168 HOUR ASSIGNMENT
There are only so many hours in a week. Most of us have busy schedules, so its important to think about the way you current spend your time
and then plan how you could organize and plan your time for your online course. For this assignment, youll be asked to assess your current
schedule and the hourly amount of time spent on various activities. Youll then be asked to create a tentative weekly schedule where
you set aside time specifically for your online class.
PART 1: YOUR CURRENT SCHEDULE
Directions: Fill in the table below with your current schedule.
Time Monday Tuesday Wednesd Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
ay
6:00 AM Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep
7:00 AM Sleep/ Wake up Sleep/ Wake Sleep/ Wake Sleep/ Wake Sleep/ Wake Sleep Sleep/ Wake
up up up up up
8:00 AM Personal care/ Personal care/ Personal care/ Personal care/ Personal care/ Sleep Personal care/
BF BF BF BF BF BF
9:00 AM HIST 007A POLS 001 HIST 007A POLS 001 HIST 007A Wake up POLS 001
10:00 HIST 007A POLS 001 HIST 007A POLS 001 HIST 007A Break fast POLS 001
AM
11:00 HIST 007A POLS 001 HIST 007A POLS 001 HIST 007A Chores POLS 001
AM
12:00 PM Chores/ Family Snack/ TV SOC Chores/Lunch Chores Personal care Reading/
001/Lunch Lunch
1:00 PM SOC 001/ PSYC Grocery PSYC SOC 001/ Lunch PSYC 001
Lunch 001/Lunch Shopping 001/Lunch Lunch
2:00 PM SOC 001 PSYC 001 SOC 001 PSYC 001 SOC 001 Nap PSYC 001
3:00 PM SOC 001/ PSYC SOC 001 PSYC 001 / SOC 001/ Grocery PSYC
Snack 001/Snack Snack Snack Shopping 001/Snack
4:00 PM PSYC 001 SOC 001 PSYC SOC 001 PSYC 001 Family / Snack Nap
001/Snack
5:00 PM PSYC 001 SOC 001 Family time Family time PSYC 001 Family time SOC 001
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Time Monday Tuesday Wednesd Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
ay
6:00 PM PSYC SOC 001 PSYC SOC PSYC Chores SOC
001/Dinner 001/Dinner 001/Dinner 001/Dinner 001/Dinner
7:00 PM POLS 001 HIST PSYC 001 SOC 001 POLS 001 Dinner SOC 001
007A/Dinner
8:00 PM POLS 001 HIST 007A POLS 001 HIST 007A POLS 001 Reading Family time
9:00 PM POLS 001 HIST 007A POLS 001 HIST 007A POLS 001 TV POLS 001
10:00 PM TV/ Personal TV/ Personal POLS 001 HIST 007A TV/ Personal Personal POLS 001
care care care care/BT
11:00 PM Sleep Sleep TV/ Personal TV/ Personal Sleep Sleep POLS 001
care care
12:00 Sleep Sleep Bed tine/Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep Personal
AM care/BT
1 6 AM Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep
PART 2: 168 HOUR EXERCISE
Directions: Based on your schedule above, write down how much time you intend to spend on average in a week for each of the following
activities:
Activity Time Spent (in
Hours)
Sleep (hours per night x 7) 7 hours
Meals (hours per day x 7) 3.5 hours
Classes (current credit hour x 3) 24 hours
Work 0 hours
Commute Time for classes and/or work 0 hours
Family/Friend Time 3 hours
Activities (hobbies, exercise, spiritual 1 hours
practice, etc.)
Extra Responsibilities (chores, 3 hours
obligations, etc.)
Personal Care 12 hours
Free Time 1 Hours
Other:
Total= 165.5 Hours
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Activity Time Spent (in
Hours)
168-Total= 2.5 Hours
Remaining
Note: You may want to assess your workload if you are spending more than 65 hours per week on Classes and Work. Being a successful
student requires that you also have time to get enough rest and take care of yourself!
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PART 3: ONLINE COURSE STUDY SCHEDULE
Directions: Fill in the chart below with a tentative weekly study schedule for your online course. Please keep in mind that the amount of time
you should put into your class is the following:
For 16 Week Semester: Credit Hours X 3
For an 8 Week Semester: Credit Hours X 6
For a 6 Week Semester: Credit Hours X 7.8
Time Monday Tuesday Wednesd Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
ay
3 Hrs. of HIST 007A POLS 001 HIST 007A POLS 001 HIST 007A POLS 001
Study
time
3 Hrs. of SOC 001 PSYC 001 SOC 001 PSYC 001 SOC 001 PSYC 001
Study
time
3 Hrs. of PSYC 001 SOC 001 PSYC 001 SOC 001 PSYC 001 SOC 001
Study
time
3 Hrs. of POLS 001 HIST 007A POLS 001 HIST 007A POLS 001 HIST 007A
Study
time
Activities adapted from:
"Planning Your 168-Hour Work Week." University of Redlands Academic Success Center. Academic Success and Disability Services. Web. 4 Feb 2014.
<http://www.redlands.edu/docs/StudentLife/168_Hour_Week.pdf>.
"How to Spend your 168 Hours A Week Wisely." Delta College. Teaching Learning Center. 2009. Web. 4 Feb 2014.
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