This document is a student's evidence booklet for a time management course. It contains the student's responses to learning outcomes about understanding time management and planning work. The student describes the importance of time management and lists 3 consequences of poor time management. They also research and describe 5 time management techniques including milestones, prioritization, task lists, and the Pomodoro technique. The student then plans how they will manage their time to complete an assignment, including addressing potential barriers. They discuss reviewing progress against milestones and recognizing when support is needed from college staff.

1. Certificate in Employability and
Personal Development
Level 3 Curriculum
(EPD Award Level 2)
Unit 599
Managing your time
Evidence Booklet
Name: Jack Fletcher
WVX9180
Group: Btec Extended Diploma in
Creative Media Production – Games Design
Year: 1 2011_12

2. Tutor: Harry Arnold
Learning Outcomes
Outcome 1 Understand how time can be managed and know why time
management is important
The learner can:
1. describe the importance of time management and list 3 potential consequences of poor
time
management
2. describe the techniques that are available to manage time.
Outcome 2 Be able to plan their own work actively with some autonomy
The learner can:
1. Plan a piece of work or learning that will involve some time management and show how
they
will manage their time effectively
2. Review their progress against suitable milestones they have identified
3. Recognise when support is needed and describe how they can work with an appropriate
person to review their time management.

3. 1.1
Describe the importance of time management. list 3 potential consequences of poor time
management
• Keeps you on track with goals and the time allocated for them. By keeping a
schedule you know what you should be doing and when.
• Helps you prioritize work and tackle the harder tasks first, whilst leaving the
easier less time consuming tasks till last.
• Get more work done in less time, by keeping to schedule and not messing about
figuring out what you need to do.
• Keeps you from getting angry at the jobs you have to do, and thinking there not
enough time.
• More quality work, when you have planned your time you are able to focus on the
task at hand and not worry about any of the others, This allows for more
concentration and overall better work.
• Forces you to do thing you do not like, For example if you plan to do a task you do
not want to do in a specific time space, it almost forces you to do it, as you have not
planned to do anything else in that time space.
• Makes sure you deliver what is promised, if you have not planned your time
correctly or effectively, you could easily fall behind schedule and fail to deliver the
completed project on time.
• Time is limited; Time is always moving forward, if you waste time or not use it
effectively, you cannot get it back.
• Help discipline ourselves. Without a plan for the day, It Can become quite difficult
to discipline yourself and get tasks done, as it become easy to forget how limited
your time or resources can be.
List 3 potential consequences of poor time
1. Lesser quality work from being overwhelmed with work and not spending enough
time on each subject.
2. Do not meet deadlines from not working effectively enough.
3. Leaving the harder things till last can mean you do not have enough time to
complete the tasks

4. 1.2 Research and describe the techniques that are available to manage time.
1. Milestones are a primitive but yet effective form of time management. With
milestone you can make decisions on what milestone you want to be at and when.
2. ‘ABC Analysis’ would be prioritising tasks as urgent and important, important and
not important. With this method you can see clearly what needs to be done, and
you can focus on the more pressing tasks.
3. A task list is a more common form of time management, with this you can give
yourself a list of what to do, and slowly work through the list during the day.
Although effective, this method can prove difficult to some people who do not
have much self discipline, for example leaving the harder or undesirable tasks till
last and not having enough time to compete them.
4. ‘The Pomodoro Technique’ This method require a lot of self discipline but has
proved effective. This technique consist of 5 steps
• Decide on the task to be done.
• Set the ‘pomodoro’ (Timer) to 25 minutes.
• Work until the timer rings.
• Take a short break (5 minutes).
• Every 4 ‘pomodoro’ take a longer break (15-20 minutes).
5. Project lifecycle. When working in a team it is important to put people to work with their
strong points, to get though any project it is important to follow these steps.
• Initiation
• Planning
• Execution
• Closure

5. 2.1 Plan a piece of work or learning that will involve some time management and show how
you will manage your time effectively to ensure this is completed.
Task/work /learning Potential barriers Time managements skills to be incorporated to
to be planned ensure successful outcome
Missing lessons If A lesson is missed, I should use my own time
Assignment HA4 – to catch up on what I have missed, and to
The SIMS College complete the tasks that I should have
Concept Art completed in the lesson time.
Work assigned from Task list on blog with posts to be completed
other tutors and work through each task at a rate of one
task/blog post per lesson.
Do not understand Carry out an skills audit and consult the
the assigned work relevant tutors.
Workload/Fatigue Negotiate a reduction in working hours; spread
from part-time work the work throughout the week, or on weekends.
or carrying Prioritise sleep.
responsibilities
2.2. Review Your progress against suitable milestones identified above
Tracking my weekly progress on blog against my plan, keeping my tutors updated on my work
and assignments. Weekly re-assessing of my progress and updating schedule and production
log.

6. 2.3. Please list people at college or work who can assist you with managing your time / time
management skills
• Subject tutors
• Personal tutors
• Learning mentors
• Programme leaders
• Study support tutors
2.3 continued ...........Recognise when support is needed and describe how you can work with
an appropriate person to review your time management
One to one reviews with my subject tutor help me to identify any outstanding work, or any improvement
that could be made to my work. Planning my time appropriately with my personal tutor would help me to
plan more effectively. One to one assessment with study support tutor to discuss and put in place a
support plan if necessary.
Unit Checklist
Outcome I have completed this section of my
booklet
Signature.
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When you have completed this booklet, ensure it is stored in your file as it is
evidence of you completing this element of your qualification.