{"id":479,"date":"2016-02-29T09:46:25","date_gmt":"2016-02-28T20:46:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.massey.ac.nz\/thelighthouse\/?p=479"},"modified":"2016-02-29T09:46:25","modified_gmt":"2016-02-28T20:46:25","slug":"are-your-organised-here-are-some-tips-on-how-to-organise-yourself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.massey.ac.nz\/thelighthouse\/2016\/02\/29\/are-your-organised-here-are-some-tips-on-how-to-organise-yourself\/","title":{"rendered":"Are your organised? Here are some tips on how to organise yourself"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Taking a little time to organise yourself will save you time and reduce your stress levels! Here are a few tips on how to get started.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong><em>Wall planner<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Fill in important dates (assignment dates, tests, exams etc.) on a wall planner.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><strong><em> Timetable<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Download a timetable (templates at <a href=\"http:\/\/owll.massey.ac.nz\/pdf\/studyup-blank-timetable.pdf\">http:\/\/owll.massey.ac.nz\/pdf\/studyup-blank-timetable.pdf<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/owll.massey.ac.nz\/pdf\/studyup-blank-timetable.doc\">http:\/\/owll.massey.ac.nz\/pdf\/studyup-blank-timetable.doc<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/owll.massey.ac.nz\/pdf\/studyup-blank-timetable.xls\">http:\/\/owll.massey.ac.nz\/pdf\/studyup-blank-timetable.xls<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Add in your tutorial, practical and\/or lecture times. Go to <a href=\"http:\/\/publictimetable2.massey.ac.nz\/Massey2015Pub\/PortalServ?reqtype=welcome&amp;relaunch=false\">http:\/\/publictimetable2.massey.ac.nz\/Massey2015Pub\/PortalServ?reqtype=welcome&amp;relaunch=false<\/a> to find out when your lecturers and tutorials are.<\/li>\n<li>Add in any other regular commitments (social, work, recreation activities etc.)<\/li>\n<li>Add some study spaces in. (TIP: don\u2019t just add the word study! Be more specific, add in a task, such as study guide for week 1 or watch lecture for topic 1).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><strong><em> \u201cTo do\u201d list<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For most papers, the compulsory readings and study guide will be available in your <a href=\"https:\/\/stream.massey.ac.nz\/login\/index.php\">Stream<\/a> site. If this is unclear, then ask your paper coordinator.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When you are writing assignments the <a href=\"http:\/\/owll.massey.ac.nz\/academic-writing\/assignment-planning-calculator.php\">Assignment Planning Calculator<\/a> can help you break down the assignment into smaller, more manageable tasks.<br \/>\nFor further help with getting yourself organised see:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/owll.massey.ac.nz\/about-OWLL\/studyup.php\">http:\/\/owll.massey.ac.nz\/about-OWLL\/studyup.php<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/owll.massey.ac.nz\/study-skills\/time-management.php\">http:\/\/owll.massey.ac.nz\/study-skills\/time-management.php<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/owll.massey.ac.nz\/about-OWLL\/studyup-resources.php\">http:\/\/owll.massey.ac.nz\/about-OWLL\/studyup-resources.php<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taking a little time to organise yourself will save you time and reduce your stress levels! Here are a few tips on how to get started. Wall planner Fill in important dates (assignment dates, tests, exams etc.) on a wall planner. &nbsp; Timetable Download a timetable (templates at http:\/\/owll.massey.ac.nz\/pdf\/studyup-blank-timetable.pdf, http:\/\/owll.massey.ac.nz\/pdf\/studyup-blank-timetable.doc or http:\/\/owll.massey.ac.nz\/pdf\/studyup-blank-timetable.xls) Add in your [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":89,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,4,11,7,9,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-479","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-albany","category-distance-study","category-first-year","category-internal-study","category-manawatu","category-postgraduate-study"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.massey.ac.nz\/thelighthouse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/479","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.massey.ac.nz\/thelighthouse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.massey.ac.nz\/thelighthouse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.massey.ac.nz\/thelighthouse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/89"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.massey.ac.nz\/thelighthouse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=479"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sites.massey.ac.nz\/thelighthouse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/479\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":482,"href":"https:\/\/sites.massey.ac.nz\/thelighthouse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/479\/revisions\/482"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.massey.ac.nz\/thelighthouse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=479"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.massey.ac.nz\/thelighthouse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=479"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.massey.ac.nz\/thelighthouse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=479"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}