Introduction

Everybody has different role in life. Whether you are a student, a professional at work or a homemaker, you need to spend your time wisely and effectively. Most people struggle to prioritize the time they spend between work (including study, career and ambition) and life (including areas such as health, leisure, family, friends, pleasure and spiritual development). Spending too much time on either one of these areas may lead to undesirable consequences. As such, it is important to understand and create awareness in one's self to ensure a balanced life.

This module will prepare you to adapt to the process of prioritizing between work and life.

Module Coordinator 

Ms. Nurazlina Md Noor

The Module Coordinator manages the overall delivery of this module. This includes your learning experience within this module.

If you have questions about this module, please contact Ms. Nurazlina via  email: NurazlinaMdNoor@imu.edu.my or Whatsapp me at this number 012-9440216

You may chat with Ms. Nurazlina, peers enrolled in this module and attend synchronous classes/tutorials via this link from Microsoft Teams:

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Students, you will be able to view the content of each topic only AFTER ticking YES to the MPU Declaration.

1. Assignment 1 (20%)

2. Assignment 2 (20%)

3. Project (30%)

3. Open Book Examination (30%)

Chief Invigilator: Nurazlina Md Noor

Date and Duration: 14 August 2020

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What is work life balance? Are we looking for an equation between our work and life? There are various definitions of work life balance which fits different situations and individuals. These definitions of work life balance are based on individual aims.

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People from all over the world are shaped by their own cultural backgrounds and environment. Each individual deals with their work/study, life, family and friends differently. Let's explore what others do in balancing their life.

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Every individual has his/her own set of behaviour and characteristic. When it comes to work life balance, men and women have their own preference in dealing with the imbalance caused by work or study. How do they balance their life?

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Students hold different portfolios at different times and situations in life. The student can be an employer as well as an employee.
When the student is working on a project, he/she is an employee to the the lecturer. At the same time, if the student is the project leader, he/she is also the employer to the team member/ peers as he/she needs to steer or lead the team. This portfolio of the student is interchangeable whenever necessary.

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Work-Life Balance is an indicator of quality of life; Work life balance is not about working less but about having control and flexibility over when, where and how to work. Balancing work and family has become a critical issue in Asian countries against a backdrop of globalization and social modernization. As Asia is transforming into a market-oriented economy, the interference between the work and family domains is becoming serious.

Job insecurity, conflicts in the workplace and difficulties balancing work and family life are key components of mental health issues in the workplace.Stress can zap our concentration, make us irritable or depressed, and harm our personal and professional relationships.

Over time, stress also weakens our immune systems, and makes us susceptible to a variety of ailments from colds to backaches to heart disease. Chronic stress can actually double our risk of having a heart attack. That statistic alone is enough to raise your blood pressure!

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Many a time we give excuses to ourselves that we have no time for exercise, can't relax as assessment deadlines are too close. We may sometime lock ourselves in a room trying to complete whatever task required. Sometime, we reject friends' invitation due to fear or having guilty feeling while enjoying.

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