COMM 153 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Trusted System, Time Management, Flextime
26 Jun 2018
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(COMM 153) Personal Effectiveness and Communicating in Teams
LECTURE 4
GUEST LECTURE
Time mgt strategies contribute to
1. Personal effectiveness
2. Effective project mgt
3. Being an effective team member
**requirement for the COMM153 Personal Work-Life Plan
Three time horizons:
1. Term calendar
○One page per month
○Enter major dates (assignments, tests, events)
○Add value of assignment and break it up into small chunks
2. Weekly calendar
○Fixed commitments, work time, rec, and flex time for unexpected events
○STEPS
i. Fixed commitments (i.e class time, work shifts, and immovable events)
ii. Healthy Activities (sleep, eating - 2 hours in total to fit in transition times,
sports)
iii. School work (est. 8-10 hours per course per week, and 1-2 hour consecutive
lengths)
●You tend to remember the first and last 25 minutes of work
iv. Fun stuff (clubs, activities, relax time, chores, social outings)
**STRUCTURE FOR THE UNSTRUCTURED
●Rely on long term planning: termly/weekly
●Use a reserve bank to catch up or adjust schedule
●Divide hmwrk time with broad goals, not specific tasks.
Document Summary
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