How to spend the Master's Degree Postgraduate stage -- A Discussion on the time planning during the Master's Degree

The most common and important topic for new graduate students is how to effectively plan and manage their own time so that they can spend the past few years, and can find a good ownership at graduation.
The author believes that the planning for this period of time is as important as the strategic planning of the enterprise. Only by well planning, implementation, and effective control can we maximize the value of time. Graduate students generally have to go through several key links, including class, collecting thesis materials, opening papers, publishing small papers, replying to graduation thesis, finding a job or taking a doctor's test. In the five semesters of the school, we must not only complete all the above work, but also constantly learn correct values and outlook on life and learn scientific thinking. In my opinion, this is what we should learn most in the master's students stage.
We have the following experiences for your reference on the scientific schedule of time. We can divide the two and a half years of the master's degree into several stages based on our own needs, either by year or by semester. At each stage, we can set certain goals and tasks, and concentrate all the time and energy to achieve this goal. These goals are also interlocking, ultimately, they serve the overall goal of choosing a career or applying for questions. In this way, we can devote our limited time and energy to the most important and urgent tasks. For example, you can make the following arrangements, which can be divided into five stages by semester:
(1) first semester-learning term
The main goal is to learn basic courses. Because in the future, no matter whether you are choosing a career or taking an exam, you need to support your academic performance and theoretical knowledge. This semester is also the most intense term for students in the five semesters.
(2) second semester-knowledge supplement semester
After the first semester of basic courses and the knowledge of the surrounding environment, the students should know the knowledge they lack. In this semester, they should make up for it. For example, in foreign languages, this is a headache for engineering students. However, if you are fluent in foreign languages, you will be given a double salary or more opportunities when choosing a job. During this period, the school will also organize some activities, such as the "Cup", the robot design competition, and the Business Plan Competition. if you participate in these activities, you can not only fully understand yourself, but also acquire knowledge, you can also learn the team spirit.
(3) the third semester: Paper material collection and question Writing term
During this period, the students began to write their papers. This requires data collection and testing. During this period, we must take the necessary time to learn more and collect data, understand the knowledge in this field, and develop a good thesis framework. Based on past experience, you should start writing and posting small papers at this stage so that you can see the published papers at graduation. There is a small experience when writing a paper: You don't have to worry about writing the entire paper at the beginning. You can first write the published small papers on the innovation points in the paper, and finally logically concatenate these small papers, in this way, you have completed a majority of your graduation thesis.
(4) The fourth semester-the paper draft and career thinking term
This semester, the focus of the students is mainly on thesis writing. well-written papers can train your organizational and Time Scheduling skills. Another point is to start thinking about choosing a job. In the above several stages, we have been preparing for our career choices. At this time, we should have a full understanding of our own personality and knowledge. By understanding the various recruitment standards, we can make preliminary estimates of the cities and industries we want to enter in the future. If you want to take an exam, you also need to learn about the information and prepare for the exam for the next semester.
(5) fifth semester-Essay defense and job selection sprint semester
This is a busy term. First of all, the key issue is that we need to finish the thesis, and it is necessary to answer the question smoothly. The most important question is choosing a career or taking a doctorate. I believe that after achieving the goals of the above stages one by one, you must be confident.

the above time planning and objectives are just a summary of experience. Each student can make reasonable adjustments based on their individual circumstances. However, you must pay attention to the following two problems: first, you must focus on the objectives of each stage and avoid being too influenced by the external environment. Do not capture butterflies. capture birds for a while. If you do not follow the design plan, nothing will be done in the end. The goals of each semester are complementary. If a problem occurs in one stage, the overall planning will be stuck. Second, frequent reflection. Some people often say that they have lost their goals in a certain stage, and their daily life is extremely irregular. I think this requires him to ask himself the following three questions, that is, whether you are aware of your position, what actions should be taken for the target in this position, and what impact these actions have on your long-term planning. I hope that through my deep understanding of the above three questions, I will continue to spur and inspire students to make continuous progress.