Some of the hurdles I need help with are note-taking, task/project management, file management and organization, transcription, research management, and coding. I use these apps primarily for my graduate studies and research, but they also help me manage my teaching responsibilities and research collaborations.Īs you figure out which of the following apps or tools would best support your workflow, keep in mind which hurdles you need the most help getting over and what that help should look like. Some of them I found via internet searches for solutions to “keep track of the time I spend on projects that are linked to my to-do list” and others I found through friends and Twitter recommendations. Over the last four years, I used several different apps catered towards productivity and organization. In the long run, I knew that I needed more detailed notes and references for large milestones like comprehensive exams and dissertation proposals. In the short run, I could not accurately capture concepts in class or develop complicated arguments in my essays without technology. However, the pace of graduate school rendered these previous methods ineffective. I handwrote all my class notes, and drafted essays on notebook paper before transcribing them in Microsoft Word, I reluctantly used Google Calendar/iCal. I must admit, I was a total Luddite as an undergraduate. Shaquilla Harrigan, a doctoral candidate in Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania, shares her favorite apps for staying organized and productive as a graduate student. The pace and demands of graduate school can be overwhelming.
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