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Organizational Skills. Office of Special Services for Students VMI Building, 2 nd Floor 828-9782 Lisa Webb, Interim Director Amy Miller, Learning Specialist. WHAT ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF GOOD ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS?. Having projects done early or on time Always being on time
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Organizational Skills Office of Special Services for Students VMI Building, 2nd Floor 828-9782 Lisa Webb, Interim Director Amy Miller, Learning Specialist
WHAT ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF GOOD ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS? • Having projects done early or on time • Always being on time • Knowing where everything is • Making good use of your time • Keeping your study and work area neat • Taking good notes • Setting goals and deadlines
Getting Organized • Use Binders • With dividers for each subject, class, and/or topic. • Have a weekly ‘round up’ time • Where you review all your notes from that week • Use Planners • Make sure all your dates are in one place • Prepare for the next day • Review notes • Pre-read
Getting Organized • Have one place to do your work • With a desk, comfortable chair, good lighting, all the supplies you need, etc., free of distractions • Schedule everything • Tests • Project/assignment due dates • Breaks • Study time • Eating • Sleeping • Recreation
Example Weekly 24-Hour Calendar LEARNING STRATEGIES CENTER 420 CCC 255-6310 www.lsc.sas.cornell.edu
Getting Your Notes Organized • Pre-Read PowerPoint's, readings, study questions, oracles, syllabus, etc. before class/lecture • Review questions related to the topic covered right after the class/lecture • CONDENSE ALL YOUR NOTES from each lecture/class onto a 1 page worksheet • Review your worksheets EACH WEEKEND • Try to recreate your worksheet from memory Medical School Best Practices Created by Tamer Hadi, VCU MCV School of Medicine
Being Organized For Lab • Before Lab • Make notes • Familiarize yourself with terminology • Sketch pictures of what you expect to see • During Lab • Record characteristics • Locate everything • Make references • After Lab • Recap what you learned for at least 5 minutes • Complete worksheets • Keep all materials' together and in order
Final Tip Be good to yourself. Studying on a few hours of sleep and/or an empty stomach is not a good use of your time. Avoid food and drinks with caffeine just before or just after studying.
Special Services for Students For More Information Please contact Lisa Webb, lbwebb@vcu.edu or Amy Miller, ammiller4@vcu.edu 804-828-9782