Time Management

The Assignment

In this assignment, you will download the provided word document, make modifications, submit the file to the assignment link.

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1. This assignment has three parts: Part 1: List and Compare, Part 2: Revise, Part 3: Reflect. Complete all three parts of this assignment to earn full credit.
2. Post your answer to each question on the assignment file in RED FONT.
3. Save the file.
4. Close the file
5. Submit to this assignment link.

Grading Criteria

Time Management Analysis Activity – Information & Starter File

Useful Information

· Maya is a student and is taking two courses currently

· This is her first semester of school

· One of her classes is ENG 111

 

Additional Responsibilities

· She works part-time, picking up additional shifts when she can

· She has a daughter, Sara, who is in 1st grade. Her daughter is in school Monday through Friday from 8:30am until 3:30pm

· She watches her niece and nephew twice a week

 

Maya Hobbies and Activities

· Going shopping

· Going to the movies

· Going out to eat

· Watching her favorite TV shows

 

Continue to Page 2 of the Starter File to complete your assignment.

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Assignment

Part 1: List and Compare (30 points)

A. List all of Maya’s roles.

B. List all of Maya’s responsibilities that she needs to allocate time for on her calendar. (personal time, family time, work time, study time, sleep, etc.)

C. Compare your lists to Maya’s calendar and then indicate whether she spends too much time, too little time, or the right amount of time on each of her responsibilities.

Maya’s Roles (A):

 

 

 

Maya’s Responsibilities: (B) List each responsibility and then (C) put an “X” in the column you feel matches how much time she spends on it.

 

Responsibility	Too Much Time	Too Little Time	Right Amount of Time

 

 

 

 

 

Part 2: Revise (30 points)

Consider what you might recommend for Maya and then revise Maya’s calendar in the table below:

Time	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
6:00am
7:00am
8:00am	Drop Sara off at school	Drop Sara off at school	Drop Sara off at school	Drop Sara off at school	Drop Sara off at school	Watch niece and nephew	Go out to breakfast
9:00am	Shopping at the mall with Laura	Work from 9am-3pm		Work from 9am-3pm		Watch niece and nephew	Go to the mall
10:00am	Shopping at the mall with Laura	Work from 9am-3pm		Work from 9am-3pm		Watch niece and nephew	Go to the mall
11:00am	Shopping at the mall with Laura	Work from 9am-3pm		Work from 9am-3pm		Watch niece and nephew
12:00pm	Shopping at the mall with Laura	Work from 9am-3pm		Work from 9am-3pm		Watch niece and nephew
1:00pm	Shopping at the mall with Laura	Work from 9am-3pm		Work from 9am-3pm		Watch niece and nephew
2:00pm	Shopping at the mall with Laura	Work from 9am-3pm		Work from 9am-3pm		Watch niece and nephew
3:00pm	Pick up Sara from school	Pick up Sara from school	Pick up Sara from school	Watch niece and nephew and go pick up Sara from school
4:00pm	Dinner	Nap	Do discussion for class	Watch niece and nephew
5:00pm	Dinner	Work on ENG 111 assignment		Watch niece and nephew
6:00pm	Dinner	Watch TV		Watch niece and nephew
7:00pm	Watch TV	Watch TV		Watch niece and nephew
8:00pm		Meet Laura and Tim at the movies		Watch niece and nephew
9:00pm		Meet Laura and Tim at the movies		Watch niece and nephew
10:00pm		Meet Laura and Tim at the movies		Watch niece and nephew
11:00pm				Watch niece and nephew		Finish homework! Due at 11:59pm	11:00pm

 

 

Part 3: Reflect (40 points)

In 5-7 sentences, reflect on why you created Maya’s schedule the way you did.  Specifically address what you think Maya needs to apply to her schedule from the Time Management presentation, and why.  Your response should explain your thought process and reasons for the change. It should not list the changes you made (we can see that in the revised calendar you submit).

• Answer each part of the assignment. There are three parts.  Student answers will vary.
• Answer each question in full to receive top score. Partial answers will earn partial credit.
• Post your answers in red font on the file.
• Each answer’s top score is valued on the assignment sheet as follows: Part 1: 30 points, Part 2: 30 points, Part 3: 40 points.

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