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 Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

6:00 AM Wakeup @ 5 a.m. Wakeup @ 5 a.m. Wake up @ Wakeup @ 5 a.m. Wake up @ Wakeup @ 5 a.m. Wake up @ 8 a.m.
6:30 a.m. 6:30 a.m.
Workout Workout Workout Workout
5:30 a.m.- 6:30 a.m. 5:30 a.m.- 6:30 5:30 a.m.- 6:30 5:30 a.m.- 6:30 a.m.
a.m. a.m.

7:00 AM BREAKFAST/ BREAKFAST/ BREAKFAST/ BREAKFAST/ BREAKFAST/ BREAKFAST

Get Dressed Get Dressed Get Dressed Get Dressed Get Dressed

8:00 AM Drop Daugter off at Drop Daugter off at Drop Daugter off at Drop Daugter off Drop Daugter off at Online (Politics) BREAKFAST
School School @ School at School @ School @ Assignments 8:30 a.m.-9 a.m.
@ 7:45 a.m. 7:30 a.m. @ 7:45 a.m. 7:45 a.m. 7:45 a.m. 8 a.m.-9:30 a.m.
Online (Politics) Online (Politics) Online (Politics)
Assignments 8:30 a.m- Room Mom 7:45 Assignments 8:30 Assignments 8:30
12 p.m a.m.- 11 a.m. a.m-12 p.m a.m-12 p.m

9:00 AM X Room Mom 7:45 X X Spch-03 (On Campus 9- x Online (English 1A)
a.m.- 11 a.m. 12pm Assignments 9
a.m.- 11 a.m.

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 Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
10:00 AM X Room Mom 7:45 X X x Daughter Dance
a.m.- 11 a.m. Class (10:15am-
11:15 a.m

11:00 AM X Online (Politics) X X x

Assignments 11:30
a.m-1 p.m

12:00 PM Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Studying at PCC Library Online (Politics) Church 12 p.m.-
12:30 p.m.-1 p.m. 12:30 p.m.- 1 p.m. 12:30 p.m.- 1p.m. 12:30 p.m.- 1 for (Spch-03) 12 p.m.- Assignments 12 1:30 p.m.
p.m. 3p.m. p.m. -4 p.m

1:00 PM X x X X x X

2:00 PM Work Work Work Work x X

2 p.m.-6 p.m 2 p.m-6 p.m 2 p.m.-6 p.m. 2 p.m.-6 p.m.

3:00 PM X x x x x X

4:00 PM x x x x Pickup up my X
daughter (YMCA) @ 4
p.m.

5:00 PM x x x x FREE TIME

6:00 PM Pick up up my daughter Pick up up my Pick up up my Pick up up my Daughter's Fall Festival FREE TIME Sunday Dinner
(YMCA)@ 6:15 p.m. daughter (YMCA) @ daughter (YMCA) @ daughter (YMCA) 6 p.m.- 9 p.m.
6:15 p.m. 6:15 p.m. 6:15 p.m.

7:00 PM Daughter Homework Daughter Daughter Daughter FREE TIME Studying at PCC
/Dinner/Bathtime 7 Homework Homework Homework Library for (Spch-
p.m.- 9 p.m. /Dinner/Bathtime /Dinner/Bathtime 7 /Dinner/Bathtime 03) 7p.m.-8 p.m.
7 p.m.- 9 p.m. p.m.- 9 p.m. 7 p.m.- 9 p.m.

8:00 PM X x X X FREE TIME Online (Politics)

Assignments (8
p.m.-11 p.m.

9:00 PM Mental Break Mental Break Mental Break 9am- Mental Break FREE TIME
9 p.m-10 pm 9 pm-10 pm 10 pm 9am-10 pm
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 Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
10:00 PM Online Assignment Online Assignment Online Assignment Online Online Assignment FREE TIME
(English 1 A) 10 p.m.- (English 1 A) 10 (English 1 A) 10 Assignment (English 1 A) 10 p.m.-
12 a.m. p.m.- 12 a.m. p.m.- 12 a.m. (English 1 A) 10 12 a.m.
p.m.- 12 a.m.

11:00 PM FREE TIME

12:00 AM

1 6 AM SLEEP 12 SLEEP 12 SLEEP SLEEP 12 SLEEP SLEEP Sleep

a.m.-5 a.m. a.m.-5 a.m. 12 a.m.-6:30 a.m. a.m.-5 a.m. 12 12 a.m.- 5 a.m. 11 a.m.- 5 a.m.
a.m.-6:30a.m.

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) (5 to 6 hrs) per day =39 hours

Meals (hours per day x 7) (45-1 hour) per day =5 hrs 20 min

Classes (current credit hours x 3) 9 credits= 33 hours

Politics- 17 hours and 30min

Eglish 1A- 12 hours
Speech 03- 4 hours

Work 4 hours per day = 16 hours

Commute Time for classes and/or work Fridays (45 min) PCC= 45 min
Work (15 min) x 4 days= 1 hour
1 hour and 45 min

Family/Friend Time 11 hours of Free Time

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 Activity Time Spent (in Hours)
Activities (hobbies, exercise, spiritual practice, etc.) Workout (1 hour a day)= 4 hours a week

Church ( Sundays)= 1 hour 30 min

Extra Responsibilities (chores, obligations, etc.) Pick/up daughter, Dinner, Daugheters

Homework= 17 hours

Personal Care
Free Time 11 hours of Free Time per week

Other: 4 hours out of the week

Total= 149 Hours

168-Total= 20 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 Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

Political(Online)= 4 Political (Online)= Political (Online) = Political (Online) = Speech 03= Political (Online) = Political (Online) =
hours 30 min 3 hours 30 min 3 hours 30 min 3 hours 30 min 3 Hours 4 hours 30 min 3 hours 30 min

English 1A (Online) English 1A (Online) English 1A (Online) English 1A Speech 03=

= = = (Online)= 3 hours
2 hours 2 hours 2 hours 2 hours

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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