AI Fundamentals with Claude
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AI Fundamentals with Claude
This course is part of Real-World AI for Everyone Specialization
Instructors: Dan Mellott
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Sponsored by Anthropic (the company that created Claude) and taught by former Anthropic manager Dan Mellott
Featuring Hannah Pritchett, Anthropic's Head of People, and Alex Sanderford, Anthropic's Head of Trust and Safety
Use simple patterns to turn Claude into your tireless partner who transforms rough ideas into professional deliverables, websites, and apps
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There are 4 modules in this course
Sponsored by Anthropic and 1Password. No matter your background, build confidence and accelerate your career by incorporating AI. Learn how to use Claude, Anthropicβs AI assistant, to save time, write more clearly, and unlock creativity at work and in life.
You will learn how to: - Structure context and prompts to achieve the most useful responses, and set context using patterns such as role, goal, and tone - Write prompts to turn Claude into your thinking partner to brainstorm, plan, and problem-solve, or create high-visibility outputs like resumes - Transform rough ideas into professional deliverables, even websites and apps, using Claude Artifacts and Claude Connectors - Manage your Claude usage with features including Memory and Adaptive Thinking Featuring: - Nancy Wang, CEO and Founder, Advancing Women in Tech (AWIT); SVP and Head of Engineering, 1Password; Venture Partner, Felicis Ventures - Dan Mellott, Former Manager of the API Team, Anthropic; Faculty Lecturer, San Francisco Conservatory of Music; Cofounder, CEO and CTO, Left Turn Studios - Hannah Pritchett, Head of People, Anthropic - Alex Sanderford, AI Safeguards, Head of Policy, Enforcement and Threat Intelligence, Anthropic
Tired of AI trainings centered around "the transformer model" with no applications to your career? AWIT is here to to show you how to best use AI in your work (and life) to get ahead!
What's included
3 videos1 reading1 discussion prompt
3 videosβ’Total 14 minutes
- June 2026 Updateβ’1 minute
- Welcome from AWIT CEO Nancy Wangβ’7 minutes
- Introducing lead instructor Dan Mellottβ’7 minutes
1 readingβ’Total 5 minutes
- Connect with Nancy, Dan, and AWIT!β’5 minutes
1 discussion promptβ’Total 10 minutes
- Optional: Introduce yourself!β’10 minutes
What is Claude? How should you think -- and feel, about Claude?
What's included
7 videos1 reading1 assignment
7 videosβ’Total 49 minutes
- What is an AI assistant?β’3 minutes
- Claude Demoβ’4 minutes
- Recapβ’1 minute
- Prompts, context, and word predictionβ’11 minutes
- Memory (Jun. 2026 Update)β’3 minutes
- How to talk to Claude so it actually helpsβ’10 minutes
- Meet Hannah Pritchett, Anthropic's Head of Peopleβ’16 minutes
1 readingβ’Total 1 minute
- Jobs at Anthropicβ’1 minute
1 assignmentβ’Total 15 minutes
- Module 1 Quiz: Understanding AI and How It Worksβ’15 minutes
Now that you know how to think about Claude, learn how Claude thinks about you!
What's included
3 videos1 reading1 assignment
3 videosβ’Total 35 minutes
- Using Claude for researchβ’13 minutes
- Creating and refining with Claude Artifactsβ’9 minutes
- Shape tone, style, and length of Claude's responsesβ’14 minutes
1 readingβ’Total 1 minute
- Materials for module 2β’1 minute
1 assignmentβ’Total 15 minutes
- Module 2 Quiz: Making Documents with Claudeβ’15 minutes
How to talk to Claude so it actually helps you
What's included
6 videos1 reading1 assignment
6 videosβ’Total 71 minutes
- Use Claude to brainstorm ideasβ’21 minutes
- Connectors (Jun. 2026 Update)β’5 minutes
- Usage (Jun. 2026 Update)β’5 minutes
- Adaptive Thinking (Jun. 2026 Update)β’1 minute
- Building your resumeβ’24 minutes
- Meet Alex Sanderford, AI Safeguards, Head of Policy at Anthropicβ’15 minutes
1 readingβ’Total 1 minute
- Materials for module 3β’1 minute
1 assignmentβ’Total 15 minutes
- Module 3 Quiz: Using Claude to Solve Real Problemsβ’15 minutes
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Reviewed on Feb 8, 2026
Bravo, really loved the work of the entire AWIT team here. I would like to request that they kindly consider doing more with Claude, such as Claude code.
Reviewed on Nov 22, 2025
The gold standard for AI fundamentalsβClaude and AWIT deliver excellence.
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Great intro and new things to think about with Claude!
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