Key Information:
- Date and time
- Wed 04 October 2023
11:00 - 12:00 - Location
- Online: Microsoft Teams
- Contact
- CBL Team Contact the Library
- Cost
- Free
- Attendance
- Booking required
Description
This workshop is scheduled for Business and Law students at any level of study. It is an introductory session with opportunity to reflect on your current time management, together with tips to identify your priorities and improve your productivity.
This workshop will take place online in Microsoft Teams – guidance on using Microsoft Teams is available. The workshop will have interactive elements and we recommend that if possible you use a laptop or PC. You may wish to use an additional mobile device or another tab in your browser for the interactive elements. You can access session materials beforehand from the Study Skills site.
There is also a How to Manage Your Time with similar activities and content to the live workshop.
Workshop objectives
To feel more confident about:
- making productive use of your time
- identifying priorities in you work and life
- organizing your physical and digital space.
How to attend
This is an online workshop. Please book a place to receive the Teams link to join the event via email.
The room will be open from 10 minutes before the session start time.
The session materials are on the Study Skills site. Please click on the workshop title in the list.
- Cost: Free
- Attendance: Booking required
Accessibility
Most of our online events take place on Microsoft Teams. Follow this handy guide on accessibility tools within Microsoft Teams.
For further details on accessibility at UWE Bristol Library, check out our Library accessibility guide or contact us for specific queries.
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