Claude Prompt to Create a Course Plan
Creating a structured and pedagogically sound course plan requires considerable expertise in instructional design. Claude excels in this area thanks to its ability to organize complex content into progressive and coherent learning sequences. Whether you are a secondary school teacher, a university professor, a corporate trainer, or an instructional designer, Claude can help you develop detailed course plans that respect the fundamental principles of pedagogy: measurable objectives, logical progression, diversity of activities, and aligned assessment. Artificial intelligence does not replace your disciplinary expertise, but it significantly accelerates the structuring process by offering you pedagogical frameworks adapted to your audience, your subject, and your time constraints. By using the right prompts, you will obtain complete course plans including learning objectives, sequenced timeline, practical activities, recommended resources, and assessment methods. This page guides you in formulating optimal prompts and obtaining results that are directly usable in the classroom or in training.
The prompt
You are an experienced instructional designer. Create a complete and detailed course plan for the following subject:
Subject: [E.G., INTRODUCTION TO PYTHON PROGRAMMING]
Target audience: [E.G., FIRST-YEAR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS, NO PROGRAMMING PREREQUISITES]
Total duration: [E.G., 12 WEEKS, 2 HOURS PER WEEK]
General objective: [E.G., ENABLE STUDENTS TO CREATE FUNCTIONAL PYTHON SCRIPTS TO AUTOMATE SIMPLE TASKS]
For each session, detail:
- Learning objectives formulated with action verbs (Bloom's taxonomy)
- Theoretical content with key concepts to cover
- Practical activities with concrete exercises and their estimated duration
- Formative assessment to check understanding during the session
- Recommended resources and materials (readings, videos, tools)
- Link to the previous and next session to ensure progression
Also add:
- A summary table of the progression over the entire course
- The modalities of summative assessment (exams, projects, weighting)
- Differentiation strategies for struggling and advanced learners
- A list of cross-curricular skills developed
Structure your response clearly with headings and subheadings. Use a professional tone suitable for an official pedagogical document.
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Why it works
This prompt works thanks to the attribution of an expert role (instructional designer) which activates Claude's knowledge in instructional design, combined with precise contextual variables that allow fine customization. The imposed session-by-session structure with six mandatory dimensions (objectives, content, activities, assessment, resources, links) forces a thorough and coherent response, while the explicit reference to Bloom's taxonomy ensures measurable and professional objectives.
Expected result
Variants by level
FAQ
How can I adapt the course plan generated by Claude to my institutional framework?
Can Claude create course plans for all levels and all subjects?
How can I iterate on the course plan to improve it progressively?
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