Getting Things Done for Engineers and Land Surveyors
- Course Number: B1030
- Credits: 8 hours
- Instructor: Ellen Huang, PE
- Price: $80
Course Outline
As technology evolves and systems become more and more complex, engineers and land surveyors are constantly looking for ways to stay productive. This course summarizes the main ideas of the New York Times bestselling book Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen, one of the world's most influential thinkers on business and personal productivity. He developed a time management system called the Getting Things Done (GTD) method. In this course, you will learn the five essential elements of the GTD method: capturing, clarifying, organizing, reflecting, and engaging in addition to a few common GTD terms such as open loops and vertical thinking. Furthermore, you will become familiar with a few extra strategies that you, as a design professional, can use to improve your productivity and the quality of your work. The skills you gain from this course will make you better at managing your professional and personal activities and help you realize your vision and life purpose. At the end of this course, there will be a multiple-choice, open-book quiz, which is designed to enhance your understanding of the course material.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this course, the student will:
- Identify the five essential elements of the GTD method;
- Know the tools required to carry out the GTD method;
- Understand the workflow of the GTD method; and
- Implement the GTD method in daily work.