Calculate (and plan!) the time left to finish your assignment

It can be easy to let deadlines sneak up on you - especially during the summer term, when there are so many things you want to enjoy before fall starts. The reality is, the day that seemed like it would never arrive when you were in week 1 will be coming eventually. We think it's fair that you're prepared for it!

If a planner doesn't motivate you or help you figure out a timeline, a great tool to use may be the Assignment Calculator by the University of Minnesota.

It does more than just tell you the days left. It breaks down what you have to do by day and by task. From the beginning ("suggestions for understanding your assignment" and "refine your topic") to the middle ("search your library catalog") all the way to the end ("citing sources" and "the elements of style").

If you click on one of the templates on that main page, you can find detailed steps for assignments like a lab report, research project, video project, and others you may have coming up in the next few weeks.

These tutorials will take you through the steps. The image on the left shows a few of the steps for doing a research project.

You can personalize these steps with SWFC resources, such as our library catalog, LIRN, or ebrary.

Try using it for your upcoming assignment. Why not be prepared?