The document discusses managing resources as a student, including time management, study environment, and seeking help from others. It provides tips for prioritizing tasks, scheduling study times, observing your regular weekly habits, and staying flexible. The document also discusses why some students are reluctant to seek help and encourages seeking assistance from instructors and peers.

1. MANAGING YOUR RESOURCES
 1) Your time
 2) Study environment
 3) The human resources ( seeking help)
Let’s see where we are in terms of managing our
resources!

2. MANAGING TIME
Where does our time go?

3. THINGS NOT TO BE POSTPONED
 Eating
What patterns help you function best?
 Sleeping
Its’ effect on learning & memory & mood!
How many hours?
 Exercising
I don’t exercise because...

4. BE CAREFUL IN SETTING PRIORITIES 

5. THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND WHEN MAKING
USE OF SCHEDULING TOOLS
 Put your classes & studying times first on your schedule! (?)
 Before making a plan observe one of your regular week &
pay attention to how much time u devote to each activity!
*Especially pay attention to your study habits (handout)
 Stay on track but be flexible!
 Try not to leave all other things (e.g, courses, extracurricular
act.s) aside when u have an exam coming up)!

6. MANAGING HUMAN RESOURCES: SEEKING HELP
*My ideas on help seeking in university!

7. WHY DON’T SOME STUDENTS ASK?
 negative internal & stable attributions about their
performance (no matter what I do, it won’t help!)
 scared to look stupid
 learning without help not supported by realities of
development
 the difference between experts & novices in a field: knowing
when u need help, where to find it / whom to ask for

8. SCORING
 26 or more: Well done! You probably have good
management strategies. Friends in your section can
learn a lot from you.
 20-25: You r good resource manager some of the time
but have room for improvement.
 19 and below: You r in the right place. This week’s
topic might be helpful for you.