Time Management and Study Planner - A complete guide to planning and managing your time and studies

Sep 12, 2026

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A structured study planning guide designed to help Unisa students assess, plan, manage, and maintain their time and studies while registered. It walks learners through completing a Studies Overview, module-specific planning pages, a consolidated assignment list, weekly and daily planners, and a time management matrix. It also includes qualification and monthly planning support for the remainder of 2023 plus blank templates for any month and year, followed by further resources and counselling contact information.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryGeneral

FormatPDF

Pages30

Reading Time11 min

AccessFree to download

Welcome

How to use this guide

Studies Overview

Module Overview

Module Content Planner

Consolidated Assignment List

Weekly Schedule

Daily Planner

Time Management Matrix

Qualification Overview

Monthly Planners

Further Resources

Counselling and Career Development at Unisa

Talk to us

Time Management and Study Planner A complete guide to planning and managing your time and studies Define tomorrow. Contents Welcome _______________________________________________________________ 3 Acknowledgement___________________________________________________________ 3 How to use this guide ____________________________________________________ 4 Studies Overview ________________________________________________________ 5 Module Overview ________________________________________________________ 7 Lecturer information _________________________________________________________ 7 Resources _________________________________________________________________ 7 Assignments _______________________________________________________________ 8 Exam _____________________________________________________________________ 8 Other information ___________________________________________________________ 8 Module Content Planner __________________________________________________ 9 Example: Module Content Planner_____________________________________________ 11 Consolidated Assignment List ____________________________________________ 12 Weekly Schedule _______________________________________________________ 13 Example: Weekly Schedule __________________________________________________ 14 Daily Planner __________________________________________________________ 15 Time Management Matrix ________________________________________________ 18 Qualification Overview __________________________________________________ 19 Definition Sheet ________________________________________________________ 21 Monthly Planners _______________________________________________________ 22 August 2023_______________________________________________________________ 22 September 2023____________________________________________________________ 23 October 2023 ______________________________________________________________ 24 November 2023 ____________________________________________________________ 25 December 2023 ____________________________________________________________ 26 Monthly Planner ___________________________________________________________ 27 Further Resources ______________________________________________________ 28 Counselling and Career Development at Unisa _______________________________ 29 Talk to us _________________________________________________________________ 29 The information in this guide was correct as of 1 August 2023. Visit the Directorate: Counselling and Career Development website ([http://bit.ly/30ygrIl](http://bit.ly/30ygrIl)) for the latest version of this document. Welcome Dear Unisa student, We hope that you are as excited about planning your time and studies as we are! This guide is designed to assist you in assessing, planning, managing and maintaining your time and studies whilst registered at Unisa. While we know that everybody has unique circumstances, we hope this guide has something for everyone and will make your journey with Unisa a little bit easier. We wish you all the best! Yours sincerely, Candice and Jess Productivity is never an accident. It is always the result of a commitment to excellence, intelligent planning, and focused effort. – Paul J. Meyer Acknowledgement This guide was developed by Candice Chetty (Student Counsellor) and Jessica Green (Student Mentor [2022] and Psychology Hons Student) , Unisa Counselling and Career Development Unit , KZN. If you want to change the world, you need to start cultivating good habits. – Mina Tadros How to use this guide 1. Read through the entire guide first to see what it contains and what you will need. Hint: Look closely at the examples to help give you an idea of what you will be doing. 2. Complete the “Studies Overview” section. 3. Print one “Module Overview” page for each module you are registered for and complete. 4. Print one “Module Content Planner” page for each module you are registered

FAQs

How should a Unisa student start using the guide?

Read the full guide first, then complete the “Studies Overview” section and follow the module-by-module steps for planning and assignments.

Which planning pages are used for module and assignment management?

The guide uses a “Module Overview” page per registered module, a “Module Content Planner” page per module, and a “Consolidated Assignment List” to track tasks together.

How are weekly and daily schedules organized in the planner?

A “Weekly Schedule” page supports weekly planning, while “Daily Planner” pages are printed as needed for two days per page to match study activities.

Sep 12, 2026

Upload by Ben