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.

P ART 1: Y OUR CURRENT S CHEDULE

Directions: Fill in the table below with your current schedule.

Time Monday Tuesday Wednesd Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

ay
6:00 AM Wake-up/ get Wake-up/ get Wake-up/ get Wake-up/ get Wake-up/ get Wake-up/ get Wake-up/ get
ready ready ready ready ready ready ready
7:00 AM Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast/ Workout Workout Breakfast
Commute to
PCC
8:00 AM Work Work Work Class (THRT Workout Workout CHORES
7A)
9:00 AM Work Work Work Class (THRT Workout Workout Read / Review/
7A) work on
assignments
10:00 AM Work Work Work Class (THRT Breakfast / Get Breakfast / Get Continued
7A) ready for work ready for work
11:00 AM Work Work Work Class (THRT Work Work Continued
7A)/
Commute
Home
12:00 PM Work /Lunch Work /Lunch Work/ Lunch Free Time/ Work Work Continued
Chores
1:00 PM Work Work Work Free Time/ Work Work Continued
Chores
2:00 PM Work Work Work Free Time/ Work Work Continued
Chores
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 Time Monday Tuesday Wednesd Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
ay
3:00 PM Work Work Work Free Time/ Work Work Free Time
Chores
4:00 PM Work Work Work Free Time/ Dinner / Free Dinner / Free Free Time
/Commute to Chores Time Time
PCC
5:00 PM Dinner / Free Dinner/Free Dinner/Free Dinner/ Free Free Time Free Time Free Time /
Time Time time Time DINNER
6:00 PM Class (HIST Read / Review/ Read / Review Read / Review/ Read / Review/ Read / Review/ Read / Review/
work on /work on work on work on work on work on
16)
assignments assignments assignments assignments assignments For assignments For
HE44 HE44
7:00 PM Class (HIST Continued Continued Continued Continued Continued For Continued For
16) HE44 HE44
8:00 PM Class (HIST Continued For Continued For Continued For Continued For Continued For Continued For
16) HE44 HE44 HE44 HE44 HE44 HE44
9:00 PM Commute Continued For Continued For Continued For Continued For Family/Friend Continued For
Home /Read / HE44 HE44 HE44 HE44 Time HE44
Review/ work on
assignments
10:00 PM Continued Workout Workout Workout Continued For Family/Friend Free Time
HE44 Time
11:00 PM Continued For Workout Workout Workout Chores Family/Friend Free Time
HE44 Time
12:00 AM Continued(For TV/games TV/games Chores Chores Family/Friend Free Time
HE44 Time
1 6 AM Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep 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) 35
Meals (hours per day x 7) 10.5
Classes (current credit hours x 3) 6.5
Work 35
Commute Time for classes and/or work 2
Family/Friend Time 4
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 Activity Time Spent (in
Hours)
Activities (hobbies, exercise, spiritual 0
practice, etc.)
Extra Responsibilities (chores, 6.5
obligations, etc.)
Personal Care (workout, Baths etc) 20
Free Time 15
Other: Studying/ Reviewing / completing 33.5
Assignments
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
6:00-9:00 Read / Review/ Read / Review/ Read / Review/ Read / Review/ Read / Review/ Read / Review/
pm work on work on work on work on work on work on
assignments For assignments For assignments For assignments For assignments For assignments For
HE44 8pm HE44 8pm HE44 8pm HE44 8pm HE44--- 6pm - 9 HE44--- 6pm - 9
pm pm
9:00 pm Continued For Continued For Continued For Continued For Continued For
HE44 HE44 HE44 HE44 HE44
10:00 pm Continued For
HE44
11:00pm Read / Review/
1:00am work on
assignments For
HE4411pm -1
am

Activities adapted from: TOTAL 18 Hours

"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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