You will be able to gain and apply your knowledge and understanding of personal and professional awareness, organization and commitment, and use the tools, methods and techniques that you have learned in goal setting, prioritization, scheduling, and delegation to overcome time management challenges and enhance productivity.
This course is part of the Career Success Specialization
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Approx. 10 hours to complete
English
Subtitles: Arabic, English, Spanish, Kazakh, Hungarian
What you will 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
Skills you will gain
- Task Management
- Management
- Planning
- Plan
Flexible deadlines
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100% online
Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.
Course 2 of 10 in the
Approx. 10 hours to complete
English
Subtitles: Arabic, English, Spanish, Kazakh, Hungarian
Offered by
University of California, Irvine
Since 1965, the University of California, Irvine has combined the strengths of a major research university with the bounty of an incomparable Southern California location. UCI’s unyielding commitment to rigorous academics, cutting-edge research, and leadership and character development makes the campus a driving force for innovation and discovery that serves our local, national and global communities in many ways.
Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
3 hours to complete
Module 1
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.
3 hours to complete
2 videos (Total 5 min), 8 readings, 1 quiz
2 hours to complete
Module 2
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.
2 hours to complete
2 videos (Total 5 min), 5 readings, 1 quiz
3 hours to complete
Module 3
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.
3 hours to complete
2 videos (Total 5 min), 5 readings, 1 quiz
2 hours to complete
Module 4
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.
2 hours to complete
2 videos (Total 5 min), 8 readings, 1 quiz
Reviews
- 5 stars66.21%
- 4 stars24.37%
- 3 stars6.67%
- 2 stars1.76%
- 1 star0.96%
TOP REVIEWS FROM WORK SMARTER, NOT HARDER: TIME MANAGEMENT FOR PERSONAL & PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTIVITY
by BBAug 20, 2018
I loved the practical tips on how t improve my productivity. The templates broke down the knowledge gained int actionable bite sized chunks. I also found the videos and extra reading relevant.
by SKJan 24, 2020
This course was quite helpful. I work in a fast pace environment with multiple projects going at the same time. Planning the work, prioritizing and mapping progress was helpful. Thanks for the course.
by JMApr 8, 2020
This course helped me to prepare for my "new" work. I'm very happy that I came across this crash course where I learned how to be more efficient towards my work ethic. Thank you! THANK YOU!
by PJAug 1, 2020
Simple, lucid and engaging with real-time practical challenges. Resource material like formats, slides and link to articles and youtube video (loved the one on Multitasking in Week 4) are beneficial.
About the Career Success Specialization
This series of courses will help you build, develop and hone the essential skills needed to improve your employability and advancement in today’s dynamic workforce. The courses in this Specialization may be taken in any order. Each course can also be taken independently. The Specialization concludes with a Capstone project that will give you the opportunity to integrate and apply the skills you have gained throughout the courses to your individual and organizational needs.
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