# AI Productivity with Microsoft 365 Copilot for Government Agencies (Self-Paced)

Canonical URL: <https://www.graduateschool.edu/courses/ai-productivity-with-microsoft-365-copilot-for-government-agencies-self-paced>

## Overview

Microsoft 365 Copilot puts generative AI directly inside the tools government employees use every day. This hands-on course shows you how to draft, summarize, analyze, and present faster across Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams - while staying inside federal, state, and local data-handling rules. You'll leave with practical, repeatable Copilot workflows you can use immediately.

## What you'll learn

- Apply Microsoft 365 Copilot across Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams.
- Write clear prompts that produce accurate, usable first drafts.
- Summarize long documents, email threads, and meetings into decision-ready outputs.
- Analyze and visualize data in Excel with Copilot.
- Evaluate when Copilot output is reliable and when it must be verified.
- Determine what is safe to enter into Copilot given records, PII, and FOIA/public-records rules.
- Build repeatable Copilot workflows tailored to your role.

## Prerequisites

None. Comfort with Microsoft 365 (Word, Outlook, Excel) is helpful. Access to a Microsoft 365 tenant with Copilot enabled is recommended for the hands-on portions.

## Curriculum

#### **Module 1: Microsoft 365 Copilot foundations and prompting**

- What Copilot is and how it works inside Microsoft 365
- Where it helps - and where it doesn't - in government work
- Writing clear prompts and refining results
- Setting up a reliable workflow

#### **Module 2: Copilot for writing and email (Word, Outlook)**

- Drafting memos, letters, and reports
- Rewriting for tone and plain language
- Summarizing long threads and documents
- Catching what to verify before sending

#### **Module 3: Copilot for data, decks, and meetings (Excel, PowerPoint, Teams)**

- Asking questions of spreadsheet data
- Generating charts and summaries
- Building a deck from a document
- Recapping meetings into notes and actions

#### **Module 4: Using Copilot safely in government**

- What is safe to enter: records, PII, FOIA/public-records
- Authorized environments (GCC / GCC-High context)
- Verifying and citing AI-assisted work
- Agency acceptable-use basics

#### **Module 5: Building your Copilot workflows (capstone)**

- Mapping your repetitive tasks
- Designing a repeatable workflow
- Sharing prompts and templates with your team
- A first-week action plan

## Pricing

**Tuition:** $749