Prompt ChatGPT to Create a Course Plan

Creating a structured and pedagogically consistent course plan is one of the most time-consuming tasks for teachers, trainers, and instructional designers. ChatGPT radically transforms this process by generating detailed course plans aligned with specific learning objectives and tailored to your audience's level. Whether you are preparing a university module, professional training, or a practical workshop, AI allows you to start from a solid structure that you will refine based on your expertise. The goal is not to replace pedagogical know-how but to amplify it: ChatGPT excels at organizing learning sequences, proposing varied activities, and ensuring logical progression between sessions. By formulating a precise prompt that includes context, target audience, duration, and desired objectives, you get a complete course plan in seconds that would have taken hours of work. This page offers tested and optimized prompts to fully harness ChatGPT's potential in instructional design, from beginner to expert level.

The prompt

ChatGPT

Act as an experienced instructional designer with 15 years of experience in training engineering. Create a complete and structured course plan according to the following parameters:

Course topic: [INDICATE TOPIC]
Target audience: [LEVEL, AGE, PREREQUISITES]
Total duration: [NUMBER OF HOURS/SESSIONS]
Main objective: [WHAT LEARNERS MUST MASTER AT THE END]

For each session, provide:

Title and duration
Specific learning objectives (use Bloom's taxonomy)
Detailed timeline with times for each activity
Teaching methods used (lecture, practical workshop, group work, case study)
Required resources and materials
A formative assessment activity

Also include:

An engaging introduction for the course
Summative assessment methods
A recommended bibliography
Suggestions for pedagogical differentiation for struggling and advanced learners

Structure everything in a clear format with tables for the timeline of each session.

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Why it works

This prompt leverages the expert role framework to activate the model's pedagogical knowledge, especially Bloom's taxonomy which ensures measurable objectives. The detailed structure with precise parameters (audience, duration, objectives) reduces ambiguity and forces an exhaustive, contextualized response. The requirement for tables and structured formats prevents vague answers and produces a directly usable deliverable.

Expected result

You will get a professional course plan including a session-by-session breakdown with objectives aligned with Bloom's taxonomy, a timed timeline for each session, varied pedagogical activities, and assessment methods. The document will be structured in clear tables, ready to be adapted and used as is for your teaching or submitted for institutional validation.

Variants by level

FAQ

How can I adapt the course plan generated by ChatGPT to my specific context?

The plan generated by ChatGPT provides a solid foundation that must always be customized. Start by checking the alignment of objectives with your official curriculum or program. Then adjust the timings based on your experience with the target audience: ChatGPT tends to underestimate the time needed for practical activities. Replace generic examples with concrete cases from your field. Finally, adapt the assessment methods to the tools available at your institution. Ideally, generate the plan, then prompt ChatGPT again with your specific constraints to refine each session individually.

Can ChatGPT create course plans that comply with official national education programs?

ChatGPT knows the broad outlines of French school curricula, but its knowledge may be incomplete or outdated. For compliant use, specify in your prompt the exact level (e.g., 'classe de 3e'), the subject, and the chapter of the program. If possible, paste an excerpt from the official bulletin into your prompt so the AI can reference it directly. Always verify the generated plan's compliance with current official texts, as ChatGPT may propose content outside the curriculum or omit required skills.

What is the optimal course duration to request from ChatGPT to get a quality plan?

ChatGPT effectively handles course plans ranging from 2 hours (one-off workshop) to 40 hours (semester module). For short training (under 10 hours), request a complete plan in a single query. For long training, proceed in two steps: first the overview with main sequences, then the session-by-session details in separate prompts. Beyond 40 hours, break your training into independent modules and generate a plan for each module. This iterative approach produces more accurate and coherent results than a single overly ambitious request.

How to use this prompt

Copy the prompt with the button above.
Paste it into ChatGPT, Claude or your favorite AI assistant.
Replace the bracketed variables with your details, then refine the result.

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