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IPLUSO 18850

Time Management and Work Organization

Administrative Management of Human Resources
  • ApresentaçãoPresentation
    The Time Management and Work Organization course unit aims to develop personal and professional organizational skills essential for academic success, internship preparation, and future entry into the labor market. Drawing on real-life scenarios relevant to students, the course fosters the ability to set goals, establish priorities, plan, manage tasks and deadlines, maintain focus, organize information and resources, and work collaboratively with others. The course is highly practical in nature, linking concepts of time management, productivity, work organization, and basic project management to academic and professional situations. The goal is for students to progressively develop autonomy, responsibility, decision-making skills, and sustainable work habits that are transferable to further studies and organizational settings.
  • ProgramaProgramme
    Time as a limited resource Tasks, priorities, and urgency Short-, medium-, and long-term goals Long-, medium-, and short-term planning Difference between a project and a task Procrastination and its causes Attention and concentration Task management Transition from academic to professional organization
  • ObjectivosObjectives
    Understand time as a finite resource and recognize personal patterns of time usage. * Define clear goals and translate them into priorities, actions, and deadlines. * Plan work across different time horizons: semester, month, week, and day. * Organize tasks, appointments, information, and resources using appropriate methods and tools. * Apply basic project management principles to the organization of academic and professional work. * Understand the requirements regarding organization, punctuality, communication, autonomy, and accountability in internship and corporate settings. * Manage interruptions, meetings, email, and competing demands professionally. * Relate productivity to energy, breaks, stress, boundaries, and sustainable performance. * Build and review a personal time management and organization system adaptable to academic and professional life.
  • BibliografiaBibliography
    Allen, D. (2015). Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity (Revised ed.). Penguin Books. Covey, S. R. (2020). The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change (30th Anniversary ed.). Simon & Schuster. Duhigg, C. (2012). The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business. Random House. Newport, C. (2016). Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World. Grand Central Publishing. Tracy, B. (2017). Eat That Frog! 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time (3rd ed.). Berrett-Koehler.  
  • MetodologiaMethodology
    The course unit will be conducted using a theoretical-practical approach and active learning. Theoretical presentations will be intentionally brief and focused on understanding essential concepts, complemented by their application to academic and professional situations.
  • LínguaLanguage
    Português
  • TipoType
    Semestral
  • ECTS
    3
  • NaturezaNature
    Mandatory
  • EstágioInternship
    Não