AI for Investigators: Leveraging Artificial Intelligence Platforms like Microsoft Copilot (and others) to Support your Investigations

Central Time (CT) Online November 20, 2025 $895.00 + tax

Course Overview

Duration: 6.5 Hours (Full-Day Workshop Online or In Person for Organizations)

Format: Interactive Training with Hands-On Exercises, Case Studies, and Group Discussions

Course Summary:

As casework grows in volume and complexity, investigators face increasing pressure to manage data efficiently, generate consistent reports, and maintain policy compliance. This updated 6.5-hour course delivers a practical, hands-on approach to applying Microsoft Copilot and other AI platforms in your investigative workflows.

Using real-world scenarios, live Copilot demonstrations, and guided exercises, participants will learn to create

  • effective prompts,
  • extract insights from evidence, and
  • produce professional investigation reports

— all while aligning with

  • policy,
  • privacy, and
  • ethical guidelines.

Why Attend?

✅ Master Prompting Techniques: Learn how to write investigation-ready prompts for Microsoft Copilot and other platforms. How to get accurate information and minimizing inaccurate information so important in investigations. Pitfalls in thinking that AI will be a substitute for your intelligence and strategy.

✅ Streamline Your Workflow: Reduce time spent on emails, logs, interviews, and reporting

✅ Understand Policy & Privacy Compliance: Stay aligned with common industry standards and security constraints

✅ Build AI Literacy: Develop the skills needed to evaluate, test, and safely integrate AI into investigative work

✅ Take Home Tools: Leave with a ready-to-use prompt library, worksheet templates, and a reference handbook

Course Highlights

🔍 Investigator-Focused: Use of Copilot  capabilities tailored to investigative tasks for private and public sector roles

🛠️ Hands-On Exercises: Practice with real case data (e.g., transcripts, access logs, code of conduct)

📄 Prompt Engineering Workshop: Build and refine prompts using step-by-step methodology

📈 Cross-Application Integration: Learn to use Copilot in Word, Excel, Outlook, and Teams

🧠 Knowledge You Can Use: Tools and examples you can apply immediately after the session

What You’ll Gain

  • Fluency in Copilot features that support investigations
  • Structured methodology for writing effective AI prompts
  • Templates and examples for use in your organization
  • A downloadable prompt reference guide and digital handbook
  • Confidence to apply AI tools ethically, securely, and strategically

Who Should Attend?

  • HR Investigators and Professionals
  • Investigators with Case Oversight
  • Compliance & Ethics Officers
  • Case Review Teams
  • Security, Risk, and Internal Audit Units
  • Legal Advisors & Corporate Counsels
  • Administrative Review Boards
  • Managers with Investigative Oversight
  • IT & Data Governance Officers

Training Session Outline

Module 1: Introduction to Copilot and AI in Investigations

  • What is Microsoft Copilot?
  • Common use cases
  • Overview of AI tools in investigations workflows
  • AI limitations, ethics, and human-in-the-loop review

Module 2: Prompt Engineering for Investigators

  • Anatomy of an effective prompt
  • Mistakes to avoid when prompting
  • Application-specific prompt examples (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams)
  • Workshop: Building and refining prompts

Module 3: Using Copilot to Triage and Summarize Evidence

  • Outlook: Complaint intake and issue triage
  • Word: Interview summary generation
  • Excel: Identifying access anomalies and inconsistencies
  • Teams: Reviewing chat logs for misconduct
  • Exercise: Analyze, summarize, and extract red flags from case files using prompts

Module 4: Drafting Reports with Copilot

  • Building executive summaries
  • Drafting factual findings from notes
  • Flagging potential gaps or inconsistencies
  • Report formatting and clarity refinement
  • Exercise: Use Word to draft a case summary from provided evidence

Module 5: Ethical Use and Oversight of AI Tools

  • Role-based access and content classification
  • Prompt auditing and documentation
  • Managing privacy risks and sensitive content
  • Ethics in automation: where human review is essential

Module 6: Building Sustainable Copilot Workflows (45 minutes)

  • Designing Copilot-assisted workflows
  • Copilot capabilities per application
  • Working within Microsoft 365 constraints (e.g., firewalls, permissions)
  • Prompt logging and team prompt libraries
  • Resource: Receive a reference glossary and prompt playbook

Module 7: Planning Ahead – Skills, Policy & Readiness

  • Training plans and skill development
  • Common Policy alignment and updates
  • Privacy reviews and risk registers
  • Internal enablement strategy

Closing Remarks & Q&A

  • Summary of key concepts
  • Final feedback and knowledge check
  • Resource list and certification