Self-Managed Assessment: Time Management, Negotiation Skills Analysis

This assignment presents a self-managed assessment conducted by a student, focusing on the development and application of time management and negotiation skills. The student outlines a learning contract with specific objectives, including improving time management and honing negotiation abilities. The assessment details the strategies employed, such as maintaining a time log and understanding the negotiation process. It also includes reflection on challenges faced, such as difficulty in maintaining the time log and achieving win-win negotiation outcomes. The student analyzes areas for improvement, such as prioritizing tasks and enhancing listening skills. The assessment concludes with a reference list of relevant sources supporting the student's analysis and skill development strategies. This document showcases the student's understanding and application of key professional development concepts.

0Running head: SELF-MANAGED ASSESSMENT
SELF-MANAGED ASSESSMENT
Name of the Student:
Name of the University:
Author’s Note:

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What are you going
to learn(Objectives)
How are you going to
learn it
Target date
for
completion
How are you going to
know that you have
learned it
How are you
going to
prove that
you have
learned it
1)Time Management
-It is an important
tool in prioritizing
activities, planning
and scheduling
activities within the
specified time
(Griffin 2013).Time
management will help
me in completing the
task within allotted
time and will prevent
procrastination. Time
management will help
in increasing my
efficiency; increase
my ability to
1) I will maintain a
time log. I will keep a
track of how I spend
my time and will
record what I
activities I have done
at an interval of 30
minutes for a
duration of 8 weeks
and this time log will
help me in evaluating
the results
2) I can maintain a
time management
matrix with areas like
urgent, not urgent,
important and not
1)TIME
LOG –
week 1 to
week 10,
everyday at
an interval
of half an
hour
2) Time
manageme
nt matrix,
review
every week
Digital
tools ,
reviewed
1)From the time log, I
will be able to know
the time of the day
when my productivity
level is maximum, I
can gain time
management skill by
analyzing the task
which consumes most
of my time and I can
schedule most
important tasks when I
am most productive
2) I can know that I
have learnt time
management if I
complete activities that
I can prove
that I have
learned time
management
by
completing
all tasks
within
deadline
during the 8
weeks and I
will present
my time log
and digital
planning
tools in front
of lecturer in
LEARNING CONTRACT TEMPLATE

SELF-MANAGED ASSESSMENT
accomplish my career
goals. Time
management is a skill
which will enable me
to maintain a balance
between my
professional and
personal life and help
me to reduce stress by
completing my tasks
within allocated time
(Rapp et al 2013).
important.
3) Personal planning
tools can be used for
time management. In
order to achieve this
electronic planners,
calendars or digital
tools can be used for
time management
every day
for 10
weeks
are both important and
urgent on time. Also
activities that are not
important but urgent
should be completed
3) I can know that I
have learnt time
management if I review
my planning tool every
day and I need to note
my prior tasks in my
tool. I can also learn
time management by
delegating tasks
week 9 and
10

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2)Negotiation Skills
This skill will help
me to reach a
consensus and
agreement and
resolve differences in
opinion(Hesse et al
2015).Negotiation is
important while
representing my
workplace to achieve
best results for my
organization(Cullen
et al 2013)
1) I will first
understand the stages
of negotiation
process-Preparation,
discussion,
Clarification of goals,
Negotiation towards a
win-win outcome,
Agreement,
Implementation of a
course of action (Lin,
Kraus and Mazliah
2014).
2) I can learn the skill
of negotiation by
learning mediating
skills, respect for
other’s opinion is
mandatory while
negotiating.
3) I can learn these
skills of negotiation
by increasing my
1) Week 1-
Preparatory
Stage of a
Negotiation
Process
Week 2-
Discussion
Week 3-
Clarificatio
n of goals
Week 4 to
Week 6-
Negotiation
to achieve
win-win
outcome
Week 7 To
Week 8-
Agreement
Week 9-
Week 10-
Implement
ation
1) I can know that I
have learnt negotiation
skills when I achieve
the best alternative to a
negotiated agreement
with another team on a
particular project. This
means my ability to
achieve a consensus
can determine
development of my
negotiation skills.
2) Also, my ability to
achieve a win-win
situation by keeping the
profits of both parties
involved will help me
achieve my negotiation
skills.
3) I can know that I
have learned
negotiation skill by
reviewing my
I can prove I
have learnt
negotiation
skills by
presenting
my
negotiation
agreement in
front of
lecturer in
week 10

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knowledge on the
subject of
negotiation.
4) Certain skills like
verbal
communication,
rapport building,
listening skills and
ability to solve
problems should be
improved to build
negotiation skills
process interpersonal skills like
communication skills
and listening skills.
5) I can achieve my
negotiation skills by
practicing it
particularly by
negotiation on an issue
with another team of
class.
REFLECTION
ISSUES FACED WHILE COMPLETING THIS CONTRACT
1) While practicing Time management skills, my focus was on completing important tasks. In
order to do so I lost focus on urgent tasks which were not important. I also applied the skill of
time management more on my professional life and failed to achieve the concepts on my
personal life.

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2) I found it a bit difficult to maintain my time log where all my activities needed to be recorded
after a regular interval everyday
3) I found it challenging to achieve best possible negotiating agreement. Often while negotiating
with other team, there were differences in opinion which was tough to be resolved and mediating
solution or consensus were extended beyond time period.
4) It was challenging to achieve a Win-Win situation.
WHAT WILL I DO BETTER NEXT TIME
1) Next time I will prioritize my tasks better by focusing on urgent tasks even though they are
not so important. I will manage my digital planning tools for time management in a more
efficient and effective way by updating it regularly. I will keep a back up of all my planning
records and keep my planning tools handy so that I can access them whenever required.
2) I will maintain a time log but I will monitor my activities within an interval of two hours. It
was tedious to maintain records after every half an hour.
3) I will improve my negotiation skills by improving my listening skills, I will try to increase my
knowledge on the issue of the negotiated topic by doing a homework. I will gather as much
information I can on the negotiated topic so that I can well present my ideas in front of the other
team. I will respect other team’s opinion to achieve a Win-Win situation within timeframe.

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Reference List:
Cullen, M.J., Muros, J.P., Rasch, R. and Sackett, P.R., 2013. Individual differences in the
effectiveness of error management training for developing negotiation skills. International
Journal of Selection and Assessment, 21(1), pp.1-21.
Griffin, R.W., 2013. Fundamentals of management. Cengage Learning.
Hesse, F., Care, E., Buder, J., Sassenberg, K. and Griffin, P., 2015. A framework for teachable
collaborative problem solving skills. In Assessment and teaching of 21st century skills (pp. 37-
56). Springer Netherlands.
Lin, R., Kraus, S. and Mazliah, Y., 2014. Training with automated agents improves people's
behavior in negotiation and coordination tasks. Decision Support Systems, 60, pp.1-9.
Rapp, A.A., Bachrach, D.G. and Rapp, T.L., 2013. The influence of time management skill on
the curvilinear relationship between organizational citizenship behavior and task
performance. Journal of Applied Psychology, 98(4), p.668.