COM FPX 1150 Assessment 3

Making Time to Achieve Your Goals

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Capella University

COM-FPX 1150

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Making Time to Achieve Your Goals

As a demanding nursing educator, goals will be achieved through time management. The reason is that teaching, planning lessons, grading, and professional development are all activities, and you should plan them so that you can ensure that every goal is achieved effectively. The trick is to establish a system of time that will allow you to have classes, preparation, mentoring, and personal development (Bibri et al., 2020). It is the balancing of these demands that requires flexibility and a plausible resource to make readjustments of plans as needed to accomplish tasks within the time frame.

Part 01: Organize Your Time

The first thing one must do so as to allocate time well is to estimate the number of hours each major activity requires in a week. To a teacher of nursing, say, this could be the preparation of lectures, commuting, etc. In this methodical process, the preparation of the classes, the interaction with students, and the development of the professionals are divided into specific hours and summed up to reach 168 hours (Bibri et al., 2020). This breakdown can assist in personal organization, besides illustrating good time management to the students, which is a key aspect of nursing education. To be precise, the time frame that is estimated for each task is contrasted with the total hours that are available per week (168 hours/week). An illustration would be when the average time of studying is 2 hours per day, it would translates to 14 hours per week. On the same note, classroom time can be estimated by accumulating the cumulative classroom hours on a weekly basis, say 15 hours, plus additional time to prepare or to commute when it is necessary. In more formal activities, past completion times are used as a reference, and some improvements are made to accommodate possible delays or overlaps, e.g., waiting to get transport or to change the activity.

Chosen Article

Çingöl, N., & Karakaş, M. (2023). Effect of the management in nursing course on students’ time management and career planning attitudes: A single-group pre-test post-test study. Nurse Education Today, 125(2). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2023.105797.

Prioritizing Six Tasks

With good organization, people can make sure that career, academic, and personal goals are integrated harmoniously by ensuring that tasks that count most towards the realization of goals are given priority.

1. Studying for an Exam (Academic): The most important issue to me is studying towards a specific exam, which happens on Thursday, and this defines ratings and course progression. It is done by reading over the significant material, as well as working through the past papers and other tests and quizzes, to be in a perfect state of understanding what the candidate expects and to be ready well in advance of the test or quiz. An average of 2 hours per day (Monday to Wednesday) is needed to complete this activity, and it will create a uniform study pace (Boamah et al., 2022).
2. Completing an Academic Assignment (Academic): This assignment is required by Friday because it will be necessary to preserve the academic status and follow the course. It will consist of 3 hours of research on Tuesday and drafting on Wednesday. This would ensure that it is completed early enough so that it can be revised without the last-minute rush. This is an assignment that has been put first after the preparation of the exam to conform to deadlines and workload requirements.
3. Career Development Workshop (Career): The next priority is to attend a workshop on project management techniques, which is on Friday afternoon. It is directly connected with my professional development and offers the skills that can be used in my present position. Working on this workshop would not only improve my competencies but also lead to long-term career development, which is a critical, time-limited activity (Oke & Fernandes, 2020).
4. Participate in Company Retreat(Career): This event will take place on Saturday (9 am to 3 pm) and Sunday (9 am to 1 pm), which means that I will be able to meet new people in my profession, and it will provide me with new contacts and possible mentoring. Given that career progression is one of the chief objectives, this event comes after educational requirements; I must make sure that the academic activities are going well before I lose concentration.
5. Family Time (Personal/Family): The family time on Saturday evening is very significant to have a good personal relationship and personal well-being. I have planned on spending this time with a family dinner and a movie, which will allow me to have quality time with the family and eliminate stress. It is put as a priority during the weekends so that one is fully involved without distractions from work or school.
6. Household Chores (Personal/Family): Saturday morning will be dedicated to cleaning and tidying up the place, which will assist in keeping the house in a comfortable, stress-free setting. It encompasses laundry and shopping, food, and cleaning of communal spaces, which are crucial to general well-being and productivity. Timing is not a pressing task, and it is therefore less important to have a balanced week, but still significant (Oke and Fernandes, 2020).

Rationale

Academic assignments, learning and doing them are prized because they make the difference in the performance of the student, which in turn is a leading factor in employment. Others involve career development interventions like workshops and networking activities that are essential in promoting professional skills and relations with other professionals, which is a crucial factor of career progression in the long term (Wu et al., 2021). Household chores are crucial for the health of the individual and the family and help improve productivity in other tasks.

Part 02: Plan Your Time

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Reflection Piece

The time organization strategy selected is the division of the week into academic, career, and personal/family activities that will be prioritized based on the impact and urgency. In this manner of organising tasks, I make sure that every area is given specific time and attention. As an example, academic activities like preparing exams and writing assignments are planned at the beginning of the week and during the most active focus hours to make the most out of them, as they are directly connected to academic success, which will eventually lead to career advancement (Wu et al., 2021). Tasks associated with the career, such as workshops and networking programmes, will be prioritized later in the week, and the academic tasks will be performed beforehand and improving career advancement and not making it a competition with other priorities. Family time and household chores, which are necessary to maintain overall well-being and a positive environment, are scheduled on the weekend and establish a work-life balance and prevent burnout. To improve this strategy, I referred to such sources as a weekly overview graph, which implies that time should be computed by task to prevent underestimating the amount of work to do on various activities or overestimating it (Wolters and Brady, 2020). This summary was able to provide finer time blocks in such a way that there was enough attention given to each activity without the danger of overlapping. In addition, the idea of task alignment with personal and professional objectives was used in that urgent or impactful tasks (such as studying or attending workshops) had to be prioritized, but balanced with personal ones. This strategy fosters productivity and, at the same time, aligns with the long-term objectives, which develop a sustainable weekly structure.

Impact of Task on Approach to Manage Time

There was a necessity to change my time management and an adaptable mindset when some unforeseen events within the profession arose that demanded additional focus, and instead, devise a way to rearrange it so that my priorities would not be lost. Critical thinking was required to understand what actions could be modified or reduced to align the academic and career objectives (Wolters and Brady, 2020). Having a weekly time over Vista, I was able to see every priority allocated time, and, therefore, assist in making sense of how tasks were arranged and time was reallocated. Since it still had key academic requirements such as making lesson plans and meeting education and career objectives, the new event did not mean that it did not have them.

Overcoming Planning Challenges with Resources and Critical Thinking

The first organization plan encountered certain unanticipated situations that demanded instant adjustments, mainly because of an unexpected incident that changed my priorities and involved the restructuring of planned activities. To cope with it, I chose a weekly review graph as one of the main tools, which would enable me to visually see and manipulate my hours to fit the new duties (Cubillos et al., 2024). The graph was a good tool that helped to divide tasks into categories, prioritize the tasks according to urgency, and redistribute time without compromising the key academic and career-related objectives. Moreover, critical thinking was also used to see what particular tasks could be postponed or reduced to make sure that the change in the schedule did not affect my goals.

Credibility and Relevance of Resource

Relevance and credibility were also important when choosing resources for time management. Regarding our results, the weekly overview graph was the most useful tool as it showed how to use time and was simply flexible to the fluctuating demand (Çingöl & Karakaş, 2023). The graph also assisted me in time management as I was able to determine and estimate the exact time required for a task. The applicability of the process in the reformation of priority evaluation also demonstrated that it can handle organized time, respectful to the various activities. In choosing resources to be used in this time organization assessment, credibility and relevance were considered depending on the source authority, accuracy, and applicability. As an illustration, the time management framework was selected due to its rational approach to estimating the time per task, which was instrumental in successfully dedicating the required number of hours to each priority (Çingöl & Karakaş, 2023). The applicability of this resource was demonstrated in the fact that it visually displayed the time allocation in categories, and it was easier to evaluate the suitability of the tasks to the limits of a week.

Conclusion

Time management is fundamental in the accomplishment of personal, academic, and career-related objectives by providing efficient allocation of time to different tasks. The combination of the main techniques, including a weekly overview chart, calendar control, and critical thinking, helped to ensure the in-depth rearrangement of my schedule to respond to emerging changes. This holistic system of planning was not just a solution to short-term planning but a long-term plan of constant productivity and balance, which can help in a structured living style that is aligned with my life and career goals.

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