GPS/Mitacs Step* Workshop: Time Management

Monday, March 24th, 2014 – 9:00am to 5:00pm
Graduate Student Centre, 6371 Crescent Road, Point Grey Campus

* This session is being offered in collaboration with the MITACS Step program. Mitacs Step offers a holistic, inter-disciplinary approach to professional skills development. The workshops that are offered provide practical tools in business, communications, and project management through experiential learning from industry professionals in an interactive environment, arming graduate students for success within or beyond academia.

Whether you are a seasoned time-management veteran, an Optimistic Scheduler, a Master Procrastinator, or are simply interested in sharpening your time management skills, this fun and engaging course is designed to take your schedule from surviving and turn it towards thriving. In this one-day workshop, you will discover and review practical techniques that will better define, implement, monitor and control your day-to-day activities. From ancient wisdom to modern day technology tips, this workshop is sure to have something for anyone that wants to improve the quality and experience of their relationship with time.

Learning outcomes:

• Focus on results. Plan to succeed. Learn to Identify and commit action to what’s really important in your day. Apply Project Management Institute foundational concepts used to help develop, implement, monitor + control schedules.

• Introduce Corrective + Effective Action Identify and correct procrastination behaviours. The power of a “Not-Do” list and other simple tips to gain control over schedules.

• Increase Efficiency + Improve Quality of Life. Align your Activities with your nature, values, resources and skills. Build a sustainable system that works for you.

Facilitator: Rose Hastreiter is a professional project manager, programme manager, pm advisor, entrepreneur, creative professional and international facilitator who helps organizations develop their plans through the development of their people, processes, and the relationships in-between.

Registration: Priority will be given to UBC graduate students registered in the current academic session. To register, please visit: https://www.surveyfeedback.ca/surveys/wsb.dll/s/1g3159

Confirmation of registration will be sent within two working days. If you experience any difficulty using the online registration tool, please send a message to: graduate.pathways@ubc.ca

For information about upcoming GPS events visit: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/gps .

Refreshments: Beverages will be provided. Please bring your own mug.

We appreciate the support of the Graduate Student Society for this event.