Some Student Comments...
My system is relatively inefficient and practically nonexistent. This can be attributed to my resistance to spend time up-front organizing information. In my rush to begin the next task, I fail to set up a system that helps me easily find data at a later date unless I remember the document title.
My file structure is based on a simple philosophy: I have a limited amount of short term memory and therefore, I use my directories/ sub directories to lead me to the files I need. I try to use consistent file names (8 characters if possible) so that once I’m in the right directory, all my file conventions are simple and I know where to look.