General resources

 Assignment Calculator
This application automatically breaks a large research paper into small tasks, with a timeline and links to resources to help you with each task.

Study With Me video (Beedie School of Business) - This video takes you through a 2-hour Pomodoro study session with a virtual companion.

Top 50 Strategies
List of tips developed specifically with the SFU student in mind.

15 Time Management Strategies (handout)

Creating  a Master Weekly Schedule (video) 
Creating a template for a typical week in the current semester is a useful time management strategy for students. This Student Learning Commons video (4:54) will walk you through a process that shows you how to easily identify specific blocks of study time that fit with your other time commitments.

Creating a Master Weekly Schedule (handout)
Contains scheduling hints and a template.

Semester-at-a-Glance Wall Calendar (video)
Have you ever missed an assignment due date, or the date of a quiz? Watch this short (2:13) Student Learning Commons video to learn how to use a "Semester-at-a-glance" wall calendar to help you get the 'big picture' of the semester, and help you ensure you never again miss an assignment due date, or the date of a quiz.

How to use a “Semester-at-a-Glance” Wall Calendar (handout)

Where Does Your Time Go? (video) 
Do you never seem to have enough time to study? Or find that you spend all day Sunday doing homework? Whether you are new to studying at university, or are just looking for tips to improve your study effectiveness, this short Student Learning Commons video (2:20) will give help you determine where all your time is going, so that you can take better control of the time that you have each week.

Where Does Your Time Go? (handout)

How to Study Efficiently and Effectively
Among other strategies, optimal times and place for studying are discussed.

Academic Success-the Curve of Forgetting (SLC Video)
Ever wondered why you can't remember material from previous classes and notes? Watch this short (2:20) Student Learning Commons video to find out why regular review is SO important, and how you can improve your memory, and your grades. 

Five Time Management Tips (Inside Higher Ed) - In addition to good ideas, this 2016 article refers to useful apps and web pages.

The Science of Productivity (AsapSCIENCE)
This excellent video, made in collaboration with behavioral psychologists, tells us how we can become more efficient at working and spend less time working overall.

Scheduling tools

Workload Estimator 2,0 (Wake Forest University) - Use this tool, situated in the context of remote learning, at the beginning of a term to get an estimate of how much time you will need to spend on school each week.  It even breaks that time into "contact time" (eg: live lecture or discussion board posting) and "independent work".  Combined with the "Where does the time go?" handout above, it's a great reality check!

Assignment Calculator
This application automatically breaks a large research paper into small tasks, with a timeline and links to resources to help you with each task.

Dissertation and Thesis Calculator (Rochester Institute of Technology)
For graduate students, this program automatically breaks a dissertation or thesis into small tasks, with a timeline and links to an explanation and useful resources for each task.

Making a task list (University of Guelph)
Takes you through the steps of figuring out the different academic tasks you have to do and helps you estimate how much time you need for each task.

Time management for graduate students

Some of these resources may also be useful for undergraduates.

Recorded Webinar: Time Management for Graduate Students (August 13, 2020)
Most grad students are busy people, with many competing priorities.  This workshop will take you through some prioritization exercises and discuss scheduling, how to manage your thesis or other large project, and how to deal with perfectionism and procrastination, all in the context of the new work from home reality. Note: This brief screencast is not currently eligible for CCR credit

Thesis Writing at Home During a Pandemic - Infographic by SFU's Dr. Eleonora Joensuu.

Dissertation and Thesis Calculator (Rochester Institute of Technology)
For graduate students, this program automatically breaks a dissertation or thesis into small tasks, with a timeline and links to an explanation and useful resources for each task.

Where do the hours go? (American Psychological Association)
Sensible tips from procrastination expert, Dr. Tim Pychyl.

Time management apps and resources (University of Toronto)
Apps for time management and focus and a Harnessing Habits worksheet to learn how to use time efficiently.

Time management tips for graduate students (Rutgers University)
Although this resource is text-heavy, it includes great tips on setting boundaries, managing large, open-ended projects, and staying motivated.

7 Time management tips from online graduate students (George Washington University, Public Health)
These sensible tips, delivered in video as well as text, apply to all graduate students, not just those studying online.

5 time Management tips ... from part-time Ph.D. students (The Thesis Whisperer)
This resource focuses on balancing full-time work and part-time graduate studies.

Additional time management information

Life: A Balancing Act (SFU)
A blog post from a student perspective that addresses effective time management strategies going beyond just scheduling - eg: saying no, prioritzing, finishing harder work first, etc.

1st and 2nd Tools of Time Management:  Reminder and Prioritization (video, McMaster University)

3rd Tool of Time Management: Weekly Planning (video, McMaster University)

Time Management Strategies Workshop (Virginia Tech.)
Interactive workshop covering scheduling, self-monitoring and more.