Second semester has almost come to an end. I can't believe that this is our final blog post. I've encountered so many incidents during 2nd semester, yet the whole semester has passed by with a blink of an eye. The last blog post is about task management. I pondered why the last topic would be about task management above all the things we have learned in CLS 105. We learned so much about task management, but now that I started to write this post, I think I may understand why the last topic is task mangement. It is to refreshen the last part of second semester as if it is an another new beginning. Finals, projects, etc are all coming up and what we need the most is preparation and motivation for these tasks, and I cannot think of any better topic than task management.
To properly prepare for all the upcoming tasks, I used the Divide By Four strategy to complete my task management process. I used this strategy for two courses: CLS 105 and CFS 388.
Starting with CLS 105, I have a one major project: Major/Career Exploration. This project, which is due on 25th, was to be divided into four parts using the Divide By Four strategy. So I divided into the following four parts: proposal, 6 strategies/options, documentations, and reflections. Though the project wasn't as complicating or difficult as the previous projects in CLS 105, this strategy made the project much easier to approach and follow. This strategy has assisted me in keeping track of the project along with organizing in a much friendly manner.
CFS 388 Final Exam
Next was CFS 388 exam, which I chose to be the most time consuming out of all the final exams I am going to take. CFS 388 final is on May 9th. So I have plenty of time, but this can cause a problem of procrastinating. Just like the Major/Career Explorartion, I used the Divide By Four strategy on it and broke up into the following parts: gathering terms, outlining topic, making a practice questions, and reviewing by speed-reading the text book and lecture notes.
The strategy is really easy to use, and it grants the user an organized plan along with steps telling him/her what to do next.
The Divide By Four strategy has been a total success, as I have finished the CLS 105 project and am on good pace with preparing for CFS 388 exam. As the finals week is coming closer, I am pretty sure that everyone's stress level will increase. I hope everyone will continue to make good use of stress relief strategies we have learned in class along with the motivation/reward strategy to avoid procrastination.
I've also used divide by four strategy for this week's tech assignment. The reason I chose this strategy over the other strategies for task management is that this strategy is the most effective strategy and it works best for my courses. I love the fact that I can divide the project into manageable chunks and work on one chunk at a time instead of trying to figure out how to finish the whole project in one sit. I will definitely use this strategy for my other classes to help me become a successful student in college.
ReplyDeleteI see how you also used divide by four strategies on the CLS major/career exploration project and on one of your finals. I found this very helpful as much as you did. This not only kept me organized but also made me get on with work very quickly. Will use again in the future most def!
ReplyDeleteI think Divide by Four is surely the best strategy to use when you do something big, like a project. I also used the Divide by Four strategy for my Major/Career Exploration Project, and it worked out pretty well. It really keep you organized and finish your work faster. Good job!
ReplyDeleteI have used the same strategy and I think that it is a really good strategy to use for organizing materials. I have used it and I knew exactly what I had to do regarding how to start and finishi things off. Overall, really good job Jerry
ReplyDeleteDivide By Four strategies seem very affirming to many of us. It is one strategy in managing your task so that you can divide a single task into smaller parts and work on them in a more efficient manner. I like how they work because when I used it, I knew that I can focus into smaller, integrated parts of one big chunk of task, and this made me become more efficient in time and effort in managing to do my work. Keeping you organized is one thing that is important when doing your work. It gets you motivated and keeps you from getting distracted because you know that you got to finish this one goal before moving on to the next, and they are not too much of a heavy pressure on you. Great job for finishing off our last blog entries, and we did it!
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