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Every second counts in the rush to learn

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Time management - from drawing up a manageable schedule to avoiding work-study conflicts - is an essential component of a part-time postgraduate degree.

Unfortunately, the issue for many part-timers is that there is simply not enough time.

'Time management is very important. We need to manage our activities to fit into valuable time,' said Horace Yuen, a former instructor at the School of Professional and Continuing Education (Scope) of City University.

Scope is regarded as one of the major innovators in postgraduate education in Hong Kong and offers a wide range of programmes. Around 20,000 students enrol each year, many of whom also work. Effective time management is of the utmost importance to them.

A major issue in time management for postgraduate students is that the style of learning differs from the style they experienced while undergraduates.

'They do not learn from the lecturer's direct teaching, through slides or imparting information,' Dr Yuen said.

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