Time+Management

Creating a time management plan is a very important tool which will ensure your success in a writing course. Time management plans are great to have because they allow you to pace yourself with your writing. When creating this plan you can divide up your work evenly and set time aside for peer review and rewriting and editing of your piece. Time management plans are also tremendously helpful when working in a group project. It is best to create a plan and send it to the members of your group so this way all members will be on top of their specific task and you will each be able to review each others work.

If you are creating a time management plan for just your self, the first step is to learn about the topic of your writing as well as the due date. From here, figure out how long this assignment will take you and distribute your work evenly. It is also best to move up the deadline at least a day, so that you do not find yourself working on the assignment a few hours before the submission deadline. Create a timeline and allow ample time for a peer review. Do not expect your colleagues to return your work to you within a day. Not only do your colleagues have other priorities, but if you rush them, the likelihood of them not doing a good job on your peer review increases.

If you are creating a management plan for a group, the first step is to meet with your group. During this meeting, take down the contact information of everyone. Ask your colleagues there strengths and weaknesses and try to assign areas of writing using this information. Create a timeline which allows a lot of time for your colleagues to submit their work to one another for review and feedback. Keep in mind, that working with a group is slightly more difficult because the efforts of several people will affect the outcome of your assignment. You must deal with factors such as scheduling issues, differences in opinion, differences in writing strengths, and much more. To ensure a successful final writing piece, create a well structured management plan and share it with your colleagues.

By Kiran Kaur