Modules

Module 1: SharePoint 2016 Introduction

This module introduces SharePoint 2016 and its core purpose as a collaboration platform.

Lessons
• SharePoint 2016 is primarily a collaboration tool designed to help users easily find and share information.
• It includes features like libraries and lists, which serve as powerful alternatives to file servers and spreadsheets.
• Libraries and lists can be customised and enhanced with functions such as calendars or discussion boards.
• Users interact through a web browser, and in many cases, integrate with Microsoft Office applications.

Lab 1: Team Site Navigation
• Navigating a Team Site

After completing this module, students will be able to:
• Understand SharePoint versions
• Describe the site hierarchy
• Identify the layout of a Team Site
• Navigate within a Team Site

Module 2: SharePoint List Basics

This module covers the basics of working with lists in SharePoint.

Lessons
• Lists are central to SharePoint, allowing users to store and display data.
• SharePoint includes ready-made list templates.
• Lists can be customised with additional columns, validations, and cross-list links.

Lab 1: SharePoint List Basics
• Work with Team Site lists
• Create a list using the Import Spreadsheet template

After completing this module, students will be able to:
• Understand list templates
• Use built-in Team Site lists
• Create lists from templates and from scratch
• Add and validate columns
• Link data across multiple lists

Module 3: Library Basics

This module introduces SharePoint libraries, which function like lists but store documents.

Lessons
• Libraries use templates and support document versioning and metadata
• Libraries can replace traditional file servers and offer advanced document management features

Lab 1: Library Basics
• Work with Team Site libraries
• Create libraries and enable document versioning

After completing this module, students will be able to:
• Create libraries using templates
• Use different libraries in a Team Site
• Add metadata columns
• Check documents in and out
• Delete and recover documents
• Enable and manage versioning

Module 4: Working with Lists and Library Views

This module explores how to customise how data is viewed in lists and libraries.

Lessons
• Default views
• Creating and managing custom views

Lab 1: Working with Lists and Library Views
• Create personal and shared views

After completing this module, students will be able to:
• Use default views
• Create and customise personal and shared views
• Set default views

Module 5: Working with Sites

This module explains how to create and manage SharePoint sites.

Lessons
• Site templates
• Creating new sites
• Managing site navigation

Lab 1: Working with Sites
• Create a Team Site, Meeting Workspace, and Blog Site

After completing this module, students will be able to:
• Identify and use site templates
• Create Team, Project, Community, and Blog sites
• Manage sites in the Top Link bar

Module 6: Page Content

This module shows how to add content to SharePoint pages using wiki pages and Web Part pages.

Lessons
• Wiki pages
• Web Part pages and Web Parts
• Managing page layout and content

Lab 1: Page Content
• Add and configure Web Parts

After completing this module, students will be able to:
• Understand wiki and Web Part pages
• Edit the Team Site Home page
• Add and manage Web Parts
• Create wiki libraries and Web Part pages

Module 7: Forms Library

This module focuses on using Microsoft InfoPath to create and publish forms in a Forms Library.

Lessons
• Create a Forms Library
• Design and publish InfoPath forms
• Connect form fields to library columns

Lab 1: Forms Library
• Design and publish InfoPath forms

After completing this module, students will be able to:
• Create and use a Forms Library
• Use InfoPath Designer
• Publish form templates
• Map form fields to library columns
• Create form instances

Module 8: Site Columns and Content Types

This module explains how to standardise and reuse metadata across sites using Site Columns and Content Types.

Lessons
• Site Column Gallery
• Creating Site Columns
• Content Type Gallery
• Creating and assigning Content Types

Lab 1: Site Columns and Content Types
• Create and assign Content Types to a library

After completing this module, students will be able to:
• Create Site Columns and Content Types
• Use templates within Content Types
• Assign Content Types to lists and libraries
• Create items based on Content Types

Module 9: Office Integration

This module shows how SharePoint integrates with Microsoft Office applications.

Lessons
• Excel, Outlook, and Access integration

Lab 1: Office Integration
• Hands-on with Excel, Outlook, and Access features

After completing this module, students will be able to:
• Create and update lists from Excel
• Set up alerts and RSS feeds
• Sync libraries with Outlook
• Use Datasheet view
• Edit lists in Access

Module 10: Managing SharePoint Site Permissions

This module covers how to manage site permissions and inheritance in SharePoint.

Lessons
• SharePoint groups
• Assigning and managing permissions
• Permission levels and inheritance

Lab 1: Managing SharePoint Site Permissions
• Set and manage SharePoint permissions

After completing this module, students will be able to:
• Create and manage SharePoint groups
• Assign and review permissions
• Understand permission levels
• Break and manage inheritance at site, list, or item level

Module 11: Participating in User Communities

This module introduces SharePoint’s social features such as personal profiles and newsfeeds.

Lessons
• Configuring User Profiles and My Sites
• Managing various newsfeeds
• Following tags and managing personal content

Lab 1: Participating in User Communities
• Configure profiles and explore social features

After completing this module, students will be able to:
• Edit personal profiles
• Use and manage newsfeeds
• Follow people, documents, sites, and tags
• Store personal content in My Site