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Claude Certified Associate — Foundations

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Prompting Fundamentals

How to get reliable results from Claude: the anatomy of a prompt, system vs user roles, giving clear and specific instructions, showing examples, structuring inputs, and iterating when the first answer misses.

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What this topic covers

  1. 01Anatomy of a Prompt: System, User, Assistant300m
  2. 02Clear, Specific Instructions Beat Vague Ones300m
  3. 03Showing Examples (Few-shot Prompting)300m
  4. 04Structuring Inputs and Giving Context300m
  5. 05Iterating and Refining Results300m

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