Training Courses

Training courses developed by the University's Digital Skills and Training team.

SharePoint Courses Currently Running

SharePoint: Planning and Designing a SharePoint Site

Course Description: This is a two-hour introductory course, designed for members of staff who are looking to enhance their SharePoint capabilities.

This course will aim to teach you:

  • What SharePoint is and how it's used across the University.
  • How to navigate the SharePoint Home area, search for existing sites and follow your favourites.
  • Why and how sites may vary in appearance and functionality.
  • How to create and maintain a Teams and a Communications site.

To access this course: Staff can access this via People and Money.

Please note: This course does not cover lists, groups nor permissions, see below.

Other Courses Currently Running

To access these courses: Students, please login to Event Booking and search for the course title. Staff, please access via People and Money.

  1. Office 365 Essentials: Notetaking made easy with Microsoft OneNote Online
  2. Office 365 Essentials: Simple cloud storage with OneDrive
  3. Office 365 Essentials: Managing your emails and calendar with Outlook on the web
  4. Office 365 Essentials: Perfect planning with Microsoft Planner

Courses yet to be introduced

While the below courses are not currently running, the team may be able to deliver tailored sessions by request. Please contact Digital Skills and Training at IS.skills@ed.ac.uk to find out more.

SharePoint: Documents and Lists

Course Description: This course will build on the skills taught in the 'Planning and Designing a SharePoint Site' course by introducing users to SharePoints information repository capabilities.

This course will aim to teach you:

  • Introduction to Lists and list creation
  • Metadata and list items
  • List management (review and approval)
  • Introduction to document libraries
  • Metadata vs. folders
  • Check in/check out systems
  • Versioning
  • Best practices for document management

To access this course: This course is expected to begin running in September 2024.

SharePoint: Groups and Permissions

Course Description: This course will build on the skills taught in the 'Planning and Designing a SharePoint Site' course by reveiling to users how to create granular access for their teams.

This Course will aim to teach you:

  • Groups and their uses
  • Creating custom groups
  • Managing group membership
  • Permission levels
  • Assigning and revoking permissions
  • Permission inheritance
  • Sharing best practice

To access this course: This course is expected to begin running in September 2024.

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