Time managementfor doctoral learners dr. fatima mansur

1. Time Management
for Doctoral Learners
DR. FATIMA MANSUR
Effective Time Management
Factors
committee
Selecting a Topic
Is generalizable to other settings?

2. nature.
the betterment of society?
Questions to Consider
-Is the sacrifice worth it, when it comes to
volunteering, working overtime, etc.?
-Should you be tutoring, becoming an adjunct,
coaching sports or singing in the church choir for the
next few years?
Just think about these questions…
Add something / take away
something
-25+ hours a week to the

3. typical demands on your time.
-What activities will you give up or multitask during?
-Where can you multitask, in addition to the
efficiencies you’ve already built into your life?
-If you want to graduate in three or four years, what
will have to do to reach that goal? Are you
considering the unpredictable nature of the
research process?
-Consider strategic use of Leaves of Absence.
Multi-tasking
doctor’s office
visits, red lights, etc.
– ex: auditory
learners can use Word to scan a book to listen to

4. later
Let’s share time saving tips
time!
computer
How many hours a week are you
studying?
-credit course = 18 hours of work a week plus
25
hrs.
making trips to the library, planning for future terms,
and attending residency.

5. Planning doctoral studies:
study.
-able research topic.
curious about.
How do you spend your time?
How will you?
s, study, doctoral study
prep

6. -care, eating, exercise, etc.
Become the scholar-practitioner
now
Surround yourself with activities,
colleagues, beliefs and symbols of the
scholar that you are becoming.
Socialization theory suggests:
and knowing you could teach it to others if you had
to.
e realities of graduate student life.
you want what you are preparing for? Do
informational interviews in your field.
s with your school and

7. specialization – peers, faculty, mentor, doctoral
study committee. Know the structure. Build a
community of learners.
Recognize the changes
crazy, but you may be “going out of your
mind” to a developmentally new framework.
mental demands of modern life. Harvard
University Press. 1998.
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Suggestions for reframing
behaviors and attitudes
-hypnosis, Positive affirmations

8. and your intentions
Symbols, rituals, etc.
Simply staying at the task:
stimulation
one that inspires you or you have energy for in
the moment (reading, annotating, writing,
organizing)
-Rest your eyes by looking up every 5 minutes
-Exercise 5 minutes every hour
-Keep hydrated –
-Brain Gym exercises:
http://esl.about.com/library/lessons/blbraingy
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Effective time management

9. choices. Good choices lead to better results, while
poor choices lead to wasted time and energy.
better
it is up to you to actually make the tough choices.
Backward planning
– personal, social, economic
Live into the new you
nd don’t leave behind the people or hobbies you
love.

10. can help you succeed and what they need from
you so that you can count on sustenance over time.
Perseverance
a piece of paper all the reasons you
want a doctoral degree – personal, employment,
etc.
In Closing
The experience of obtaining your doctorate is
oftentimes, challenging, frustrating, and overwhelming.
But remember that old adage,
“… it is a marathon not a sprint…”
Continue to persevere!

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