This presentaton is typical of the work accompliished by my on-ground undergraduate students at Eckerd College. The presentation provided some worthwhile information, but was by and large basic information supported by conventional wisdom. I think the bottom line is plain and simple, better planning and scheduling is required to counteract procrastination. Too many students have no idea of how to schedule time for their assignments. Many students cannot estimate the time needed to research, analyze and comprehensively respond to assignment questions. I have received numerous student assignment responses which were posted on-time, but which were incomplete because the student did not respond to two or three, or maybe even half, the questions. The students simply ran out of time. Planning and scheduling requires a solid knowledge, and awareness, of the time and resources needed to complete a specific task, while simultaneously handling all the other tasks one must complete in that same timeframe. Too few students have that ability. Unfortunately, too few schools see planning and scheduling as important enough to include a specific course on planning and scheduling in their curriculum. I blame the schools, especially online universities. where the capability of being a self-starter is so important to all students. Why do we not teach planning and scheduling?
Dr. Robert Smotherman
