Assignment Calculator

A time management tool for use with various assignments and tasks

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ATExpo, Oct 4, 2021

�Irina Zaks, irina.zaks@stanford.edu

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Goals of the project

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Make this tool available to any student

High school students

Learners with variability

Anyone who needs help structuring assignments

https://assignmentcalculator.com/

How it started

• Breaks down the research process into pre-defined steps. Users enter a start date and end date for an assignment and the Assignment Calculator will compute the dates s/he needs to complete each step.
• First version developed by the University of Minnesota Libraries.
• Shared on https://sourceforge.net/p/assign-calc/ in 2006
• Adopted by several colleges

Features

• Different Assignment types
• Educators can add their own assignments with materials related to their department / school /center
• Shows remaining days
• Add deadline for each step to a calendar
• Set reminders in calendar
• Print your schedule

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Assignment calculator 2021

• Developed for Stanford Learning Lab in 2020 https://slc-assignmentcalculator.stanford.edu/
• Released to general public as Open Source project - Drupal 8 module https://github.com/borisay/assign_calc
• Customization and branding can be applied for each organization if needed

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Examples of use

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University of Minnesota

https://www.lib.umn.edu/services/ac

• Research paper
• Speech
• Lab report

Graduate students can get additional help using the Dissertation Calculator.

McDaniel College

https://hoover.mcdaniel.edu/calculator/

The assignment calculator breaks down library research assignments into manageable steps based on your due dates, and you can use it regardless of the final presentation format (paper, speech, PowerPoint presentation, etc.). Each step includes helpful hints and “how-to links”.

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Simon Fraser University

https://www.lib.sfu.ca/about/branches-depts/slc/learning/calculator

One basic schedule for any writing project

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University of Toronto

https://ctl1.utsc.utoronto.ca/assignmentcal/?id=1

• 1 - Research Essay
• 2 - Literature Review
• 3 - Critical Review
• 4 - Annotated Bibliography
• 5 - Lab Report
• 6 - Presentation
• 7 - Analytical Essay
• 8 - Poster Presentation
• 9 - Personal Statement
• 10 - Reflection or Response Paper
• 11 - Graduate School Application

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Thank you

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Irina Zaks, irina.zaks@stanford.edu

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