1. Collect every date
Go through each syllabus and list every assignment, quiz, exam and project with its due date. Include the “no class” days and holidays, and note anything without a date yet so you can add it later.
2. Write down how you’re graded
Note each category’s weight — say, homework 20%, midterm 30%, final 35%, participation 15%. This tells you where your effort matters most, and lets you work out your grade as the semester goes.
3. Put it all in one calendar
Add every date to one calendar, not one per class. Seeing all your courses together shows the crunch weeks — when three things are due at once — long before they arrive.
4. Plan backwards from big deadlines
For each exam and project, add a few earlier tasks: start the research, finish a draft, review the first half of the material. Big work done in small pieces is far less stressful.
5. Build a weekly rhythm
Choose regular study blocks for each class and a short weekly check — ten minutes each Sunday to see what’s coming up and adjust.
The fast way: let Dovuni read it
In Dovuni Study, upload each syllabus PDF (or paste the text). Dovuni finds the dates, assignments and grade weights; you check them and fix anything that’s off; then everything lands on your calendar and Grades works out your grade the way the syllabus does. If your school uses Canvas, paste your Canvas calendar feed and date changes arrive by themselves — you can always keep your own date. How to import a syllabus.
Questions
- Can an app read my syllabus for me?
- Yes. Dovuni reads a syllabus PDF or pasted text and finds the deadlines, exams and grade weights for you to check and confirm before anything is added.
- How do I keep my plan in step with Canvas?
- In Dovuni, paste your private Canvas calendar feed link in Settings → Canvas. Dovuni matches Canvas courses by course code and shows any date changes on My Day.