Program Overview

Centre for Continuing Education

The Centre for Continuing Education at the University of Sydney offers a diverse range of professional development short courses. These courses are designed to enhance professional development, grow technical and people skills, and support career progression.

Course Subjects

The Centre offers courses in various subjects, including:

• Business and management
  • Business communication
  • Business strategy
  • Business writing
  • Cultural competence and diversity
  • Finance
  • Leadership
  • Management
  • Organisational psychology
  • Sales and customer service
• English
• HSC preparation (years 10-12)
  • HSC biology
  • HSC business studies
  • HSC chemistry
  • HSC economics
  • HSC English
  • HSC mathematics
  • HSC physics
  • Year 11 (Revision)
  • Years 10-12 study and essay skills
• Humanities and culture
  • Creative writing
  • Music
  • Philosophy
  • Psychology
• Information technology
  • Adobe
  • AI and machine learning courses
  • Data analysis and analytics
  • Google
  • Microsoft
• Language
  • Arabic
  • Brazilian Portuguese
  • Chinese
  • French
  • German
  • Greek
  • Italian
  • Japanese
  • Spanish
• Marketing
  • Digital marketing
  • Marketing communications
  • Product development
• Project management
  • Agile methodology courses
  • Change management for projects
  • Stakeholder and people management
  • Technical project management skills

Microsoft 365 Course: Collaborative Tools

This Microsoft 365 course provides hands-on experience with the features and benefits of Office 365 suite of business apps. The course aims to improve the efficiency of participants' jobs and enhance collaboration with colleagues.

Course Details

• Duration: 1 session, 8 hours total
• Next date: 12 February 2026
• Location: Face-to-face (CCE Building, Newtown)
• Cost: A$495.00

Course Information

The course covers the use of Microsoft 365 business applications, including MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. It also explores cloud collaboration software such as MS Teams, SharePoint, and OneDrive.

Aims

The course aims to:

• Help participants produce and edit files using Microsoft Online applications in their browser
• Equip participants with the skills necessary to save, open, and edit files on any device at any time with ‘the cloud’
• Guide participants with hands-on experience to design, configure, and operate collaboration tools such as Groups, Teams, and SharePoint

Outcomes

By the end of the course, participants should be able to:

• Create, edit, manage, and collaborate on documents and spreadsheets using MS Word and Excel
• Manage emails, calendars, and people using Outlook Online
• Create and manage a member Group and a Distribution Contact List
• Access, navigate, and synchronise MS OneDrive cloud files and folders; including Team folders
• Edit SharePoint Sites and Pages with Web Parts and Lists
• Work with MS Planner tasks and Buckets
• Collaborate on files simultaneously with MS Teams
• Schedule Team meetings and participate in Team conferences
• Create and automate workflow events in MS Power Automate that can be triggered by common workflow tasks

Content

The course covers the following topics:

Microsoft Office Online

• Log into the portal
• Create and edit Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files in the browser
• Create and edit cloud files in desktop apps

OneDrive and File Collaboration

• Use OneDrive online
• Create and share files and folders
• Collaborate on documents simultaneously
• Use OneDrive for Windows
• Synchronise OneDrive folders and files

Groups and Teams Collaboration

• Create and manage a group, including a group mailbox and distribution list
• Create and manage a team
• Chat privately with individual members, or with the whole team
• Collaborate on files with the team
• Synchronise team folders and files
• Schedule a team meeting
• Participate in a team conference, with audio and video

SharePoint sites and Libraries

• Understanding and creating sites, including team sites
• Understanding and creating library and list apps
• Adding a page
• Adding web parts
• Working with files
• Checking files in and out
• Working with file versions, including major and minor drafts
• Submitting and approving or rejecting drafts

Intended Audience

The course is suitable for:

• Clerical and administration staff
• Support staff
• Managers
• Business owners
• Entrepreneurs
• Anyone who uses Microsoft Office applications in their day-to-day job, or anyone interested in using cloud software to save and collaborate on documents

Prerequisites

The course assumes little or no knowledge of the software. However, participants should have a general understanding of personal computers and the Windows operating system environment. If participants do not have these skills, it is recommended that they attend Microsoft Office with 365: Essentials before attempting this course.

Delivery Modes

The course is available in the following delivery modes:

• Face-to-face, presenter-taught training in a computer lab
• Online training via the platform Zoom

Delivery Style

The facilitator will demonstrate tasks and functions, and participants will follow along on their computer. There will be opportunities for participants to be individually creative, and one course module includes the use of a portable device such as an iPad and/or iPhone.

Related Courses

The Centre offers related courses, including:

• Microsoft 365 Course: Tools for Improved Productivity and Efficiency
• Microsoft Excel Course: Level 1
• Microsoft Office with 365 Course: Essentials

Meet the Facilitators

The course is facilitated by experienced professionals, including Danish Malik, who has 20 years of experience in training, consulting, finance, project management, and engineering.

Testimonials

Previous participants have praised the course, saying it was a valuable use of their time and that the tutor was highly knowledgeable and patient. They would highly recommend the course to others.