time management access program at fau

Time ManagementAcCESS Program at FAU

• Angel Nevin• Abdula Newman• Nick Ritchie

Why Time Management?

• Reduces stress and anxiety• Helps prevent procrastination• Essential to success in all aspects of life

“43% OF AMERICANS CATEGORIZE THEMSELVES AS DISORGANIZED, AND 21% HAVE MISSED VITAL WORK DEADLINES. NEARLY HALF SAY DISORGANIZATION CAUSES THEM TO WORK LATE AT LEAST 2 TIMES EACH WEEK.”

Jane Von Bergen, "So many reasons to neaten up...", Boston Globe 3/12/2006Esselte survey, David Lewis

“Most people actually use 60% or less of available work time. When more than 38,000 people in 200 countries were queried about individual productivity, it showed that even though they were physically at work five days a week, they were only productively using three days.”

MICROSOFT SURVEY, MARCH 15, 2005

Technology and Time Management

15% of Americans say they are addicted to email.59% of those using portable devices check email as it arrives.43% of users sleep near their email unit to hear incoming messages.40% consider email accessibility when they plan a trip.83% check their email once a day while on vacation.43% check their email first thing every morning.

AOL, Opinion Research Corp., study 7/26/2007“AT HOME, PEOPLE CONSUME 12 HOURS OF MEDIA A DAY ON AVERAGE. THAT COMPARES WITH 5 HOURS IN 1960.” Richtel, Matt. (June 20, 2010). "Hooked on Gadgets and Paying a Price. New York Times.

• Ease of accessibility• Allows you to edit and prioritize events,

assignments, etc.• Automated reminders to various sources (i.e.

phone, laptop)

MyFAU

Where can I find Owl Apps?

Calendar App

Change Calendar App Settings

Make & Edit Event

Edit Event (Granular Details)

Activity

Create a Yearly Event• Choose your

birthday, Anniversary or any other day that is important to you.

• Be sure to set this to ‘repeat’ every year.

• Choose a fun color!

Create a weekly Event• Choose a weekly

meeting, date, menu item, tv show, etc.

• Be sure to set this to repeat every week.

• Choose a fun color!

Academic Dates to Remember• For the most up-to-date information, use the

following link: http://www.fau.edu/registrar/acadcal.php – Document ALL dates, even if you don’t think you’ll ever

need them (maybe you’ll meet a special someone who needs the information…)!

– Be sure to note the following:• Fee payment dates• Withdrawal dates• Add/Drop period• University Holidays

Created Event

Logging Out

FAU Mobile App

www.fau.edu/mobile/email.php

Thank you for participating in our Time Management Workshop!

Please go to http://tinyurl.com/d89asxz to fill out a short survey about our workshop.

For permission to use this presentation, please email access@fau.edu