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TOOLS AND LINKS FOR STUDENTS

Hope College Time Management Tools

Semester Planning Calendar
Calendar I
Calendar II
Calendar III
Calendar IV
Calendar V

Information And Links

General Advice About Learning

http://www.ntlf.com/html/lib/suppmat/learning_your_first_job.pdf
(an article by the late Robert Leamnson, Professor at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth MA)

The Unabridged Student Counseling Virtual Pamphlet Collection
..\ASC Administrative\ASC Website Information\virtual pamphlet collection.html The actual pamphlet collection is listed at http://www.dr-bob.org/vpc/index.html (a collection of informational virtual pamphlets on assorted topics authored by numerous sources and compiled by Dr. Robert Hsiung, MD of the University of Chicago)

Goal Setting, Motivation, Time Management, and Environmental Control

Creating S.M.A.R.T. Goals for Academic Success
You stand a greater chance of achieving your goals if they are Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Tangible. Consult the following resources for more information:

http://www.housing.sc.edu/ace/pdf/ASR/CreatingSMARTGoals.pdf (from Paul J. Meyer's "Attitude Is Everything" as posted on the University of South Carolina Academic Centers for Excellence web page)

http://www.mindtools.com/page6.html (as found at MindTools.com)

Motivation and Will
The link below provides a motivation quiz, as well as suggestions for getting back on track (as found on the web page HowToStudy.org coordinated by Lucy Tribble MacDonald)

http://www.howtostudy.org/resources_skill.php?id=4

Overcoming Procrastination
http://www.counselingcenter.illinois.edu/?page_id=111 (from the Counseling Center - http://www.counselingcenter.illinois.edu)

http://www.utdallas.edu/counseling/procrastination/ (practical strategies for preventing procrastination from the University of Texas-Dallas Counseling Center)

Guidelines to Better Time Management
http://www.sass.umn.edu/pdfs/I%20Active%20Learning/The%20Savvy%20Student/C%204.2.3%20Checklist%20of%20Time%20Use%20Problems.pdf (a questionnaire regarding your use of time complete with directions to help you in carrying through your resolve to manage your study time better – from the University Counseling & Consulting Services at the University of Minnesota)

How to Master Stress
http://cmhc.utexas.edu/stressrecess/index.html (welcome to “Stress Recess” – a fun, interactive web page with ways to reduce and manage your stress – from the University of Texas at Austin Counseling & Mental Health Center)

Control of the Environment
http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/control.html (how to set up your study environment for maximum results – from the Cook Counseling Center at Virginia Tech)

Perfectionism
http://www.counselingcenter.illinois.edu/?page_id=113 (identifies causes of perfectionism and what to do about them – from the Counseling Center at the University of Illinois)