1. Time Management Strategies -- Minimising wasted time -- Sources of wasted time -- Saying No! --Time management checklist -- Long term planning -- Planning next week -- Daily planning -- 2. Personal management skills -- Dealing with procrastination -- Asserting yourself -- Negotiating your case -- Delegating duties --3. Listening and notetaking -- Hearing v. listening -- Pre-lecture activities -- Listening during lectures -- Practical pointers for active listening -- Notetaking --Practical notetaking strategies -- Post-lecture activities -- 4. Reading more effectively -- The theory of speed reading -- Speed reading exercise -- Analytical reading --- Skim reading -- Repetition reading of lecture notes -- Scanning reference material -- Critical reading and editing -- 5. Sharpening your information research skills -- Time traps in the library -- Time savers in library research -- General principles for efficient assignment research -- 6. Writing research reports and essays -- A systematic approach to report writing -- Establish a project file -- Set weekly goals -- Preliminary reading -- Preliminary outline -- Researching and notetaking -- Writing the first draft --Redrafting -- Learning from returned assignments -- 7. Preparing for examinations --Timetabling for systematic revision -- Getting help early -- Learning how to relax --Desensitising examination anxiety -- Performing well in essay exams -- 8. Keeping healthy and fit -- Eating a healthy diet -- Dietary guidelines -- Exercising regularly -- Sleeping well -- Dealing with problem smoking and drinking -- Planning for your leisure time -- 9. The plight of the mature age student -- Special problems -- Common fears --- Dealing with problematic relationships -- Boosting your confidence -- Partner jealousy -- 10. The rigours of correspondence study -- Types of correspondence study -- Special problems -- Coping strategies -- Practical pointers
