Week 6 Curriculum

Microsoft Copilot

Week 6 introduces students to Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365. Students will learn how organizations use AI-powered productivity tools, secure Copilot deployments, manage permissions, and improve workplace productivity using Microsoft AI technologies.

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Foundations of Copilot in Microsoft 365

Students will learn what Microsoft Copilot is, how generative AI works within Microsoft 365, and how organizations use AI assistants to improve productivity, collaboration, and automation.

Microsoft Copilot Documentation

Setup & Licensing

Learn how Microsoft Copilot licenses are assigned, prerequisites for deployment, supported Microsoft 365 plans, and how organizations prepare their environments for Copilot adoption.

Copilot Setup Documentation

Data Access & Permissions

Students will understand how Microsoft Copilot accesses organizational data through Microsoft Graph permissions. This section explains why proper file permissions, sharing settings, and identity management are important when using AI tools.

Copilot Privacy & Permissions Docs

Prompting Techniques & Best Practices

Students will learn how to write effective prompts for Microsoft Copilot. Topics include prompt structure, context building, clear instructions, iterative prompting, and AI productivity best practices.

Prompting Best Practices

Copilot in Outlook

Learn how Microsoft Copilot assists users in Outlook by summarizing emails, drafting responses, generating meeting recaps, and improving communication productivity.

Copilot for Outlook Docs

Copilot in Teams

Students will learn how Copilot enhances Microsoft Teams meetings by generating summaries, capturing action items, and assisting collaboration workflows.

Copilot for Teams Docs

Copilot in Word

Learn how Copilot helps users generate documents, rewrite content, summarize information, and improve productivity within Microsoft Word.

Copilot for Word Docs

Copilot in Excel

Students will explore how Copilot assists with data analysis, formulas, trends, visualizations, and spreadsheet productivity within Microsoft Excel.

Copilot for Excel Docs

Copilot in PowerPoint

Learn how Copilot helps users create presentations, generate slides, summarize content, and improve storytelling using Microsoft PowerPoint.

Copilot for PowerPoint Docs