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Collaborative Working in a Remote Team (FutureLearn)

Offered by University of Leeds, Institute of Coding,
Collaborative Working in a Remote Team (FutureLearn)

Learn how to work effectively and collaboratively with your team, whether you're at home or on the other side of the world. Discover project planning and collaboration tools for working remotely. Today, work happens in different locations and in less traditional ways. More of us than ever spend time working from home. On this course, you’ll explore the challenges and benefits of remote working.

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You’ll consider different technologies for collaboration and get introduced to project management tools that can help to ease the difficulties of working remotely.
You’ll also develop practical planning skills as you learn to produce an action plan for successful remote working and get advice for starting to work remotely in the real world.

Syllabus

Week 1: What is remote working?
Week 2: How to work remotely and collaboratively

What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...

  • Discuss the challenges and opportunities of remote working
  • Explore the main requirements for successful remote working
  • Develop an action plan for successful remote working
  • Discuss strategies for effective collaborative working
  • Experiment with time and project management tools
  • Explore tools and resources to help you work remotely
  • Produce a detailed plan for successful remote working

Who is the course for?
This course is designed for people who have digital skills but would like to build confidence in using digital technology in the workplace.
This may include those studying for A-levels, those who have a degree, or those who want to improve their career prospects.
The course will also be useful for anyone in employment who wants to boost their digital skills or anyone returning to the workplace who’d like to gain confidence in how working practices have evolved.

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