Curriculum Modules
The numbered curriculum: 14 modules in four phases, each with lesson content, hands-on exercises with sample answers, and guided labs. Work through them in order using the Previous/Next navigation, or jump to the module a program or learning path sent you to.
Companion starter kit
One chapter folder per module: runnable code, templates, step-by-step tasks, and answer keys. Set up once, then follow each chapter README alongside the module.
The 16-week journey at a glance
Setup first, then four phases over sixteen weeks. Click any module to start it; colors match the phase groups below.
Prerequisite: Enterprise Setup
Phase 1: Core Competencies
Prompting Fundamentals
Week 1Build reliable prompts that are explicit, testable, and structured. This module focuses on clarity, XML structure, examples, and prompt iteration loops.
Models, Tokens, and Context
Week 2Learn model selection and token economics to control quality, latency, and cost. This module adds token counting, batching, and context budgeting discipline.
System Prompts, Tool Use, and Extended Thinking
Week 3Master the three pillars of advanced Claude interaction: crafting system prompts as behavioral contracts, designing tool schemas that guide model reasoning, and leveraging extended thinking for complex multi-step problems.
Coding with Claude
Week 4Develop effective habits for using Claude as a coding collaborator. Learn scope discipline, reference patterns over prose, trust internal code, and write CLAUDE.md files that shape Claude Code's behavior across your projects.
Phase 2: Products & Platforms
Claude Apps (Web, Mobile, Desktop)
Week 5Master the Claude consumer and business applications across web, iOS, Android, and desktop. Learn Projects, Artifacts, Connectors, memory, custom styles, and the differences between Free, Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise plans.
Claude Code
Week 6Deep dive into Claude Code as a development platform: CLI and IDE integrations, CLAUDE.md hierarchy, permission modes, hooks system, skills architecture, subagents, plugins, MCP integration, managed settings for enterprise, and session management.
Claude API + Platform
Weeks 7-8Build production applications on the Claude API. Master the Messages API, streaming, tool use, prompt caching, Batch API, extended thinking, rate limits, Console workspaces, and administrative APIs for enterprise governance.
Chrome, Excel, and Desktop Agents
Week 9Deploy Claude as an autonomous agent across browsers, spreadsheets, presentations, and the desktop. Master Claude for Chrome, Claude for Excel, Claude for PowerPoint/Word/Outlook, and Claude Cowork for macOS.
MCP Server Integrations with Claude
Week 10Comprehensive implementation guide for using Claude with MCP servers: selecting existing servers, integrating them into Claude clients, and building secure custom MCP servers for production workflows.
Skill Authoring
Week 11Learn to author, test, and optimize Claude Code skills. Understand SKILL.md anatomy, progressive disclosure, description-driven triggering, evaluation methodology, and the description optimization loop that separates effective skills from noise.
Connectors & Enterprise Search
Week 12Configure, secure, and govern Claude Connectors and Enterprise Search. Understand the remote MCP server architecture, set up OAuth-based data source connections, enforce admin controls, and build an 'Ask Your Org' knowledge layer across Microsoft 365, Slack, Jira, Confluence, Zoom, Salesforce, and Google Workspace.
Phase 3: Training Design
Curriculum Design
Weeks 13-14Apply instructional design principles to build effective Claude training curricula. Master backward design, cognitive load theory, scaffolding strategies, content sequencing, and assessment instruments that measure real ability rather than recall.
Production + Pilot
Weeks 15-16Produce training materials, run a pilot cohort, collect and incorporate feedback, and establish a maintenance plan to keep your Claude curriculum current with Anthropic releases and evolving organizational needs.