With the Weekly Schedule, the Exhibition WORK LIFE OF CAMPUS gives an overview on a typical weekly schedule based on the experiences and lived realities of scientists and students with care responsibilities at RESET universities. By this, the exhibition aims to highlight the variety of working processes, that need to be coordinated and organized within the working schedules and with care responsibilities and leisure time.
Take a look at one example by a lecturer in the field of Engineering at the University of Bordeaux.
Profession and Discipline: Lecturer in the field of Engineering
Age: 31-40 yrs old
Gender: male
| MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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07:00 |
Waking up and getting children ready for school |
Waking up and getting children ready for school |
Waking up and getting children ready for school |
Waking up and getting children ready for school |
Waking up and getting children ready for school |
|
08:00 |
Taking children to school and cycling to work (30min) |
Taking children to school and cycling to work (30min) |
Driving to work (45min, other place) |
Taking children to school and cycling to work (30min) |
Taking children to school and cycling to work (30min) |
|
09:00 |
Reading scientific articles |
Work meeting with a doctoral student |
Meeting on pedagogical project |
Literature review |
Administrative management (Master degree) |
|
10:00 |
Work meeting with an intern |
Lecture for Master students |
Meeting with laboratory members |
Weekly meeting with doctoral student n°4 (at the laboratory) |
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|
11:00 |
Supervising practical classes for Bachelor students |
Supervising practical classes for Bachelor students |
Weekly meeting with doctoral student n°5 (via zoom) |
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12:00 |
Lunch |
Lunch |
Lunch & e-mail management |
Lunch |
Lunch |
|
13:00 |
Weekly meeting with doctoral student n°1 (by zoom) |
Management of e-mails |
Discussion with colleagues (on research, teaching) |
Discussion with colleagues (on research, teaching) |
Lunch and management of e-mails |
|
14:00 |
Supervising practical classes for Bachelor students |
Time to work on research project |
Exam supervision |
Time to work on research projects |
Students projects presentations |
|
15:00 |
Weekly meeting with doctoral student n°2 (via zoom) |
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16:00 |
Correction of exam papers |
Time to work on research projects |
Meeting to set up research projects |
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|
17:00 |
Visit of an apprenticeship student in a company |
Weekly meeting with doctoral student n° 3 (at the laboratory) |
Cycling home (30min) |
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|
18:00 |
Cycling home (30min) + cooking dinner |
Cycling home (30min) + picking up children from school + taking them to music school |
Driving home + gardening |
Cycling home |
Picking up children from school + playing games with them |
|
19:00 |
Dinner |
Playing with kids and cooking dinner |
Cooking dinner + eating dinner |
Playing with kids and cooking dinner |
Gardening + Dinner |
|
20:00 |
Putting kids to bed |
Putting kids to bed |
Putting kids to bed |
Putting kids to bed |
Putting kids to bed |
|
21:00 |
Household chores |
Preparation of courses |
Household chores |
Movie Time |
Household chores |
|
22:00 |
Personal training (e.g., techniques for gardening) |
Management of personal e-mails |
Management of personal e-mails |
Personal training (e.g., boat license, IT programming) |
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|
23:00 |
Bedtime |
Bedtime |
Bedtime |
Bedtime |
Bedtime |
To what extent is this your typical weekly schedule? Are there more frequent variations?
This schedule is fairly representative. Obviously, from week to week my schedule may vary and some weeks are totally different because I am at a conference or away, for example …. But overall, it represents my professional and personal activities quite well.
What do you find particularly challenging about your weekly schedule?
What I find most difficult is the large variety of tasks in my job, which is exhausting, but it is also the reason why I love this job. If I add to this variety of activities household chores, 2 children and travel time, it makes the week very tiresome and it is a challenge from an organizational point of view.
How do you draw motivation and strength from your week?
I love what I do, I love my job.
Do you put some tasks, activities, people aside because of overload in this schedule?
Yes, of course. There are only 24 hours in a day. However, I have decided to stop neglecting my sleeping time, otherwise my health will decline. I think I put my family (apart from my children and my wife) and my friends a bit aside.
How do you organise yourself to have time to dedicate to other people (partner, family members, colleagues or friends)?
My schedule management is flexible, which makes it much easier for me to organise the time I spend with my close family. As far as my extended relatives and friends are concerned, I must admit that I rely a lot on my wife.
Is there anything you would like to change about your weekly schedule?
I would like to be able to reduce the number of tasks I have to do so that I can slow down my pace of life.
