Investigating Time Management habits and Its Related Factors among Medical Sciences Faculty Students

Abstract

Background: Time Management is a set of principles, practices, skill, and systems that work together to assist in getting more value out of one’s time. For faculty students; it is an essential issue as is associated with improving their performance. Aim of the study: To investigate the time management habits and its related factors among medical sciences faculty students Subject and method: A cross-sectional study was carried out at a private Faculty for girls at Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, all students (190 female students) enrolled in the academic year 2018-2019 from different specialties were investigated about time management habits. Tool: A self-administered questionnaire which consisted of two sections was used; the first section included items about age, specialty and the GPA while the second section included 23 items about time management behaviors. Results: Students studying at the Clinical Laboratory department scored the highest while students studying at Emergency and Radiology department scored the least regarding time management skills with no significant difference. Regarding “time management skills “; 82.1% of students had good scores 75% and more, while 5.8% of them had poor score <60% which indicated poor time management skills. Significant relation was found between good time management skills and scholastic achievement. Conclusion: There is a strong significance between time management skills and academic performance Recommendations: Effective time management skills should be taught to under graduate students; teachers should incorporate time management concepts and applications in their classes. Trainings and seminars on time management skills are highly encouraged.