Academic Task Prioritization Template

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As an associate professor, balancing teaching, research, and administrative duties can be challenging. This template uses Priority Matrix to help you rank your tasks based on urgency and importance, ensuring that nothing falls through the cracks.

Whether you need to prepare for lectures, review research papers, or handle administrative issues, this template will help you manage your responsibilities effectively and efficiently.

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Proposed Tasks

High Urgency, High Importance

  • Task 3: Meet with department head
    ☐ Prepare meeting agenda ☐ Discuss administrative issues
  • Task 8: Handle student advising appointments this week
    ☐ Review student files ☐ Prepare advice ☐ Conduct appointments
  • Task 4: Grade student assignments due in 2 days
    ☐ Review grading rubric ☐ Grade assignments ☐ Provide feedback
  • Task 1: Prepare for next week's lectures
    ☐ Review course material ☐ Update lecture slides ☐ Prepare exercises

Low Urgency, High Importance

  • Task 2: Review research papers for project
    ☐ Find relevant literature ☐ Read and summarize papers
  • Task 7: Update course syllabus for next semester
    ☐ Review current syllabus ☐ Make necessary changes ☐ Get approval
  • Task 5: Submit research grant proposal due in 3 weeks
    ☐ Write proposal draft ☐ Get feedback ☐ Finalize and submit proposal
  • Task 9: Write research paper draft due in 1 month
    ☐ Outline paper ☐ Write draft ☐ Revise draft

High Urgency, Low Importance

  • Task 6: Attend faculty meeting next week
    ☐ Prepare for meeting ☐ Attend meeting
  • Task 10: Coordinate with guest lecturer for next month
    ☐ Communicate course topics ☐ Coordinate schedule