University of California, Irvine
Work Smarter, Not Harder: Time Management for Personal & Professional Productivity
University of California, Irvine

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

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
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10 hours to complete
3 weeks at 3 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace
98%
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What you'll learn

  • Plan effectively to achieve your personal and professional goals

  • Recognize and overcome barriers to successful time management

  • Keep your sense of perspective to prevent and manage crises

  • Manage resources effectively and efficiently

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There are 4 modules in this course

Welcome to Module 1 of Work Smarter, Not Harder. This module we will explore the difference between productive and unproductive work, the importance of prioritizing, and basics of time planning. We will also reflect together on some of our past work situations and create our own individual work plans.

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2 videos8 readings1 assignment2 discussion prompts

Welcome to Module 2 of Work Smarter, Not Harder. This module we will discuss whether work/life balance is a myth and complete a work/life balance toolkit. We’ll also reflect on the time/money tradeoff and consider what tasks we may be able to hand off to others.

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2 videos5 readings1 assignment2 discussion prompts

Welcome to Module 3 of Work Smarter, Not Harder. This module we’ll discuss the importance of timing and how to handle communications. We’ll share our personal experiences of time management as well as journal our energy levels to find when we’re most productive.

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2 videos5 readings1 assignment2 discussion prompts

Welcome to the final module of Work Smarter, Not Harder. This module we’ll wrap up by exploring focus as a competitive advantage and the idea of multitasking. We’ll share our takeaways from the course and conclude with identifying our most common distractions.

What's included

2 videos8 readings1 assignment2 discussion prompts

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Margaret  Meloni,  MBA, PMP
University of California, Irvine
33 Courses1,157,960 learners

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