Homework: Personal & Professional Time Management
Choose one of the following two options to complete this homework. Identify your homework choice in the title of your submission.
• Option I: Identifying Most Valuable Activities (MVA) Worksheet
In the Module video, Time Management Fundamentals (Crenshaw, 2018), you were asked to complete several worksheets to help you improve your time management skills. Using the Glossary and the Most Valuable Activities (MVA) worksheet attached, prepare a short essay addressing the following points:
o Identify the terms listed in the Glossary that are most significant for you.
o List your current work activities identified on the worksheet.
o Identify your two MVAs and briefly explain why they are most valuable to you.
o Explain how you plan to budget time for your most valuable activities.
o Describe at least one takeaway from the video training course that you will apply and continue to use throughout your education.
• Option II: Mental Triggers Worksheet
In the Module video, Time Management Fundamentals (Crenshaw, 2018), you were asked to complete several worksheets to help you improve your time management skills. In this video, Crenshaw (2018) identified multitasking as switch tasking and noted this practice as a thief.
After completing the Mental Triggers worksheet and the Gathering Points worksheet, both attached, prepare a short essay addressing the following points:
o List your Mental Triggers and corresponding task(s) as directed in the Mental Triggers Worksheet.
o Identify and record the number of Gathering Points found in your Total Box from the Time Management Fundamentals Gathering Points
o Identify and record your Target Total from this Worksheet.
o Briefly describe your plans to reach the Target Total.
o Describe at least one takeaway from the video training course that you will apply and continue to use throughout your education
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
• The answer must be using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, typed, with one-inch margins on all sides.
• The response also includes a cover page containing the student's name, the title of the homework, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
• Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.