P691G – Graduate Student Professional Development Seminar

Week 10 – So much to do, how to manage it all? (Time management)

Objectives

  • Explain how the long-term and ill-defined nature of graduate research work is different from the short-term tasks of courses.
  • Recognize the importance of dividing longer term tasks into smaller chunks
  • List some techniques for managing multiple projects that are longer term such as Remember the Milk and Asana

Activites

This workshop is typically run by a different faculty member in the department.

  • List all the things participants need to do
  • Prioritize and categorize these activities
  • Explore various techniques for managing these tasks