Sowing the seeds of success: the provision of a personalised study time management plan
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Abeysekera, Vasantha and Abeysekera, Ashoka. 2015. "Sowing the seeds of success: the provision of a personalised study time management plan
." Ahmed, Syed M., Xenidis, Yiannis, Azhar, Salman, Smith, Norma A., Yarris, Cat E. and Campbell, Shaunna (ed.) 8th International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century (CITC-8). Thessaloniki, Greece 27 - 30 May 2015 Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
| Paper/Presentation Title | Sowing the seeds of success: the provision of a personalised study time management plan |
|---|---|
| Presentation Type | Paper |
| Authors | Abeysekera, Vasantha (Author) and Abeysekera, Ashoka (Author) |
| Editors | Ahmed, Syed M., Xenidis, Yiannis, Azhar, Salman, Smith, Norma A., Yarris, Cat E. and Campbell, Shaunna |
| Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century (CITC-8) |
| ERA Conference ID | 77050 |
| 60421 | |
| Number of Pages | 9 |
| Year | 2015 |
| Place of Publication | Greenville, North Carolina, USA |
| ISBN | 9780989462372 |
| Web Address (URL) of Paper | http://www.citcglobal.com/ |
| Conference/Event | 8th International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century (CITC-8) |
| International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century | |
| Event Details | 8th International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century (CITC-8) Parent International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century Delivery In person Event Date 27 to end of 30 May 2015 Event Location Thessaloniki, Greece |
| Event Details | International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century |
| Abstract | To assist students to better manage study-time, the authors took a fresh approach in a previous study deviating from a traditionally adopted personal time management focus to a project management focus. The framework developed in the previous study, later labelled as REST, underpinned this study. One element of this framework calls for a good understanding of the ‘scope of work’ to facilitate ‘success’. To make the scope of work more understandable and manageable, an editable, bar-chart-style personalised milestone-time-plan with scheduled assessments for all courses was provided to selected first and second year construction and civil engineering students. A questionnaire-survey was carried out to establish current practice and ascertain the suitability of the proposed time-plan with respect to its usefulness, style, adaptability, and integration. Students use calendars, diaries, and time schedules but also resort to various ad-hoc practices suggesting the need for study-time management training. The personalised bar chart was found to be more useful than the calendar provided on the online study desk. However, given that students place almost equal preference for bar charts and calendars, it is recommended that personalised time-plans be made available in both formats. It is expected that with further training students may eventually move away from the less informative and inflexible calendar format to a more useful and strategically resourceful bar chart format to effectively manage scope of work. |
| Keywords | milestone plans, scope of work, study time, time-plans, time management |
| ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 330202. Building construction management and project planning |
| Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
| Byline Affiliations | School of Civil Engineering and Surveying |
| University of Southern Queensland | |
| Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
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