Study Schedule

Students who approach their studies in a systematic and organized manner are more likely to complete the course successfully than are those who do not plan a course of action. Attempt to follow a study schedule. This strategy will help you budget your time and monitor your progress.

The following schedule is suggested to help you organize your activities and complete the course in about fifteen weeks. This time frame is in line with those for similar courses in conventional universities, and allows you some leeway, in case an unforeseen event interrupts your studies. You may, of course, proceed more quickly or more slowly than is suggested by this study schedule. However, you will be required to submit your final assignment within six months of your official start date. See the Athabasca University Calendar for details.

Week Study Activity
1 Read the Student Manual; make initial contact with your tutor.
2 Look over Tutor-marked Exercise 1; complete Part 1 of Unit 1.
3 Complete Part 2 of Unit 1.
4 Complete Part 1 of Unit 2.
5 Complete Part 2 of Unit 2.
6 Contact your tutor to discuss Tutor-marked Exercise 1; complete Tutor-marked Exercise 1 and submit it to your tutor for grading.
7 Complete Part 3 of Unit 2.
8 Complete Parts 1 and 2 of Unit 3; review your tutor’s evaluation and comments on the first TME, which should have been returned to you by now.
9 Complete Part 3 of Unit 3.
10 Contact your tutor to discuss Tutor-marked Exercise 2; complete Tutor-marked Exercise 2 and submit it to your tutor for grading.
11–12 Complete Tutor-marked Exercise 3: Essay; submit it to your tutor for grading; contact the Office of the Registrar to request the final examination. Consult the Athabasca University Calendar for information.
13 Review Units 1, 2, and 3 and Tutor-marked Exercises 1 and 2 in preparation for the final examination; call your tutor to discuss your readiness to write the examination.
14 Continue your review of Units 1, 2, and 3; contact your tutor to discuss the third TME, which should have been returned to you by now.
15 Telephone the examination supervisor to confirm the arrival of the final examination.
  Write the final examination. Good luck!
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