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
6:00 AM
7:00 AM

Tuesday

Wednesd
ay

Thursday Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Be at the bus
stop by 6:10
Psych 21 class
starts

Sleep

Be at the bus
stop by 6:10
Psych 21 class
starts

Sleep

Sleep

Get ready

6am church?

Sleep

Sleep

Church ends?

8:25am Psych
21 ends

Sleep

Sleep

Go Home or
Eat breakfast
Bus ride
home/walk
home
Be home

Sleep

Sleep

Be at the bus
stop around
7:10am
English 1A
class starts at
8:30am
Class

Sleep/Wake
Up?

Breakfast/
Online Hw

Break?

sleep

Eat, Check
Canvas

Class Hw

Class

sleep

Check Canvas
Online Hw

Online Hw
Online Hw

HW
Hw/Errands

Break
English 1A
ends

sleep
Wake up/ eat

8:00 AM

8:25am Psych
21 ends

9:00 AM

Go eat
breakfast
Still eating or
hanging out
with friends
Go home or
run errands

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

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Monday

Errands?
Be
home/check
canvas

Sleep/ Take my
brother to
school
Sleep
Sleep
Sleep/Wake
Up?
Eat breakfast,
watch shows,
social media
Cook or clean
Waste time:
social media
or tv

Be home
sleep

Time
2:00 PM
3:00 PM

4:00 PM

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesd
ay

Thursday Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Clean room,
eat, online hw
Feed my
brother and
help with his
hw

Hw?

Online Hw

Other Hw

Errands

Family plans?

Feed My
brother, and
get ready to
take him to
church class
Get ride to go
to church
Brothers
church class
starts
6:30 church
class ends
Walk home
Be home/eat
Help brother
with hw
Hw?
Go to bed
sleep
Sleep around
1am/ wake up
at 4:30am

Feed my
brother and
help with his
hw

Other Hw/
Feed my
brother help
with his hw

Feed my
brother

Go eat/wait for
the bus
Be home

Online Hw

Hw

Free time

Free time

idk

Hw

Hw

Idk

Idk

Idk/eat

Free time

Hw

Idk

Idk

idk

idk
Idk/eat
idk

Free time
Idk
Idk/eat

Idk
Hw
Eat

idk
Clean?
Clean?

idk
idk
Go to bed
Sleep around
2am

Idk
Idk
Go to bed
Sleep arpund
2am

idk
Go to bed
Sleep?
Sleep around
1am/ wake up
at 5:40am

Go to church?
Church ends?
Hang out at
the church
Eat
Be home
Free time
sleep

5:00 PM

Do my own
hw?
Free time

6:00 PM

idk

7:00 PM
8:00 PM
9:00 PM

idk
idk
Eat

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

Go to bed
idk
idk
Sleep around
2am

Free time?

Go to bed
sleep
sleep
Sleep/ wake up
at 4:30am

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)

Meals (hours per day x 7)
Classes (current credit hours x 3)
Work

40
12
39
20? Hours if babysit during
my free time/days of
Around 3

Commute Time for classes and/or work

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Activity

Time Spent (in

Hours)

Family/Friend Time
Activities (hobbies, exercise, spiritual
practice, etc.)
Extra Responsibilities (chores,
obligations, etc.)
Personal Care
Free Time
Other:

10?
3?

Total=
168-Total=

7?
7?
20?

161 Hours
7 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
10am12pm
1pm-3pm
4pm-6pm
7pm-9pm

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

Hw
Hw

Tuesday

Wednesd
ay

Thursday Friday

Hw

Canvas

Canvas

Canvas

Hw
Hw

Hw
Hw

Hw

Saturday

Sunday

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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