2007-02-15 12:39:18 · 4 answers · asked by Mutual Help 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
Well, it's 9:30 right now, and I just stopped for the day. My day began at 9 this morning. I took a half hour for lunch, but it was a working lunch with a colleague during which we discussed a project.
So today, I worked for 12 and a half hours. Tomorrow it will be longer, because I have a string of meetings to attend. Saturday, I'll put in about 6 hours of research. Sunday, about 5.
So, weekdays about 12 hours a day, weekends about half that.
2007-02-15 13:31:35 · answer #1 · answered by X 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the college and the professor. If the professor is an ambitious one he/she will spent a lot of time in the office doing research, being available for students to ask questions between classes, and also spending time in the classroom.
Some college push the professors to do so much research per semester so that can affect a professor whether or not he/she is ambitious.
if a college does not push the professors to do research, then a professor can technically get away with the bare minimum. Only attending the classes he/she teaches and minimal office hours. I knew one that spent only around 5 hours a day in the office and she was full time.
2007-02-15 21:00:21 · answer #2 · answered by zyllee 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My advisors and professors are in by 8 am and often still bothering me about classes, grading, and research by 7 pm. I don't anticipate getting any time off when I get a real job like they have.
But I think the only reason they come in at 7:30 am is so they don't have to park half a mile from the building like the rest of us.
2007-02-15 21:02:56 · answer #3 · answered by eri 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A lot! My college professors always complain about how they have no time to do anything, get no vacation time, and how they manage to survive on 4 hours sleep a night. I think it's a myth that college professors have an easy job.
2007-02-15 20:43:47 · answer #4 · answered by I<I/\/\ 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋