Microsoft SharePoint: Managing your UZH-intranet site

This advanced training builds on the basics, focusing on organizing documents, lists, and libraries, customizing UZH-Intranet pages with SharePoint Web Parts, and managing permissions, sharing, and workflows to enhance collaboration.  
 
By the end of this hand-on course, participants will understand the core features of SharePoint Online for effective content management required for UZH-Intranet, including organizing documents, lists, and libraries. They will learn how to use SharePoint Web Parts to customize and build dynamic, user-friendly pages using UZH-Intranet templates. Participants will gain the skills to manage permissions, content sharing, and workflows to enhance collaboration and document governance. They will also troubleshoot common issues and apply best practices for maintaining content and Web Part functionality. Overall, this course will equip learners with tools to optimize SharePoint Online for effective communication with a broad audience. 
 
You may take this advanced course if you already have attended the basic course or if you already have working experience in SharePoint Online.   

General information

Duration 6 hours
Document management with SharePoint
  • Managing the content on the SharePoint site. 
  • Working and managing document libraries. 
  • Configuring Alerts. 
  • Moving files (migration of files and site content). 
  • Sharing the document and checking the permissions 
  • Synchronization with OneDrive Desktop 
Organise data with Microsoft Lists in SharePoint
  • Introduction to Microsoft Lists (my list and group lists) 
  • Microsoft Lists and SharePoint interaction 
  • View and customization of a List 
  • Configuring list views (grouping, sorting, filtering) 
Using SharePoint for Communication
  • Introduction to News posts and how they work 
  • Creating News in SharePoint Online (types of news) 
  • Create webpages based on UZH-Intranet templates  
  • How to ensure e-accessibility 
  • Publishing news 
  • Managing the news on the site 
  • Organizing and displaying news 
  • Best practices for engagement on news 
  • Best Practices for News Content 
Participants should have a basic understanding of SharePoint Online and some hands-on experience (e.g. navigating SharePoint, synchronising and sharing files) as taught in the SharePoint Basic courses. You will also need a computer and a Microsoft 365 account from the University of Zurich.
SharePoint Online site owners and content managers of UZH-Intranet who have already attended the SharePoint Basic course or who already have experience working with SharePoint Online.
At the end of the course, participants will be able to: 
  • Effectively organize and manage SharePoint documents, lists, and libraries effectively to streamline content access and collaboration. 
  • Customize SharePoint pages using Web Parts and manage permissions, workflows, and content sharing to improve team productivity and document governance. 
After the course, the participants will receive the slides, labs and access to the test environment.
In this hands-on course, you will learn practical examples of how to effectively manage and design your UZH intranet site in SharePoint.
This course is offered in collaboration with the UNIversum project team.

Dates

Code Referents Dates Available seats Place
FS25-SPC-01 Konevska Jankoska Gorana 13.03.2025 - 20.03.2025 (09:00 - 11:00 o'clock)
18 Online Course Register
FS25-SPC-02 Konevska Jankoska Gorana 16.04.2025 - 30.04.2025 (09:00 - 11:00 o'clock)
10 Online Course Register
FS25-SPC-03 Konevska Jankoska Gorana 05.06.2025 (09:00 - 15:00 o'clock)
19 Universität Zürich Zentrum Register
FS25-SPC-04 Konevska Jankoska Gorana 30.06.2025 - 04.07.2025 (09:00 - 11:00 o'clock)
13 Online Course Register