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
ay

Thursday Friday

Saturday

Sunday

6:00 AM

Sleep

sleep

Sleep

sleep

Sleep

Sleep

Wake up

Sleep

8:00 AM

sleep

Breakfast

Breakfast

English Lab
901

Getting ready
for a class
Math 150
Math 150 class

Wake for
Breakfast
Math 150
Homework
Online Work
for Health 44

Math/English
Homework
Math/English
Homework
Math/English
Homework

Math/English
Homework
Math/English
Homework
Online work
for Health 44

12:00 PM

Wake up for
breakfast
Online work
for Health 44
Online work
for Health 44
Getting ready
for a class Math 150
Math 150 class

Getting ready
for class
English 100
English 100
class
English 100
class
English 100
class
Breakfast

Sleep

7:00 AM

Getting ready
for class
English 100
English 100
class
English 100
class
English 100
class
Breakfast

Lunch Break

Lunch Break

1:00 PM

Math 150 class

Activities

Online Work
for Health 44

2:00 PM

Math 150 class

Online Work
for Health 44
Getting ready
for a class
Math 150
Math 150

Activities

Online Work

9:00 AM
10:00 AM
11:00 AM

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Online work
for Health 44
Online work
for Health 44
Lunch Break

Wake up for
Breakfast
Online work
for Health 44
Online work
for Health 44
Free time

Online work
for Health 44

Math 150 class

Online work
for Health 44
Lunch Break

Math 150 class

Speech 1

Time

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesd
ay

3:00 PM

Lunch Break

Lunch Break

4:00 PM

7:00 PM

English 100
Homework
English 100
homework
English 100
Homework
Going home

Math 150
homework
Math 150
homework
Math 150
Homework
Going home

8:00 PM

Dinner

9:00 PM

Free time

5:00 PM
6:00 PM

10:00 PM
11:00 PM
12:00 AM
1 6 AM

Sleep
Sleep
Sleep
Sleep/ wake
up at 5:30 for
English class

Dinner

English 100
Homework
English 100
homework
English 100
Homework
Going Home

Family
time/Freetime
Personal care
of exercising

Dinner

Sleep
Sleep
Sleep
Sleep

Sleep
Sleep
Sleep
Sleep/ Wake
up at 5:30 for
English class

Sleep

Thursday Friday
Homework
Speech 1
Homework
Math 150
Homework
Math 150
Homework
Speech 1
Class
Speech 1
Class
Speech 1
Class
Speech 1
Class/ Going
home leaving
at 9:30
Dinner
Sleep
Sleep
sleep

Class
Math 150
Class
Math 150
Class
Going home
Online Work
for Health 44
Online Work
for Health 44
Dinner

Saturday
Online Work
for Health 44
Online Work
for Health
Online Work
for Health 44
Online Work
for Health 44
Dinner

Sunday
for Health 44
Chores
Chores/Free
time
Free time
Online Work
for Health 44
Dinner

Free time

Free Time

Sleep

Family
time/Free time

Sleep

Sleep
Sleep
Sleep
Sleep

Sleep
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:

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Activity

Time Spent (in

Hours)

Sleep (hours per night x 7)

Meals (hours per day x 7)
Classes (current credit hours x 3)
Work
Commute Time for classes and/or work
Family/Friend Time
Activities (hobbies, exercise, spiritual

56
21
27
0
21
7
6

Activity

Time Spent (in

Hours)

practice, etc.)
Extra Responsibilities (chores,
obligations, etc.)
Personal Care
Free Time
Other:

Total= 163
168-Total= 5

6
5
10
4

Hours
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:

Time
8 hour
12 hour

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

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesd
ay

Thursday Friday

2 hour Online

2 hour Online

2 hour Online

2 Hour Online
4 hour Online

Saturday

Sunday

4 hour Online

4 hour Online

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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