Analyze a Time Log
As you have learned in this chapter, managing your time and developing an orderly approach to your work are important for your success on the job. In this activity, you will complete a daily time log. After you have charted your activities, you will use your chart to help you determine your most and least productive time periods.
Prepare a time-use log similar to the one shown in Figure 9-1 using Microsoft Office Excel software. Use 15-minute time intervals. Prepare the chart to cover your entire waking day (e.g., 6:30 a.m. until 11:00 p.m.) for one week.
Complete your time-use log. Record your activities every 15 minutes as you progress through each day and evening. Record all your activities: studying, attending class or going to work, watching TV, talking on the telephone, eating, and so on. Anything you do!
Summarize your time spent by hours into categories, for example, school, work, leisure, sleep, and hobbies. Use another category to group activities that occurred only once or twice for very short periods. Create a pie chart showing the percentages of time spent in each different category as part of your total time.
Analyze your time log. Identify the hours where you used your time most productively, as well as, those hours where you wasted your time (if you have any). During what hours do you get the most accomplished? During what hours do you tend to waste your time?
Write a short report (Five sentences of so) entitled Time Use Analysis discussing your time-use log. Include the pie chart in your report.
Submit the report and your analysis through this link.
