching method used in a University.

7. The Lecturers, the Library Staff and those in specialised departments are there to help you when you need them.

9. Each successive lecture deals with a different sub-discipline of the main subject area.

10. Lectures represent the planned route through the subject study unit

11. The contents of the lectures themselves broaden the foundation on which the unit programme is based.

13. Determined to succeed and to attain goals set for themselves. Avoid trouble that steals their quality time. 9 VISIONARY ACHIEVERS

14. ‘JUST-PASSING-THROUGHS’ Do not as yet have any vision or mission for being at the University/ High School. They are just ‘walking through’ the University/ High School. They waste time; are distracted by the apparent freedom in the uni. 10

15. DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE STUDY HABITS - How? Focus Your Efforts No matter your problems and limitations, your aspirations or whatever, your primary goal NOW should be efficiently handling your school work. 11

16. Attend every Class 12

18. It creates extra work for the student and not his/her classmates

19. Borrowing lecture notes to copy, reading a related textbook, which you did not personally process can be difficult and an avoidable waste of time.13

20. AVOID PROCRASTINATION 14

21. 3. Manage your Time Efficiently 15

22. You need to turn it right to manage it right! 16 Is your sense of time turned upside down?

23. Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you. - Carl Sandburg 17 What does Time mean for you?

24. What is Time Management? The day by day process of planned and controlled use of time, through: the elimination of timewasters and utilization of time savers. 18

25. How do you Manage your Time Efficiently? 19 Organize Your Efforts !!!

26. A Master calendar A Weekly timetable A Daily To-Do List 20

27. A Master calendar - Shows all the weeks of the term on one page, including every week of the term and seven days per week 21

28. Master Calendar Sample

29. Google Calendar

32. 26 Use a Daily

35. School Term Time Table

36. Personal Time Table

37. Course Syllabus, etc.To-Do List must be: Simple and Consistent 27

39. Campus

40. Classroom

41. Library

42. Computer Lab

43. Extra-curricular activities

44. Recreation , Etc.28

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46. GOD BLESS YOU ALL Thanks for being my audience. GO TO PART II