Duration:
One day
Description:
This ILT Series course teaches students the fundamentals of time management. Students will learn how to evaluate the use of time, identify goals and set priorities, develop an overall time management plan, discuss the Pareto principle, assign a price to time, conduct a time audit, and correctly identify and control poor time management personality types. Course activities also cover managing their time to increase their productivity, developing a daily plan, managing technology, and saying "no" to doing too much. Students will also learn how to handle e-mail, the Internet, the telephone, personal interactions, and paperwork to productively use their time.
Table Of Contents:
Unit 1: Time management overview
Topic A: Principles of time management
Topic B: Productivity cycles
Topic C: Goals and priorities
Unit 2: Time management plans
Topic A: Time management plan
Topic B: Daily plan
Unit 3: Technology and time management
Topic A: Technology saves time
Topic B: Say "No"
Unit 4: Productivity
Topic A: Interruptions and meetings
Topic B: Factors affecting productivity
Unit 5: Information overload
Topic A: Causes of information overload
Topic B: Organize your office
Topic C: Communication