Importance of Time Management Skills in Academic and Professional Life

This report provides a comprehensive overview of time management skills and their critical role in both academic and professional environments. It begins by defining time management skills as the ability to effectively utilize time to achieve personal, academic, and professional goals. The report emphasizes the importance of these skills for university students, highlighting how they aid in meeting deadlines, managing research, and reducing stress. Furthermore, it explores the benefits of time management in a professional context, such as facilitating career advancement and reducing stress. The report uses examples to illustrate the transferability of these skills from academia to the workplace, and concludes by reinforcing the essential nature of time management for achieving objectives and promoting overall well-being. The report also includes references to relevant books and journals that support the claims made in the report.

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Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
Importance of time management skills for academic and professional setting......................3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5
REFRENCES...................................................................................................................................6
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INTRODUCTION
Academic skills include the set of skills which are developed by students in order to
assist in their academic journey in higher educational university. It is important to develop
academic skills because it helps students deal with changed environment and expectations in
higher education (Bahadir, 2018). This report discuses the time management academic skills and
their importance in future workplace. In addition to this the transferable nature of academic skills
is also provided in this report.
MAIN BODY
Importance of time management skills for academic and professional setting
Time management skill is defined as the capability of an individual to optimally utilize
24 hours of each day so that their daily important tasks weather it includes personal, academic or
professional activities. Time management skills help individuals prioritize and schedule their
daily activities so that they are able to attain important objectives of work or academia while also
maintaining their personal objectives.
In case of higher education, time management is important for students University level
students because they have to complete their work according to deadlines and submit various
academic assignments in time in order to get higher grades. In addition to this time management
skills are also needed by students to ensure that time consuming academic activities such as
researching on case study companies are planned and completed as per the schedule so that the
final academic work is of high quality.
Time management skills are also beneficial for the health for students as they are able to
complete their academic and personal commitments in time without compromising on the level
of quality of their tasks (Abraham and et. al., 2018). This reduces stress faced by students during
their higher educational experience. In this way time management is beneficial for students
because it helps them complete their academic objectives in time and complete their academic
experiences without stress.
In context of a professional setting, effective time management skills help individuals
gain quick promotions as they are able to deliver best results to their superior in given time. In
addition to this time management skills are essential to gain leadership and other senior positions
because they help individuals attain their professional objectives. In addition to this, individuals
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are able to manage their stress if their time is optimally utilized. This helps employees reach their
highest potential while working in a professional environment (Hardy, Powell, and Pharris,
2020).
An example which showcases the usefulness of time management skills in the workplace
is that employees with effective time management skills are able to complete work before
deadlines and also participate in various any training opportunities which help them attain
growth and career ambitions. This example makes the transferability of time management skills
in workplace evident.
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CONCLUSION
From the above report it is determined that time management skills are essential for
academic and professional development because they support timely attainment of objectives
without increasing stress or decreasing quality. Time management skills need to be developed
from University level because their transferable nature supports growth in academic life.
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REFRENCES
Books and Journals
Bahadir, Z., 2018. Reviewing Emotional Intelligence Levels and Time Management Skills
among Students of School of Physical Education and Sports. Journal of Education and
Learning, 7(4). pp.114-121.
Hardy, M. M., Powell, J. W. and Pharris, L. J., 2020. A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF TIME
MANAGEMENT SKILLS AMONG BUSINESS MAJORS AND ACADEMIC
CLASSIFICATIONS. International Journal of Education Research, 15(1).
Abraham and et. al., 2018. Exploring Time Management Skills of First Year Undergraduate
Medical and Allied Health Science Students. Journal of Clinical & Diagnostic
Research, 12(10).
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