Domain 4 · 20%

Prompt Engineering & Structured Output

Write prompts Claude can act on reliably and produce machine-validatable output. Master explicit criteria, few-shot examples, chain-of-thought, and system/role prompts; then guarantee structured output with tool_use + JSON Schema, build validation-retry loops, and scale review with multi-pass instances and the Message Batches API.

8 lessons · 81 min

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Module 1 · Effective Prompting

3 lessons · 28 min

1. Explicit Criteria vs Vague Instructions9 min · Updated 2026-09-27
2. Few-Shot Examples (2–4)9 min
3. Chain-of-Thought, Roles & System Prompts10 min · Updated 2026-09-27

Module 2 · Structured Output

3 lessons · 32 min

1. Structured Output via tool_use + JSON Schema11 min · Updated 2026-09-27
2. Schema Design: Required, Nullable, Enums10 min
3. Validation-Retry Loops & Self-Correction11 min · Updated 2026-09-27

Module 3 · Review & Batch

2 lessons · 21 min

1. Multi-Pass & Independent Review10 min · Updated 2026-09-27
2. The Message Batches API for Review at Scale11 min · Updated 2026-09-27

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Domain 4 quiz

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