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Overview
Struggling to stay focused amid constant interruptions, information overload, and decision fatigue? The solution isn't working more hours, but developing personalized strategies that match how you actually work best. Using Time Effectively and Productively is designed to help professionals at all career stages overcome common productivity challenges through proven, science-based strategies.
You'll learn to analyze your personal energy patterns and productivity cycles, implement focused attention techniques, and create technology solutions that reduce decision fatigue. The course, offered online or in-person, covers organizing your physical and digital environments, protecting deep work time, and establishing digital boundaries that support rather than hinder your performance.
By completion, you'll have personalized strategies for sustainable productivity improvements that align with your career goals and reduce daily stress. You'll leave with practical tools including an energy rhythm map, time-blocking system, and intentional technology use plan tailored to your specific role and responsibilities.
This course is ideal if you:
- juggle multiple roles, projects, or deadlines and need better structure to stay focused
- want to reduce stress and gain control over your workday with practical, sustainable strategies
- are transitioning into a leadership or business ownership role and want stronger time management tools
- are adapting to new workplace expectations, technology, or productivity culture in Canada.
Upon successful completion of this course, you'll be able to:
- analyze personal energy patterns and productivity cycles to create customized time management strategies
- implement focused attention techniques to enhance productivity and cognitive performance
develop effective digital boundaries and deep work strategies to protect high-value time - create technology delegation and automation plans to reduce decision fatigue and cognitive overload
- design personalized productivity systems that balance technology use with intentional disconnection.
To request a course outline, contact ConEdAdvising@sait.ca.
If you're certified by a professional association, this course may qualify for continuing professional development (CPD) hours to help maintain your certifications/designations. Please check with your association to confirm eligibility.
Upcoming dates
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Registration closes seven days before the start date for on-campus, online scheduled, and blended courses, and one day before the start date for online self-paced courses.
After you've completed this course
Upon successful completion of this course, you'll be able to self-print a proof of completion document from your Continuing Education student account.
Costs
Textbook and supplies
Included in the purchase of this course, you’ll receive:
- Course curriculum accessible online in Brightspace (D2L)
- Learning materials/hand-outs distributed in class (for classroom-based delivery)
Technology
To be successful in this course, you’ll need:
- Access to your own computer or laptop with standard hardware/software requirements
- Internet access
Note: Please bring your laptop to class (for classroom-based delivery).
Financial support
Financial opportunities are available to help pay for your course fees. Learn more about how to reduce your education or training costs with available awards, bursaries, loans and grants including the Canada Alberta Job Grant.
Applicable certificates
This course applies to the following certificate programs:
- Certification type
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Certificate of Achievement
Train your team
Interested in group training opportunities for this course? Tell us about your organization's needs, and one of our training consultants will contact you within one business day.
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SAIT is located on the traditional territories of the Niitsitapi (Blackfoot) and the people of Treaty 7 which includes the Siksika, the Piikani, the Kainai, the Tsuut’ina and the Îyârhe Nakoda of Bearspaw, Chiniki and Goodstoney.
We are situated in an area the Blackfoot tribes traditionally called Moh’kinsstis, where the Bow River meets the Elbow River. We now call it the city of Calgary, which is also home to the Métis Nation of Alberta.