Name: AI for the Workplace with Claude (Self-Paced)
Price: 799.0 USD
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This course includes

12 hours of project-based training from experts
Answers from real instructors
Retake for free within 1 year
Verified digital certificate of completion
Credits: 1.2 CEUs

This is the self-paced course. For live instruction, enroll in AI for the Workplace with Claude.

Study at your own pace and build a Claude workflow around your daily work. Practice prompting, analyzing files, organizing Projects, creating Artifacts, and personalizing instructions and memory.

Explore Claude Cowork, workplace integrations, role-specific plugins, and scheduled tasks. Work with permissions and context, evaluate the output, and complete a guided capstone using a task from your own role.

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This course includes

12 hours of project-based training from experts
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Retake for free within 1 year
Verified digital certificate of completion
Credits: 1.2 CEUs

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AI for the Workplace with Claude (Self-Paced) Curriculum

What You'll Learn at a Glance

Produce well-structured prompts for research, summarization, analysis, and writing
Create a personalized workflow using Projects, Artifacts, Styles, and Memory
Get Claude Cowork ready by defining permissions, adding context files, and setting guardrails
Set up integrations between Claude and Slack, Google Drive, Gmail, Excel, and PowerPoint
Install Plugins that fit your role and configure Scheduled Tasks
Complete a guided capstone that produces a full Claude system for your job

Course Syllabus

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Module 1: Getting Started with Claude AI

Describe what Claude is, who builds it, and why it is not a search engine
Understand the context window, how a conversation fills it, and when to start a new one
Choose between the models and set how much effort goes into an answer
Compare the plans, and identify where Claude can be reached: browser, desktop app, Chrome, Microsoft 365, and mobile
Set instructions and turn on Memory, the two cheapest things you can do on day one

Module 2: Prompting Fundamentals and Working with Files

Apply the five-part prompt: context, task, format, constraints, and examples
Compare a weak prompt against a strong one and explain why the strong one works
Work with images, PDFs, spreadsheets, and documents directly in a conversation
Bring in current information with web search, and know what it does and does not settle
Recognize the five prompting mistakes that account for most disappointing results

Module 3: Projects: Organizing Ongoing Work

Explain the problem Projects solve compared with a regular conversation
Set up a Project using its Instructions and Context panels
Write Project instructions using a repeatable framework
Build a knowledge base the Project draws on automatically

Module 4: Artifacts, Skills, and Memory

Create and edit Artifacts, and know which kinds of output become one
Build a Skill that carries your voice or a repeatable task, and know when a Skill beats an instruction
Configure Memory, and understand how it differs from Project context
Manage your usage so a plan goes further

Module 5: Intermediate Prompting and Advanced Features

Ask for reasoning you can check, and read it rather than collapsing it
Break a large task into steps Claude can follow in sequence
Talk to Claude instead of typing, and know when dictation is the better input
Let Claude interview you with the "You Ask Me" technique instead of writing the perfect prompt

Module 6: Claude vs. Other AI Tools

Compare Claude against other major AI tools on the capabilities that matter for professional work
Apply a practical framework for choosing the right tool for a given task
Follow the basic rules for protecting sensitive information in any AI tool

Module 7: Claude Cowork

Place Cowork as one of three ways to work in the app you already have, rather than a separate product to install
Describe the kind of work Cowork is for, and how it differs from Chat
Explain where a Cowork session actually runs, and what the desktop app is still needed for
Run a first Cowork task that reads and writes real files

Module 8: Building Your Context System

Name the layers of context Cowork draws on, and what each one covers
Write instructions that apply to every session, and Project instructions that apply to one
Make "ask me clarifying questions first" a standing default rather than something you retype

Module 9: Guardrails, Permissions, and Safe Use

Explain what Cowork can and cannot reach, based on the folder you point it at
Choose an approval mode, and configure network egress settings for a given task
Recognize prompt injection and apply the practical defenses against it
Apply the data privacy and compliance rules that govern regulated work

Module 10: Connectors, Chrome, and Microsoft 365

Set up and use a Connector through MCP
Work safely in the browser, the highest-risk surface, using the Chrome side panel
Run Claude inside Excel, PowerPoint and Word, where it sees the live file and edits in place
Move a workflow across two Office applications in a single conversation

Module 11: Plugins and Scheduled Tasks

Explain what a Plugin bundles and how slash commands trigger it
Install a Plugin from a marketplace and use it on real work
Set up a recurring Scheduled Task, and know what it can still reach when your computer is asleep

Module 12: Judging What You Get Back

Explain why a confident answer and a correct answer are different properties
Apply three checks to any output before you use it: is it true, is it complete, is it yours
Identify the failure that leaves no trace on the page, which is the one people miss
Audit something you built earlier in the course and fix what the checks find

Module 13: Capstone: Build Your Personal Claude System

Audit your own week and identify the work worth handing over
Ask Claude what it needs from you, and write the answer into your instructions
Connect the tools your top tasks depend on, and schedule the work that recurs
Run one real task end to end using everything built across the two days

Module 14: Wrap-Up and Next Steps

Recap the full arc of skills and system components built across both days
Understand the honest, current limitations, including what depends on your plan and your device
Leave with a concrete plan for the first week of applying what was learned

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is the target audience for this course?

Any professional who wants practical, structured mastery of Claude AI belongs in this hands-on course, whatever the role or sector. The audience covers knowledge workers, managers and team leads, project managers, analysts and researchers, and HR, operations, finance, and communications professionals. Casual users of AI tools who want to trade occasional use for a workflow that is reliable and repeatable will get just as much out of it. Newcomers to Claude, AI tools, and programming can enroll without any prior experience.

Is this course open to beginners?

Yes, this course is open to beginners. Students must be comfortable using a computer. No other prior knowledge is required.

Do you offer payment plans or student financing for this course?

This course does not qualify for payment plans or student financing. See our Payment Plan FAQ to find related programs that qualify.

How long do I have access to the course materials?

This course is available for 30 days. You can choose when to start your access period. Once you activate, you will have 30 days to complete it (access the course materials, quizzes, projects and videos). You may request one extension of seven (7) days. Other extension requests will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Videos are not downloadable.

What is the cancellation and refund policy for this single course?

For this course, you are entitled to a 90% refund (your payment less the nonrefundable 10% registration fee) within 30 days of purchase if you have not accessed the course materials.

What’s included with my tuition?

A hands-on learning experience working on projects and exercises, which is proven to boost comprehension, retention, and engagement
Expert instructors who are industry professionals and experienced educators that are driven to help you succeed
Expert support with answers to your questions from real instructors throughout your learning journey
Top-notch curricula that have been tried and tested over many years and are consistently improved for an optimal learning experience
A certificate of completion to verify your accomplishment

Are there any additional fees or expenses?

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Do you offer any discounts for this course?

We don’t currently offer discounts as we do our best to affordably price our courses.

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