Work Smarter, Not Harder: Time Management for Personal & Professional Productivity

University of California, Irvine via Coursera

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9 hours 40 minutes
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On-Demand
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English, Spanish, Arabic, Hungarian, Kazakh, German, Hindi, Pashto, Russian, French, Bengali, Chinese, Ukrainian, Indonesian, Urdu, Swedish, Korean, Portuguese, Greek, Italian, Thai, Japanese, Azerbaijani, Polish, Farsi, Dutch, Turkish

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This course is for professionals, project managers, administrative assistants, and anyone seeking to enhance their personal and professional productivity. You will gain and apply knowledge of personal and professional awareness, organization, and commitment. Learn to use tools, methods, and techniques in goal setting, prioritization, scheduling, and delegation to overcome time management challenges and enhance productivity. Upon completing this course, you will be able to: 1. Plan effectively to achieve your personal and professional goals. 2. Recognize and overcome barriers to successful time management. 3. Identify specific time management tools (e.g., digital calendars, task management apps) and use them effectively. 4. Manage resources both effectively and efficiently. 5. Keep your sense of perspective to prevent and manage crises. 6. Delegate effectively. 7. Manage expectations and say “No” when appropriate. To be successful in this course, you should have a basic understanding of workplace organization and a desire to improve personal efficiency.

Syllabus

Time Management Fundamentals And Planning

Welcome to Module 1: Time Management Fundamentals and Planning! This foundational module will help you distinguish between productive and unproductive work, understand the critical importance of prioritizing, and master the basics of time planning. You'll reflect on past work situations and create your own individual work plans, setting a strong foundation for enhanced personal productivity. To succeed, actively engage with the reflection exercises and start building your plan!

Work-Life Balance And Delegation

Welcome to Module 2: Work-Life Balance and Delegation! Building on your time management fundamentals, we'll tackle the concept of work-life balance and equip you with a practical toolkit. You'll learn to evaluate time/money tradeoffs and master effective delegation, crucial skills for any project manager or administrative assistant. This module empowers you to manage your workload and achieve greater personal productivity. Focus on applying the toolkit to your own situation!

Effective Communication And Scheduling

Welcome to Module 3: Effective Communication and Scheduling! Building on your planning and delegation skills, this module emphasizes the importance of optimal timing and mastering communication strategies. You'll explore personal experiences with time management and learn to journal your energy levels to identify peak productivity times for better scheduling. This will significantly enhance your professional productivity. Pay close attention to the journaling exercises to personalize your learning!

Focus And Productivity

Welcome to the final module, Focus and Productivity! Here, we'll explore how sharp focus can be your competitive advantage and debunk the myth of multitasking. You'll learn to identify and overcome common distractions, solidifying your ability to maintain high professional productivity. This module brings together all your time management skills, preparing you to apply them for sustained success. Stay engaged and reflect on your journey to maximize your learning!

Taught by

Margaret Meloni, MBA, PMP

Reviews

3.6 rating, based on 43 Class Central reviews

4.6 rating at Coursera based on 16821 ratings

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Panos Gr
242

This "class" is more like an hour long presentation split up into modules. And it's being charged $32 in the specification...really!? The content was ok. It really isn't challenging in the least bit. It offers some interesting advice on how to impr…

This "class" is more like an hour long presentation split up into modules. And it's being charged $32 in the specification...really!?
The content was ok. It really isn't challenging in the least bit. It offers some interesting advice on how to improve your time management and avoid "useless" actions.
The instructor was hardly engaging. I found myself doing things on other tabs on the last two weeks because she couldn't keep my attention. I do know that these are videos and not actual interactions but she was repetitive, dull and the productions generally needs work to keep attention since the object being taught is really self explanatory.
Which brings me to my next point. The class in itself offers some good advice but it's not something you will miss out on. In my opinion, give it a go. Spend a couple of hours total time to finish the class get some good tips and move on.
Rizwana Saife @rizwanasaife
12

The course is great and helpful for individuals of all age groups, working at any level in a company or even managing their own businesses. The instructor is awesome in the way she teaches techniques with relevant examples. This kept me engaged to the course until I finished it.
Marko Salonen
8

For me personally this was 2/5 but I'd rate it 4/5 generally. As I'm from Finland, and no one works 80-100 hours per week here, I have difficulty imagining such conditions. Now I understand the term "wage-slave" better. If you are in that kind of situation, the tools and techniques in this course will surely work for you. Otherwise, maybe not so much.
Muhammad Saad Khan
40

As far as MOOCs go, I have not seen a worse design. This course which is supposed to be taken over 4 weeks will actually take you at most around 2 hours to complete. The tips given in this course are quite basic and there is not any content that was…

As far as MOOCs go, I have not seen a worse design. This course which is supposed to be taken over 4 weeks will actually take you at most around 2 hours to complete. The tips given in this course are quite basic and there is not any content that was new to me because you can find the same and better content for free on the internet. Therefore, paying for such a course does not make sense to me.

However, the tips given in the course are useful and their utility can not be denied. Try the course but I would suggest not paying for it.

The following topics are covered in 5-10 minute long videos:
-Importance of making a work plan
-Importance of tracking and estimating time
-How to avoid getting burnt out during your job
Rachael Raquel Mitchell @rachaelraquel
6

It is a very basic course. There were a couple of tips I learned, but I feel like this course could've been better.
Anonymous

Focus on the main topic, simple, easy. Just as I need it! 100% recommended for those who want to improve their productivity and time management.
Vickey
7

I started the course, but it was a bit tedious. I am taking several other courses and decided to drop this one in order to make better grades in the others. Sorry.
Mazen Tarek
3

the course is really good it gives you tools you may not know them

and will show you the importance of tool you may now give it a mind

it will be bitter if they till us about software or program that actually works
Anonymous

This course is relatively short, straightforward, and simple. I did have some background knowledge on the topic, however I found this course to be very helpful in putting things into perspective. I appreciated the practical resources offered.
Ul'yana Zakharova
1

Only for beginners in time management who know nothing about time saving tecniques. That is why I used it as a background sound for my housework. Unsatisfied
Anonymous

I got this MOOC provided by my company so didnt pay anything. Thought it will be useful so I suscribed.
If your starting your career maybe itcan be useful otherwise managing yoyr time will be to avoid this MOOC.
Advices are extremely basic like : try to evaluate time for tasks, give priority to priorities etc... even videos are of poor quality which strengthen the feeling of beeing loosing your time. With all the good will that i had (I had a look to all of the 4th week) I unsuscribed because didnt want to see it in my certification.
Basheer

Peace be upon you, education is not limited to a specific age, but continues to the end of life, and you always discover that the information you obtain is useful and new.
Ayman Zaaqoq

I think the major problem with this course is the poor presentation skills, such as monotonous voice and absent animation. In addition, it needs more real-live examples & activities.
Panagiotis Bouklis
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Zoe Aukim
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Steve Wang
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Ingrid Degand
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Joana
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