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There are 15 modules in this course
In this course, you will learn how to create, organize, and maintain documentation that teams can find and trust. You will explore knowledge sharing, polished page creation, meeting notes, taxonomy design, content organization, template customization, and documentation review. You will use Confluence to share pages, structure content, document meetings, and build systems that improve findability and consistency. You will also examine how labels, hierarchies, and templates support content lifecycle management and how documentation can be reviewed and updated for accuracy and relevance. Through the included project-based work, you will apply these skills to the creation of a knowledge base. This course focuses on building maintainable documentation systems and improving the quality, structure, and usability of content in Confluence environments.
You will explore how shared documentation reduces rework, interruptions, and knowledge silos. The focus is on explaining impact in business terms relevant to IT leaders.
What's included
1 video1 reading1 assignment
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1 video•Total 3 minutes
The Cost of Repeated Questions•3 minutes
1 reading•Total 8 minutes
From Inbox to Index: Why Centralized Docs Work•8 minutes
1 assignment•Total 15 minutes
Hands-On Learning: Explain the Impact•15 minutes
Share Knowledge Effectively: Make Knowledge Easy to Find
Module 2•1 hour to complete
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You will practice sharing an existing page and improving its discoverability through tagging—focusing on future findability, not just access.
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1 video1 reading2 assignments
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1 video•Total 3 minutes
Sharing Isn’t Enough•3 minutes
1 reading•Total 7 minutes
Share and Tags: Tags That Actually Help•7 minutes
2 assignments•Total 35 minutes
Hands-On Learning: Share, Tag, and Notify Your Team•15 minutes
Create Polished Pages: Formatting Fundamentals for Clear Pages
Module 3•1 hour to complete
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This module builds a shared foundation for clear, professional pages. You will explore why formatting matters in IT documentation and practice understanding the steps behind common formatting actions. The focus is on clarity, consistency, and speed in real team workflows.
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3 videos1 reading2 assignments
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3 videos•Total 10 minutes
How Page Formatting Improves Readability and Alignment•3 minutes
The Three Clicks: Adding a Heading, Bullet List, and Link•3 minutes
Avoiding Common Formatting Mistakes•4 minutes
1 reading•Total 5 minutes
Using Headings, Bullet Lists, and Links Effectively•5 minutes
2 assignments•Total 25 minutes
Hands-On Learning: Explain and Practice Core Page Formatting Steps•15 minutes
Practice Quiz: Formatting Steps and Best Practices•10 minutes
Create Polished Pages: Building a Polished Project Overview Page
Module 4•1 hour to complete
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This module shifts from understanding formatting to applying it in a realistic job task. You will build a complete Project Overview page using multiple formatting elements. The focus is on creating a page that feels clear, complete, and ready to share.
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1 video1 reading3 assignments
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1 video•Total 3 minutes
Anatomy of a Strong Project Overview Page•3 minutes
1 reading•Total 5 minutes
Project Overview Pages That Work•5 minutes
3 assignments•Total 40 minutes
Hands-On Learning: Create a Polished Project Overview Page•15 minutes
Practice Quiz: Evaluating Page Structure and Formatting Choices•10 minutes
Graded Quiz: From Draft to Done: Formatting a Project Overview Page•15 minutes
In this module, you will examine why meetings often fail to result in completed work and how clear documentation fixes that problem. You will reflect on real IT team scenarios where ownership was unclear, explore how written action items reduce cognitive load, and learn what makes an action item truly actionable. By the end, you will be able to explain why documenting owners and due dates improves follow-through and accountability.
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2 videos1 reading2 assignments
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2 videos•Total 8 minutes
Why Action Items Get Forgotten•4 minutes
From Discussion to Decision: Spotting Action Items•3 minutes
1 reading•Total 9 minutes
What Makes an Action Item Effective•9 minutes
2 assignments•Total 19 minutes
Hands-On Learning: Reflect on a Missed Action Item•15 minutes
Practice Quiz: Action Item Fundamentals Check•4 minutes
Document Meetings Fast: Document Meetings Fast Using the Meeting Notes Template and AI Note Takers
Module 6•1 hour to complete
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In this module, you will apply a fast, repeatable workflow to document meetings using a structured Meeting Notes template and AI Note Takers. You will explore the template and AI tools, observe how to capture decisions efficiently, and practice assigning action items with named owners immediately after a meeting. By the end, you will be able to document one meeting and assign at least three action items with clear ownership.
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1 video1 reading2 assignments
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1 video•Total 8 minutes
Using the Meeting Notes Template and AI Note Takers•8 minutes
1 reading•Total 4 minutes
Best Practices for Using AI Note Takers in Meetings•4 minutes
2 assignments•Total 22 minutes
Hands-On Learning: Document a Meeting and Assign Owners•15 minutes
Graded Quiz: Document Meetings Fast Task•7 minutes
Design Taxonomy & Audit: Designing a Scalable Documentation Taxonomy
Module 7•1 hour to complete
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In this module, you will design a practical, scalable taxonomy for large internal knowledge bases. Using HR and Finance documentation as the core scenario, you will move from principles to execution, ending with a publishable label hierarchy ready for Confluence.
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2 videos1 reading2 assignments
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2 videos•Total 11 minutes
The Role of Taxonomy in Knowledge Retrieval•5 minutes
Designing Label Hierarchies at Scale•6 minutes
1 reading•Total 8 minutes
Foundations of Effective Documentation Taxonomy•8 minutes
2 assignments•Total 25 minutes
Hands-On Learning: Create a Label Hierarchy for HR and Finance Content•15 minutes
Practice Quiz: Taxonomy Design Decisions Check•10 minutes
Design Taxonomy & Audit: Auditing & Optimizing Knowledge Base Labels for Discoverability
Module 8•1 hour to complete
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In this module, you will evaluate and improve an existing taxonomy using real audit signals. You will interpret Label Usage reports, identify redundancy, and make defensible optimization decisions that improve search performance month over month.
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1 video1 reading2 assignments
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1 video•Total 5 minutes
Why Taxonomies Degrade Without Ongoing Audits ?•5 minutes
1 reading•Total 8 minutes
Using Label Usage Reports to Measure Knowledge Health•8 minutes
2 assignments•Total 35 minutes
Hands-On Learning: Optimize Labels Using a Monthly Audit Workflow•15 minutes
Graded Quiz: Design and Audit a Knowledge Base Taxonomy•20 minutes
Organize Content Smartly: Build Clear Content Hierarchies
Module 9•1 hour to complete
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In this module, you will examine how clear hierarchies and purposeful linking improve content findability and trust in Confluence spaces. Through short videos, a focused reading, guided practice, and reflection, you will apply structural thinking to reorganize content for intuitive access. The module prepares you to make intentional hierarchy and linking decisions that scale across teams and projects.
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1 video1 reading1 assignment
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1 video•Total 4 minutes
Linking Confluence to Jira•4 minutes
1 reading•Total 7 minutes
Pages, Parents, and Links•7 minutes
1 assignment•Total 15 minutes
Hands-On Learning: Reorganize the Product-Launch Space•15 minutes
Organize Content Smartly: Improve Structure Using Feedback
Module 10•1 hour to complete
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In this module, you will examine how user feedback and accessibility signals reveal when content structures stop working. Through videos, a focused reading, guided reflection, and hands-on practice, you will evaluate usability issues and adjust navigation and structure to improve clarity, inclusion, and overall user experience in shared knowledge spaces.
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1 video1 reading2 assignments
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1 video•Total 3 minutes
Navigation for Accessibility•3 minutes
1 reading•Total 8 minutes
NPS and Usability Signals•8 minutes
2 assignments•Total 35 minutes
Hands-On Learning: Fix a Low-Scoring Space•15 minutes
Graded Quiz: Organize and Optimize Confluence Content•20 minutes
Customize Templates Fast: Customize and Standardize a Confluence Template
Module 11•1 hour to complete
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You will learn how to clone and customize Confluence templates to align with organizational standards and branding. You will apply consistent structures and mandatory QA sections to ensure documentation quality, usability, and efficiency across teams.
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2 videos1 reading1 assignment
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2 videos•Total 7 minutes
Build Faster with Cloned How-To Templates•3 minutes
Apply Branding and QA Checklists•3 minutes
1 reading•Total 9 minutes
Template Customization Best Practices•9 minutes
1 assignment•Total 15 minutes
Hands-On Learning: Customize a Template•15 minutes
Customize Templates Fast: Analyze and Optimize Template Usage
Module 12•1 hour to complete
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You will analyze how Confluence templates are being used across teams to identify gaps, redundancies, and underutilized assets. You will evaluate opportunities to consolidate and refine templates for more efficient, impactful knowledge sharing.
Craft & Review Docs: Crafting High-Quality Technical Documentation in Confluence
Module 13•1 hour to complete
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This module focuses on creating technical documentation that is clear, consistent, and brand-aligned. You will practice using Confluence templates, embedding technical content correctly, and applying documentation standards expected in production environments.
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3 videos1 reading2 assignments
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3 videos•Total 17 minutes
What “Production-Ready” Documentation Looks Like•4 minutes
Using Confluence Templates Effectively•5 minutes
Embedding Code, Diagrams, and Visuals the Right Way•8 minutes
1 reading•Total 5 minutes
Documentation Standards: Templates, Structure, and Brand Rules•5 minutes
2 assignments•Total 20 minutes
Hands-On Learning: Draft a Production-Ready Integration Guide•15 minutes
Practice Quiz: Crafting Production-Ready Technical Documentation•5 minutes
Craft & Review Docs: Reviewing, Maintaining, and Improving Documentation Over Time
Module 14•1 hour to complete
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This module shifts from creation to evaluation. You will practice reviewing documentation at scale, identifying outdated or misleading content, and making decisions about updates, archiving, and version control.
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2 videos1 reading2 assignments
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2 videos•Total 15 minutes
What Changes First: How Docs Become Outdated•5 minutes
Running a Quarterly Documentation Review•10 minutes
1 reading•Total 5 minutes
Documentation Review Frameworks and Checklists•5 minutes
2 assignments•Total 25 minutes
Hands-On Learning: Run a Quarterly Documentation Review•15 minutes
Graded Quiz: Evaluating and Maintaining Documentation Quality•10 minutes
Project Module: Knowledge Base Buildout
Module 15•1 hour to complete
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Modern teams depend on structured knowledge systems to operate efficiently, reduce redundancy, and preserve institutional knowledge. However, effective knowledge bases are not static—they require thoughtful design, consistent structure, and ongoing evaluation to remain useful and scalable. In this project, you will act as an IT Manager responsible not only for building a centralized team knowledge base, but also for evaluating and improving its effectiveness. You will integrate key knowledge management practices, including taxonomy design, content structuring, template creation, documentation standards, and system evaluation into a cohesive solution. Rather than working with isolated concepts, you will design, build, and assess a complete knowledge base that reflects how teams organize, maintain, and improve information systems in real-world environments. Your final deliverable will be a structured knowledge base along with a brief evaluation summary that explains your design decisions, identifies improvement opportunities, and outlines how the system will be maintained over time.
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2 readings1 assignment
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2 readings•Total 10 minutes
Why This Project Matters•5 minutes
Project Requirements•5 minutes
1 assignment•Total 70 minutes
Knowledge Base Buildout•70 minutes
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