Time management calculator

Requirements: see requirements Students often have busy lives with many goals to accomplish responsibilities to juggle and tasks to complete each day. Organizing and planning your time makes a big difference in your productivity or how effective you are at completing your tasks. Using organization strategies and digital tools such as online calendars allows you to access your schedule and make changes easily—no matter where you are.For this assessment youll continue to develop your digital proficiency and confidence and youll add to your toolbox by developing the second skill of this course—productivity to organize plan and effectively use digital tools at school work and home.PART 1: ORGANIZE YOUR TIMEUse the Time Management Calculator to identify the time you spend (in hours) on each category.Identify five tasks youd like to accomplish in the next week.Estimate the amount of time it will take to complete each task in minutes or hours.PART 2: PLAN YOUR TIMEPrioritize your tasks:Using MacKays blog post “The Everything Is Important Paradox: 7 Practical Methods for How to Prioritize Work” choose a strategy to prioritize the tasks you identified in Part 1.Prioritize tasks based on the strategy. Rank them with 1 being the most important and 5 being the least.Explain why you chose the strategy.Organize and upload your calendar:Choose a digital calendar. Consider Google Calendar the iPhone calendar app or Microsoft Outlook.Make sure the calendar is displaying the weekly view.For each task identified above add an appointment. Use the appointments start and end times to block time for the task.Take a screenshot of the weekly view of your calendar—make sure all five tasks are visible. Add the screenshot to your assessment document.ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTSFormatting: Clearly organize and display the information. Make sure screenshots are clear and added to your document.Written Communication: Convey clear meaning with minimal issues in grammar usage word choice and mechanics.COMPETENCIES MEASUREDBy successfully completing this assessment you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:Competency 2: Use digital tools and organization techniques to effectively create timelines and set priorities.Estimate using a time management calculator.Identify five tasks to accomplish in a week.Determine realistic time estimates.Competency 3: Choose organizational strategies and digital tools to maximize one’s productivity.Prioritize tasks that need to be accomplished.Use a calendar to organize tasks by priority.Competency 4: Address assessment purpose in a well-organized text incorporating appropriate evidence and tone in grammatically sound sentences.Address assessment purpose in a well-organized text incorporating appropriate evidence and tone in grammatically sound sentences. Use the Time Management Calculator to identify the time you spend (in hours) on each category. Identify five tasks youd like to accomplish in the next week. Estimate the amount of time it will take to complete each task in minutes or hours. Prioritize your tasks:Using MacKays blog post “The Everything Is Important Paradox: 7 Practical Methods for How to Prioritize Work” choose a strategy to prioritize the tasks you identified in Part 1.Prioritize tasks based on the strategy. Rank them with 1 being the most important and 5 being the least.Explain why you chose the strategy. Using MacKays blog post “The Everything Is Important Paradox: 7 Practical Methods for How to Prioritize Work” choose a strategy to prioritize the tasks you identified in Part 1. Prioritize tasks based on the strategy. Rank them with 1 being the most important and 5 being the least. Explain why you chose the strategy. Organize and upload your calendar:Choose a digital calendar. Consider Google Calendar the iPhone calendar app or Microsoft Outlook.Make sure the calendar is displaying the weekly view.For each task identified above add an appointment. Use the appointments start and end times to block time for the task.Take a screenshot of the weekly view of your calendar—make sure all five tasks are visible. Add the screenshot to your assessment document. Choose a digital calendar. Consider Google Calendar the iPhone calendar app or Microsoft Outlook. Make sure the calendar is displaying the weekly view. For each task identified above add an appointment. Use the appointments start and end times to block time for the task. Take a screenshot of the weekly view of your calendar—make sure all five tasks are visible. Add the screenshot to your assessment document. Formatting: Clearly organize and display the information. Make sure screenshots are clear and added to your document. Written Communication: Convey clear meaning with minimal issues in grammar usage word choice and mechanics. Competency 2: Use digital tools and organization techniques to effectively create timelines and set priorities.Estimate using a time management calculator.Identify five tasks to accomplish in a week.Determine realistic time estimates. Estimate using a time management calculator. Identify five tasks to accomplish in a week. Determine realistic time estimates. Competency 3: Choose organizational strategies and digital tools to maximize one’s productivity.Prioritize tasks that need to be accomplished.Use a calendar to organize tasks by priority. Prioritize tasks that need to be accomplished. Use a calendar to organize tasks by priority. Competency 4: Address assessment purpose in a well-organized text incorporating appropriate evidence and tone in grammatically sound sentences.Address assessment purpose in a well-organized text incorporating appropriate evidence and tone in grammatically sound sentences. Address assessment purpose in a well-organized text incorporating appropriate evidence and tone in grammatically sound sentences. SCORING GUIDEUse the scoring guide to understand how your assessment will be evaluated.VIEW SCORING GUIDE Use the Time Management Calculator to identify the time you spend (in hours) on each category.Identify five tasks youd like to accomplish in the next week.Estimate the amount of time it will take to complete each task in minutes or hours.

Prioritize your tasks:Using MacKays blog post “The Everything Is Important Paradox: 7 Practical Methods for How to Prioritize Work” choose a strategy to prioritize the tasks you identified in Part 1.Prioritize tasks based on the strategy. Rank them with 1 being the most important and 5 being the least.Explain why you chose the strategy.Organize and upload your calendar:Choose a digital calendar. Consider Google Calendar the iPhone calendar app or Microsoft Outlook.Make sure the calendar is displaying the weekly view.For each task identified above add an appointment. Use the appointments start and end times to block time for the task.Take a screenshot of the weekly view of your calendar—make sure all five tasks are visible. Add the screenshot to your assessment document.