Teaches students to be immediately productive in modern digital workplaces. Covers task management systems, team communication platforms, document collaboration, no-code automation (Zapier/Make), and API literacy. Every professional role uses these tools daily — this course ensures students aren't learning Jira, Slack, and Notion on the job.
Levels: Remember · Understand · Apply · Analyze · Evaluate · Create — highest demands most original thinking.
Jira/Linear/Asana proficiency, sprint board navigation, ticket lifecycle management.
Slack/Teams effectiveness, channel organization, async norms, notification management.
Notion/Confluence/Google Workspace workflows, real-time editing, version management.
Zapier/Make flow building, trigger-action logic, connecting services, basic API awareness.
Evaluating new tools against requirements, onboarding quickly, integrating into existing workflows.
Workflow Automation — Student builds a working 3-step automation using Zapier or Make that connects real tools (e.g., form submission → Slack notification → spreadsheet logging), documents the setup process with screenshots, and writes a brief analysis of where this automation saves time vs. where it introduces fragility or maintenance burden.
Industry-standard task management and sprint board tools used across software and product teams.
Team communication platform for practicing channel management, threading, and async norms.
Document collaboration platforms for real-time editing, commenting, and version management.
No-code automation platforms for building multi-step workflows connecting different services.
API exploration tool for understanding endpoints, authentication, and request/response patterns.
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