Organizational Skills

Course Overview
This ILT Series course introduces the basics of information and time management. Learn how to assimilate and make the best use of the stream of the daily information flow. Participants will also learn how to process, retain, prioritize, and preserve messages and data that are vital for productivity and effectiveness. Course activities will also cover discussing time management techniques and developing time management skills. The manual is designed for quick scanning in the classroom and filled with interactive exercises that help ensure success.

 

Objectives

- Manage written, oral, and electronic information, and use memory more effectively.
- Manage outgoing information, and identify when it's best to use written, oral, or electronic information.
- Prevent information overload, and manage information by using the INFO process.
- Manage team time, communicate and plan within a team, and use team time effectively.

 

International Curriculum

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Course Outline

 

1 Information Management
Managing information
- Exploring information overload
The INFO process
- Prioritizing tasks
- Identifying information sources
- Focusing information
- Organizing information

2 Managing Incoming Information
Managing written information
- Understanding careful reading
Managing oral information
- Taking notes

Managing electronic information
- Managing e-mail
Managing your memory
- Understanding human memory

 

3 Managing Outgoing Information
Fundamentals
- Sending information
Modes of sending information
- Sending written information
- Sending oral information
- Sending electronic information
 

4 Time Management
Time management
- Understanding time management
Time management problems
- Identifying time management problems
- Identifying time management solutions

5 Organizing Time
Getting organized
- Understanding organization
Planning and prioritizing
- Identifying the importance of planning
Procrastination
- Understanding procrastination
 

6 Coordinating Time with Others
Interpersonal communication
- Understanding interpersonal communication
Office interruptions
- Handling office interruptions
Effective delegation
- Delegating work

7 Team Time Management
Managing team time
- Understanding team time management
Team communication and planning
- Planning a project
Effective use of team time
- Using team time effectively