diff --git a/frontend/src/Components/ConvertSeconds.tsx b/frontend/src/Components/ConvertSeconds.tsx
index 1b288acc..ac534451 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Components/ConvertSeconds.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/Components/ConvertSeconds.tsx
@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
 const convertSeconds = (secs: number) => {
     const hours = Math.floor(secs / 3600);
     const minutes = Math.floor((secs % 3600) / 60);
-    const seconds = Math.floor(secs % 60);
-
+    //removed seconds per #601 along with not using abbreviations
     return hours
-        ? { number: hours, label: `hr${hours === 1 ? '' : 's'}` }
-        : (minutes
-          ? { number: minutes, label: `min${minutes === 1 ? '' : 's'}` }
-          : { number: seconds, label: `sec${seconds === 1 ? '' : 's'}` });
+        ? { number: hours, label: `hour${hours === 1 ? '' : 's'}` }
+        : { number: minutes, label: `minute${minutes === 1 ? '' : 's'}` };
 };
 
 export default convertSeconds;
diff --git a/frontend/src/Components/OpenContentItemAccordion.tsx b/frontend/src/Components/OpenContentItemAccordion.tsx
index 3999f843..bb10f906 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Components/OpenContentItemAccordion.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/Components/OpenContentItemAccordion.tsx
@@ -78,12 +78,14 @@ export default function OpenContentItemAccordion({
                             activeKey === title ? 'max-h-[800px]' : 'max-h-0'
                         }`}
                     >
-                        {contentItems.map((item) => (
-                            <OpenContentCard
-                                key={item.content_id}
-                                content={item}
-                            />
-                        ))}
+                        <div className="flex flex-col gap-4">
+                            {contentItems.map((item) => (
+                                <OpenContentCard
+                                    key={item.content_id}
+                                    content={item}
+                                />
+                            ))}
+                        </div>
                     </div>
                 </div>
             ))}
diff --git a/frontend/src/Components/dashboard/ResidentWeeklyActivityTable.tsx b/frontend/src/Components/dashboard/ResidentWeeklyActivityTable.tsx
index 51da5012..484f84d6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Components/dashboard/ResidentWeeklyActivityTable.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/Components/dashboard/ResidentWeeklyActivityTable.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export default function ResidentWeeklyActivityTable({
                     <thead>
                         <tr className="flex flex-row justify-between border border-x-0 border-t-0 mt-2">
                             <th className="body text-grey-4">Course Name</th>
-                            <th className="body text-grey-4">Hours Spent</th>
+                            <th className="body text-grey-4">Time Spent</th>
                         </tr>
                     </thead>
                     <tbody className="flex flex-col gap-4 mt-4 overflow-auto h-36 scrollbar">
diff --git a/frontend/src/Pages/MyProgress.tsx b/frontend/src/Pages/MyProgress.tsx
index 78d01ab1..08d9cd66 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Pages/MyProgress.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/Pages/MyProgress.tsx
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ export default function MyProgress() {
                                     <tr className="flex flex-row justify-between border border-x-0 border-t-0 body text-grey-4 text-left">
                                         <th className="w-1/2">Course Name</th>
                                         <th className="w-1/5">Status</th>
-                                        <th className="w-1/5">Hours Spent</th>
+                                        <th className="w-1/5">Time Spent</th>
                                     </tr>
                                 </thead>
                                 <tbody className="flex flex-col gap-4 mt-4">
diff --git a/frontend/src/Pages/StudentLayer1.tsx b/frontend/src/Pages/StudentLayer1.tsx
index 006f3201..fa89409c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Pages/StudentLayer1.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/Pages/StudentLayer1.tsx
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ export default function StudentLayer1() {
                 </div>
             </div>
             {/* right sidebar */}
-            <div className="min-w-[300px] border-l border-grey-1 flex flex-col gap-6 px-6 py-4">
+            <div className="min-w-[390px] border-l border-grey-1 flex flex-col gap-6 px-6 py-4">
                 <h2>Favorites</h2>
                 <div className="space-y-3 w-full">
                     {favorites?.data && favorites.data.length > 0 ? (