Time Management

Total Hours in Course81

Number of hours for lectures18

Number of hours for seminars and practical classes6

Independent study hours57

Date of course confirmation06.10.2020

Responsible UnitInstitute of Social Sciences and Humanities

Course developer

Sociālo un humanitāro zinātņu institūts

Kitija Kirila

Dr. oec.

Prior knowledge

Soci5045, Organizational Behaviour

Course abstract

The study course provides in-depth theoretical knowledge and practical skills in time and job planning and organising to achieve a better outcome of work. As part of the study course, students' awareness of internal and external barriers and their management in time planning and use is improved. Key principles for job and time planning, targeting techniques and priority setting techniques are being learned. The study course develops learners' skills to apply specific time and job planning tools, to be able to organise their work more constructively and to achieve the objective of work, and to develop a personal time management strategy, taking into account aspects of the professional environment and personal characteristics.
The aim of the study course: to raise awareness among magistrates of the importance of time management and key lessons in order to promote their professional and personal effectiveness.

Learning outcomes and their assessment

Knowledge:
Knowledge and understanding of the characteristics of time perception, time management concepts and time management factors and their effects on the private and working lives of the person (own-initiative works).
Know and understand the conditions for setting up time management strategies, planning and enforcement methods, principles and techniques and their application (quiz).
Skills:
Professional skills:
Is capable of self-analysis and evaluation (own-initiative works, discussion in the workshop).
Are able to identify internal and external barriers to the efficient use of time, analyse them and find suitable solutions for their elimination (own-initiative works, discussion in the workshop).
Ability to obtain, collect and analyse information and develop a personal time management strategy (own-initiative works, report).
General skills
Be able to perform tasks within time (Review, Presentation, Own-initiative Activities, Groups) responsibly.
Be able to work effectively on a team, delegate and coordinate the performance of duties. Is able to take responsibility for the results of the group's work (Work in the Group).
Is able to present the results of the works carried out and base its views (own-initiative works, paper, presentation).
Competence
Be able to self-formulate and critically analyse time management processes and problems, understand and be able to apply different time planning and efficient methods and prioritise, be able to independently develop a time management strategy (own-initiative works, paper and presentation).

Course Content(Calendar)

Full-time studies:
Program expanded content (12 hours)
1. The astronomical and philosophical understanding of time. (1 hour)
2. Basic elements of time management. (1 hour)
3. The nature and role of self-management and self-management in time management. (1 hour)
4. Time management structure. (1 hour)
5. Objective and subjective factors determining the use of time. (1 hour)
6. Target system and determinant. (1 hour)
7. Inefficient use of time. (1 hour)
8. Time planning system. (1 hour)
9. Psychological dimension in the performance of day-to-day duties. (1 hour)
10. Prioritisation or prioritisation. The Franklin Pyramid and the Eisenhower Matrix as practical methods in time management. Personal and work priorities, their coordination. Audit of individual priorities and targets. (1 hour)
11. Elements of the time-saving system. (1 hour)
12. Closing presentation: Individual Time Management Strategy. (1 hour)

Workshop lesson topics (12 hours)
1. Self-evaluation system. Awareness of the strengths and weaknesses (2 hours).
2. Time management factors, time awareness, my relationship with time (1 hour).
3. Conditions for setting up time management strategies, time management factors, planning and execution methods, principles and techniques and their application (2 hours).
4. Analysis of the performance of personal time budget and working day tasks (2 hours).
5. Time planning habits and methods applied. Audit of individual priorities and targets (2 hours).
6. Assessment of time use. Internal and external barriers to the efficient use of time (2 hours).
7. Presentation of an individual time management strategy (1 hour).
Part-time distance learning:
All topics specified for full time studies are accomplished, but the number of contact hours is one half of the number specified in the calendar.

Requirements for awarding credit points

A formal test is awarded if the student has attended lectures, completed and passed individual and group tasks, submitted and passed a report and made and passed a presentation.

Study process in part-time distance learning is organised in accordance with the Order of the Vice-Rector of Studies No. 2.4.-5/59 On distance learning procedures at LBTU. Study courses are scheduled for each semester according to the study plan. The students learn the topics included in the study course independently, using the materials created and placed by the lecturer in the e-studies (Moodle). Feedback on the learning of lecture and seminar topics in distance learning is organised in the form of self-assessment tests, discussion forums and individual tasks, as well as in face-to-face or online consultations, lectures and final examinations according to the timetable.

Description of the organization and tasks of students’ independent work

Individual and group tasks, research assignments or other assignments relevant to the topics covered during classes have been completed and a formal test has been earned.

Criteria for Evaluating Learning Outcomes

Individual tasks are assessed according to the quality requirements for an assignment.

Compulsory reading

1. Greenberg M. The stress-proof brain: master your emotional response to stress using mindfulness and neuroplasticity. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications, 2017.
2. Lova Dž., Hoviks K.T. Pieci soļi hroniska stresa pārvarēšanai: kā veiksmīgi risināt problēmsituācijas un krīzes. Rīga: Lietusdārzs, 2023. 213 lpp.
3. Makenna P. Stresa vadība: pārstāj raizēties un jūties labi - tūlīt pat! Rīga: Avots, 2021, 169 lpp.
4. Rība A. Laika menedžments: veiksmīgai darbībai un savas dzīves kontrolei. Rīga: Zvaigzne ABC, 2020. 127 lpp.
5. Selje H. Mana mūža stress. Rīga: Jumava, 2012. 253 lpp.
6. Sons T. Successful Stress Management. Pieejams: https://medium.com/thrive-global/successful-stress-management-c95d458a5c48
7. Stress. London: Dorling Kindersley, 2018. 224 p.
8. Taitsa Dž.L. Stress! Un ko ar to iesākt...: labsajūtas atgūšanas rokasgrāmata : stresa atiestate: kā nomierināt savu ķermeni un prātu dažu minūšu laikā. Rīga: Dienas Grāmata, 2024. 276 lpp.
9. Vidnere M. Stresa menedžments: sintoniskais stresa vadīšanas modelis. Rīga: RaKa, 2022. 206 lpp.
10. Zakriževska – Belogrudova M. Stresa anatomija. Rīga: RISEBA, 2021. 154 lpp.

Periodicals and other sources

1. Annas Psiholoģija: iepazīsti sevi un dzīvo labāk! Rīga: Žurnāls Santa, 2011. ISSN: 2243-688X
2. Biznesa Psiholoģija. Ikšķile: Saules Bite, 2006-2014. ISSN: 1691-3183. Pieejams: https://biznesapsihologija.lv/
3. IOSR Journal of Nursing and Health Science (IOSR-JNHS). Print ISSN: 2320–1959, Electronic ISSN: 2320–1940. Pieejams: https://www.iosrjournals.org/iosr-jnhs.html
4. Psiholoģija: žurnāls. Rīga: Northen European Ecology, 2017. ISSN: 2501-0174.

Notes

Elective course in the ESAF academic master's study programme “Sociology of Organisations and Public Administration”.

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