Organizing a Large Project

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Adapted from Study Guides & Strategies,
University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minn (Sept. 1998).

Begin early

It is never too early to start. By starting early you have more time to finish the project, and you guarantee yourself adequate time to do a good job.

Determine the time commitment. Find out

How long the presentation, paper, memo or brief should be.

How hard the material is to research.

How much time you have to complete the project.

Break the project down into manageable sections.
This table of tasks includes a column "done by" date to help you organize yourself and the project.

Task

Done by:

Research

	Library Research
	Cases
	Statutes
	Secondary Resources

Field Research

Reading

	Necessary
	Extra

Outline
Main Rules/Elements

	Cases/Statutes
	Issues
	Facts
	Standard /Tests

Opening Paragraph/Thesis Statement

Individual Topics

Writing/Presentation
Opening Paragraph
Body (Uses Re-occurring PRE-IRAC-C)
Closing Arguments/Statement

Project Review/Evaluation
How did I do?
How could I do better?

Adapted from the film Time Management by D. Ellis, College Survival, Inc.,1990

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