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Course Description

One of the more precious resources a manager has is his or her time. Managers can become more effective by employing time management and scheduling techniques, delegating, outsourcing key tasks, and employing technology. The concepts covered in this course will help create structure around your time management skills and will help reveal any weaknesses in your time management habits. Making time management a priority is often the first step to keeping on task and maintaining a productive schedule.

Course Outline

After completing this course, you will be able to:
  • State the key outcomes and goals of effective time management
  • Assess your attitudes about your relationship to time and time management
  • Employ a time log in ascertaining how you spend your time
  • Recognize the common causes of procrastination and identify ways to eliminate your own procrastination
  • Identify the key principles of time management (organization, prioritization, and planning) and some common methods for prioritizing tasks (ABC Method and the Eisenhower Method)
  • List the key attributes of effective (SMART) goals and recognize the importance of establishing personal and professional goals
  • Identify the value and purpose of common time management tools, including scheduling systems (activity logs, action plans, to do lists)
  • Differentiate key characteristics of Action Plans and Task Lists
  • Identify the steps in the delegation process and recognize guidelines for appropriate task delegation
  • Identify strategies for handling daily tasks and distractions, such as e-mail, phone calls, and other interruptions
  • List the guidelines for planning effective meetings

Learner Outcomes

Upon completion of the course, learners may be eligible for:
  • 0.3 IACET CEUs
  • 3 SHRM PDCs
  • 3 ATD CI Credits
  • 3 PMI PDUs:
    • 1.5 Ways of Working PDUs
    • 1.5 Power Skills PDUs
Please Note:
Learners must achieve an average test score of at least 70% to meet the minimum successful completion requirement and qualify to receive IACET CEUs.

Notes

This course is offered through our curriculum partner, MindEdge, Inc. MindEdge was founded in 1998 by Harvard and MIT educators with a mission to improve the way the world learns. Since then, more than three million learners have participated in MindEdge programs.
Registered students will receive individualized communication with further instructions to help you prepare for class.

Applies Towards the Following Certificates

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Section Title
Time Management
Type
self-paced
Dates
Start Now, you have 90 days to complete this course once enrolled.
Delivery Options
Course Fee(s)
Registration Fee non-credit $119.00
Section Notes
This course encompasses 3 hours of on-demand content to complete on your own schedule.
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