168 HOUR ASSIGNMENT

There are only so many hours in a week. Most of us have busy schedules, so it’s 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, you’ll be asked to assess your current schedule and the hourly amount of time spent on various
activities. You’ll 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 Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep
7:00 AM Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep
8:00 AM Sleep Morning Routines Morning Routines Morning Routines Sleep Sleep Sleep
/ Breakfast / Breakfast / Breakfast
9:00 AM Sleep Drive to class and Drive to Class Drive to class and Morning Routines Morning Routines Sleep
wait in the wait in the / Gym / Gym
parking lot parking lot
10:00 AM Sleep Humanities 001 Cinema 7b Humanities 001 Same as 9am Same as 9am Sleep
11:00 AM Morning Routines Humanities 001 Cinema 7b Humanities 001 Same as 9am Same as 9am Morning Routines
/ Breakfast
12:00 PM Hang out with Drive to the gym Cinema 7b Drive to the gym Same as 9am Same as 9am Completing school
mom / Chores after class after class assignments from
the week
1:00 PM Hang out with Gym Cinema 7b Gym Brunch Brunch Completing school
mom / Chores assignments from
the week
2:00 PM Lunch Gym Hang out with Gym Gaming Gaming If done with
family/cousins on assignments, then
campus Brunch, if not,
then continue
with assignments
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 Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
3:00 PM Looking at school Drive home for Drive home to eat Drive home for Gaming Gaming Hanging out with
assignments and lunch and shower Lunch lunch and shower Family / Chores
starting on them
4:00 PM Same as 3pm Prepping for next Gym Prepping for next Gaming Gaming Hanging out with
class, Stats 50 class, Stats 50 Family /Chores
5:00 PM Same as 3pm Reviewing Stats Gym Reviewing Stats Gaming Gaming Hanging out with
50 material/ 50 material/ Family /Chores +
Checking for HW Checking for HW Gaming
6:00 PM Same as 3pm, if Drive to campus Drive home from Drive to campus Gaming Gaming Gaming
not as much and wait in the gym and start and wait in the
assignments, then parking lot for prepping parking lot for
I would go to the class backpack for class
gym tomorrow’s
classes.
7:00 PM Gym Stats 50 Making sure my Stats 50 Gaming Gaming Last check to
Stats and make sure
Humanities everything is
assignments are ready for next
complete week
8:00 PM Gym Stats 50 Same as 7pm Stats 50 Nightly Routines/ Nightly Routines / Dinner
Dinner Dinner
9:00 PM Dinner Stats 50 Same as 7pm Stats 50 Movies / Social Movies / Social Nightly Routines
Media / Gaming Media / Gaming
10:00 PM Nightly Routines Drive Home Same was 7pm, Drive Home Watching movies Watching movies Talking with
otherwise, dinner or tv till sleep or tv till sleep family and friends
11:00 PM Checking emails, Dinner / Nightly Dinner / Nightly Dinner / Nightly Sleep Sleep Family and
important Routines Routines + emails Routines Friends
messages, etc, as
well as checking
to make sure all
my assignments
are complete
12:00 AM Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep
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:

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 Activity Time Spent (in Hours)
Sleep (hours per night x 7) About 56 hours weekly
Meals (hours per day x 7) 21
Classes (current credit hours x 3) About 39 class/school hours weekly
Work 0
Commute Time for classes and/or work About 3 hours weekly
Family/Friend Time About 5 hours weekly
Activities (hobbies, exercise, spiritual practice, etc.) About 30 hours weekly
Extra Responsibilities (chores, obligations, etc.) 5
Personal Care About 7 hours weekly
Free Time *put hours in Activities*
Other: *put hours in activities*

Total= 166 Hours

168-Total= 2 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

8AM-10AM Online Class Online Course Online Course
2PM-4PM Online Course Online Course Online Course
4PM-6PM Online Class
6PM-8PM Online Course Online Course

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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