Claude User Fundamentals is a foundational course for knowledge workers and business users who need a practical, non-technical foundation in using Claude for everyday work.
The course takes learners from first principles — what Claude is and where its limits are — through real workplace use cases, prompting, document analysis, Projects, Memory, safe-use practices, and a final hands-on task.
This repository now includes both:
- Instructor-led edition — half-day live delivery with instructor facilitation.
- Online self-paced edition — complete asynchronous learner pathway with modules, workbook, prompt library, checks, final assessment, capstone, LMS guidance, and static course entry page.
| Field | Detail |
|---|---|
| Course code | CLD-UF-101 |
| Course title | Claude User Fundamentals |
| Level | Foundational — Level 1 |
| Audience | Knowledge workers and business users |
| Instructor-led duration | Half-day, approximately 3 hours 50 minutes including breaks |
| Self-paced duration | Approximately 4–5 hours total learner effort |
| Delivery modes | Instructor-led, in-person, live virtual, or online self-paced |
| Prerequisites | None; basic computer and internet literacy only |
| ILT assessment | Knowledge quiz 40% + hands-on lab review 60% |
| Self-paced assessment | Module checks 20% + final knowledge check 40% + capstone 40% |
| Passing criteria | 70% combined score and completed practical/capstone activity |
By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
- Explain what Claude is, how it differs from a search engine, and where its limitations are.
- Start and manage conversations across web, desktop, and mobile interfaces.
- Apply Claude to five core workplace use cases: writing, summarization, brainstorming, analysis, and Q&A.
- Write clear prompts that include audience, context, constraints, examples, tone, and output format.
- Upload and work with documents, files, screenshots, and structured outputs.
- Use Projects, custom instructions, and Memory to support recurring work.
- Identify situations where Claude output needs verification or caution.
- Complete one real work task using the course methodology.
| Unit | Topic | ILT Duration | Self-Paced Duration | Main activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to Claude | 20 min | 30 min | AI experience reflection and limits check |
| 2 | Getting Started | 25 min | 30 min | Send a first Claude message about learner role |
| 3 | Core Use Cases | 40 min | 45 min | Complete one real task using a core use case |
| 4 | Effective Prompting | 35 min | 45 min | Improve an earlier prompt and compare results |
| 5 | Working with Documents and Files | 30 min | 40 min | Upload a safe document and ask targeted questions |
| 6 | Projects and Memory | 25 min | 35 min | Map recurring tasks to context features |
| 7 | Best Practices and Pitfalls | 25 min | 40 min | Build a personal verification list |
| 8 | Hands-On Practice / Capstone | 30 min | 60 min | Complete and review a real work task |
The self-paced course is available in self-paced/.
Key entry points:
self-paced/README.md— self-paced course overviewself-paced/index.html— static course landing page with browser-based progress trackingself-paced/course-map.yml— LMS-friendly course metadataself-paced/modules/— full learner module contentself-paced/resources/learner-workbook.md— learner workbookself-paced/resources/prompt-library.md— reusable prompt libraryself-paced/resources/verification-checklist.md— responsible-use checklistself-paced/assessments/final-knowledge-check.md— final quizself-paced/assessments/capstone-project.md— capstone project briefself-paced/lms/implementation-guide.md— LMS deployment guide
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├── README.md
├── course.yml
├── docs/
│ ├── student-guide.md
│ ├── instructor-guide.md
│ └── facilitation-plan.md
├── activities/
│ └── hands-on-labs.md
├── assessments/
│ ├── quiz.md
│ └── lab-review-rubric.md
├── self-paced/
│ ├── README.md
│ ├── course-map.yml
│ ├── index.html
│ ├── assets/
│ │ ├── course.css
│ │ └── course.js
│ ├── modules/
│ │ ├── module-01-introduction.md
│ │ ├── module-02-getting-started.md
│ │ ├── module-03-core-use-cases.md
│ │ ├── module-04-effective-prompting.md
│ │ ├── module-05-documents-files.md
│ │ ├── module-06-projects-memory.md
│ │ ├── module-07-best-practices-pitfalls.md
│ │ └── module-08-capstone-qa.md
│ ├── resources/
│ │ ├── prompt-library.md
│ │ ├── learner-workbook.md
│ │ ├── verification-checklist.md
│ │ └── ai-use-policy-template.md
│ ├── assessments/
│ │ ├── module-knowledge-checks.md
│ │ ├── final-knowledge-check.md
│ │ ├── capstone-project.md
│ │ └── grading-guide.md
│ └── lms/
│ ├── implementation-guide.md
│ ├── scorm-readme.md
│ └── imsmanifest.xml
├── slides/
│ └── README.md
├── website/
│ └── index.html
└── .github/
└── workflows/
└── markdown-check.yml
| Component | Weight | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Knowledge quiz | 40% | Short quiz covering Claude concepts, prompting, document/file workflows, Projects/Memory, and safe-use practices |
| Hands-on lab review | 60% | Instructor-reviewed real task from Unit 8 |
| Component | Weight | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Module knowledge checks | 20% | Formative checks after each module |
| Final knowledge check | 40% | 20-question final assessment |
| Capstone project | 40% | Real or realistic task with prompt, iteration, verification, and workplace application |
Learners pass with 70% or higher combined, provided the practical/capstone activity is completed and reviewed.
The course is designed to be practical and low-friction:
- Keep the tone non-technical and workplace-oriented.
- Use real tasks rather than toy examples.
- Reinforce iteration: the first response is a draft.
- Reinforce that Claude augments judgment; it does not replace verification or decision ownership.
- Defer organization-specific privacy and AI usage rules to the client’s approved policy owner.
- For self-paced LMS deployment, use the implementation guide in
self-paced/lms/.
CLD-UF-101 Claude User Fundamentals
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CLD-DEV-201 Claude for Developers
CLD-UF-101 is sufficient for many non-technical users. Learners who write code or work closely with engineering teams should progress to CLD-DEV-201: Claude for Developers.
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