Alyssa Solano

Online course
Course #33266

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 Sleeping Drive to school Sleeping Drive to school Sleeping Sleeping Sleeping
7:00 AM Wake up In Sociology Sleeping In sociology Sleeping Sleeping Sleeping
class class
8:00 AM Baby sit In Sociology Sleeping In sociology Sleeping Sleeping Sleeping
class class
9:00 AM Baby sit In Psychology Sleeping In psychology Get ready for Sleeping Sleeping
class class work
10:00 AM Baby sit In Psychology Free time In psychology Drive to work Drive to work Sleeping
class class
11:00 AM Baby sit Free time, eat Free time Free time, eat Working Working Doing
lunch lunch homework
12:00 PM Baby sit Free time, Doing Free time, Working Working Doing
hang out with homework hang out with homework
friend friend
1:00 PM Baby sit In math class Doing In math class Working Working Doing

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 Time Monday Tuesday Wednesd Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
ay
homework homework
2:00 PM Baby sit In math class Doing In math class Working Working Drive to work
homework
3:00 PM Baby sit In math class Doing In math class Working Working Working
homework
4:00 PM Do my Go to work Free time Go to work Working Family time Working
homework
5:00 PM Do my Working Hang out with Working Working Family time Working
homework friend
6:00 PM Do my Working Hang out with Working Free time Family time Working
homework friend
7:00 PM Hang out with Working Hangout with Working Free time Family time Working
friends friend
8:00 PM Hangout with Working Hang out with working Free time Family time Hangout with
friends friend friend
9:00 PM Hang out with Working Hangout with Working Free time Hangout with Hangout with
friends friend friend friend
10:00 PM Get ready for Go eat with Hangout with Go eat with Hangout with Hang out with Hang out with
bed, personal friend friend friend friend friend friend
care
11:00 PM Sleeping Hangout with Go home, Hangout with Hangout with Hangout with Go home,
friend personal care, friend friend friend personal care,
sleep and sleep
12:00 AM Sleep Hangout with Sleeping Hangout with Hangout with Hangout with Sleeping
friend friend friend friend
1 6 AM Sleep/wake up Go home, Sleep/wake up Go home, Go home, Go home, Sleeping
at 5:30 personal care, at 5:30 personal care, personal care, personal care,
and sleep and sleep and sleep and 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) 55 hours
Meals (hours per day x 7) 7 hours
Classes (current credit hours x 3) 16 hours
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 Activity Time Spent (in
Hours)
Work 25 hours
Commute Time for classes and/or work 4 hours
Family/Friend Time 32 hours
Activities (hobbies, exercise, spiritual
practice, etc.)
Extra Responsibilities (chores, 24 hours
obligations, etc.)
Personal Care 9 hours
Free Time
Other:
Total= 168 Hours
168-Total= 0 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
12:00 pm Online
homework
1:00 pm Do online Online
homework homework
2:00 pm Read and Do
online
homework
3:00 pm

4:00 pm

5:00 pm Read book for

online course

6:00 pm Do online Online

homework homework/rea
d book for
online course

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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