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Claude for Everyday Work

Claude for Everyday Work is a self-paced AIvanced Academy course (13 lessons, 3h 29m).

Hands-on, safety-first practice with Claude: ask about files, search with sources, set up projects, make documents, connect apps and save skills.

Length: 3h 29m
13 lessons in 4 modules
Level: Beginner
Certificate of completion
Price: $19.99 one-time, lifetime access

Also included with Academy Membership ($29.99/month or $249.99/year) and with a Teams plan. See pricing

About this course

Took Anthropic's Claude 101 course? This is the hands-on, safety-first practice that comes next. New to Claude? You can start here too.

Practice the safety decisions first. You'll check the training switch, clean up what Claude remembers, use incognito chats, set what a connected app may do, say no to hidden instructions, and choose how to share what Claude makes.

Then practice for real. Every lesson has a hands-on exercise with a checklist and a model answer. You'll also work through a three-step customer simulation and a three-part final project, and earn a certificate.

One small-business story. You'll follow Imani, the office manager at Hollyfern Dog Lodge, a made-up dog daycare. Every exercise uses made-up data, plain language and a copy-ready prompt.

What you need: any Claude account. Every exercise works on the Free plan, or has a clear path if you don't have a paid plan. Some features need a paid plan or an admin to turn them on, and each lesson says what to do if something is missing. Practice with made-up data in any account. Real work information goes only in an account your company approved. No AI tool at all? Every exercise has a path without one.

Before you start: this course is for beginners. If you're new to AI, "AI Foundations: Understanding Today's AI Tools" is a good first step. "Prompting Fundamentals", "AI Privacy, Safety, and Responsible Use" and "AI Workspace Building Blocks: Projects, Artifacts, Skills and Agents" pair well with this course.

Topics: claude, projects, artifacts, connectors, skills, web search, memory, privacy, fact-checking, prompt injection, file uploads, small business

What you'll learn

Tell which Claude plan and look you have, and what to do if a feature is missing.
Check the privacy and memory settings that decide what Claude keeps, and use an incognito chat.
Upload a file, get answers that stick to it, and spot when an answer isn't in the file.
Use web search, or Research on a paid plan, and check two sources before you trust an answer.
Set up a project with files and instructions so Claude starts every chat with the right background.
Make a document as an artifact or a file, check it, and decide who should see it and how.
Connect an app like Google Calendar, set what Claude may do on its own, and say no to actions you didn't ask for.
Save a repeat task as a skill and test it, and know when Claude in Chrome or Claude for Excel fits.

A Try It exercise called "Your first prompt": a short scenario about moving a team meeting from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m., then numbered steps to send a prompt in ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini or Claude, paste the reply, and note one thing to keep or change. — An example from AI Foundations, Lesson 1. Lessons in Claude for Everyday Work work the same way: you do the task in your own AI tool, then a quick check explains the answer. Try this course's first lesson free

A quick check question about an AI tool that confidently states a rent late fee. The answer "It may be a guess, because the tool can't see Fernhill's leases" is marked correct, with an explanation of why asking again proves nothing and the fact should be checked in the lease. — An example from AI Foundations, Lesson 1. Lessons in Claude for Everyday Work work the same way: you do the task in your own AI tool, then a quick check explains the answer. Try this course's first lesson free

Course outline

Module 1: Get Started Safely

Meet Claude: Which Claude Do You Have? (free preview)
Safe Use: What Claude Keeps and Who Can See It
Give It the Page: Ask Claude About a File

Module 2: Find, Organize and Remember

Web Search and Research: Answers With Sources
Projects: Give Claude a Reference Shelf
Guided Check: Memory and Instructions, See What Claude Knows About You

Module 3: Make, Connect and Repeat

Artifacts: Documents, Slides and Designs You Can Edit
Connectors: Let Claude Use Your Calendar and Email
Guided Check: Connected Data and Hidden Instructions
Skills, Plus a Quick Look at Claude in Chrome and Claude for Excel

Module 4: Put It Together

Structured Simulation: Desmond Books a Holiday Stay
Final Practice Exercise: Hollyfern's Fernling Club Launch
Final Knowledge Check

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