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★ JW = Jas Wong recommended · Purple note = verbatim transcript
Day 1 · May 1, 2026
Foundations & Claude Orientation
JW's mandatory starting block for all paths — build mental models before touching the API
~5.5–7 hrs
AI Capabilities and Limitations
Mental model of token prediction, knowledge, memory, and steerability. Conceptual warm-up before AI Fluency.
Context (not in JW's 7 courses)
Not covered by Jas Wong — this course launched alongside newer Academy additions. Treat it as a 1-hour primer explaining why Claude behaves as it does, which makes the AI Fluency course land harder.
Particularly useful before Day 2's API work: understanding hallucination mechanics and knowledge cutoffs reduces frustration during hands-on exercises.
Claude 101
★ JW #1
High-level overview of Claude features, prompting basics, skills, and connectors. JW reviewed at timestamp 0:49.
✓ Pro
"A solid orientation to everything that Claude can do in one place, and useful as a reference for skills and connectors specifically."
一站式全面了解 Claude 的各项能力，对 skills 和 connectors 来说尤其是个有用的参考。
✗ Con
"Heavy on the reading and light on actually doing and exercises, and a lot of features they discuss are for paid users. If you're on a free tier, this is not going to feel very applicable."
“阅读内容偏多，实际操作和练习偏少，而且他们讨论的很多功能都是给付费用户的。如果你用的是免费版，会觉得很多内容用不上。”
"If you just go into Claude and play with the features yourself, you can learn a lot of this on your own."
如果你直接打开 Claude，自己上手玩一玩这些功能，很多东西自己就能摸索出来。
◆ Verdict
"Recommended for someone who just signed up for Claude and wants a structured overview — but you can skip it if you're already using Claude regularly. Maybe bookmark it for the skills and connector section."
推荐给刚注册 Claude、想要一个系统性概览的人——但如果你已经在日常使用 Claude，可以跳过。skills 和 connector 那部分可以收藏一下。
JW Builders path (9:21): "You can skim it or skip it if you're already using Claude daily."
JW Builders 路径 (9:21)："如果你已经在每天用 Claude 了，可以快速浏览或者直接跳过这部分。"
AI Fluency: Framework & Foundations
★ JW #2
4D Framework — Delegation, Description, Discernment, Diligence. Co-developed with Ringling College & UCC. Certificate included. JW reviewed at 1:45.
"This course is actually very different from all the other ones. It's not about Claude's technology. Rather, it's about how humans actually interact with AI."
"这门课程其实和其他课程都很不一样。它讲的不是 Claude 的技术，而是人类到底是怎么和 AI 互动的。"
✓ Pro
"Exercise-heavy so that you can actually apply what you're learning on the go."
练习为主，让你能边学边用。
"The section on diligence as part of the AI fluency framework is genuinely underrated and something I haven't seen covered this well anywhere else."
"AI 流畅度框架里关于 diligence 的那一节真的被低估了，我没在别的地方见过讲得这么好的。"
"Because it's not Claude-specific, the concepts apply to any AI tools that you use."
因为这不只针对 Claude，这些概念适用于你使用的任何 AI 工具。
✗ Con
"Very text-heavy, especially with the exercises. The prompt engineering section overlaps with other courses — you're going to see some of that content again."
文字很多，尤其是练习部分。Prompt engineering 那一节和其他课程有重叠——里面的一些内容你会再看到一遍。
◆ Verdict
"It is one of the best courses in the entire lineup, so don't skip this one regardless of your background."
这是整个课程体系里最棒的课程之一，所以不管你是什么背景，都别错过。
"Especially valuable for security practitioners and non-technical users."
"对安全从业者和非技术用户来说尤其有价值。"
JW Builders path (9:21): "Prompting foundations matter — especially for developers."
JW Builders 之路（9:21）："Prompting 基础很重要——尤其是对开发者来说。"
Introduction to Claude Cowork
Agentic desktop mode — task loop, plugins, file & research workflows, multi-step steering. New in Claude 4.x era.
Context (not in JW's 7 courses)
Not reviewed by Jas Wong — Cowork launched after her sprint. Architecturally distinct from the API: Claude operates on local files and apps rather than as a remote service.
Relevant for enterprise desktop automation evaluation. Treat as a lighter afternoon read after the heavier AI Fluency course.
JW — Day Sequencing Note
"If you're a beginner, I would skip everything else until you've been using Claude consistently for a few weeks because the technical courses won't really land unless you have context for why they matter." (8:59) — For your profile (already technical), Day 1 sets mental models so Day 2's API depth has proper context.
Day 2 · May 2, 2026
API Mastery
JW's #3 in Builders path — the most comprehensive technical course in the entire lineup, 8 hours, dedicate the full day
~6–8 hrs
Building with the Claude API
★ JW #6 reviewed / #3 in path
8 hrs: multi-turn conversations, tool use, RAG, text embeddings, prompt caching, extended thinking, workflows and agents. JW reviewed at 6:29 — note she reviewed it 6th but positions it 3rd in the Builders path.
"Probably the most comprehensive technical course in the lineup. 8 hours long and covers setup of Claude, Claude models, temperature, streaming, prompt engineering, tool use, RAG, text embeddings, prompt caching, extended thinking, workflows, and agents."
"可能是整个课程列表里技术含量最高的一门。8 小时的课程，涵盖 Claude 的搭建、Claude 模型、temperature、streaming、prompt engineering、tool use、RAG、text embeddings、prompt caching、extended thinking、workflows，以及 agents。"
✓ Pro
"Gives you really good, solid foundational knowledge on building with Claude and is actually more in-depth and more clear than some of the concepts and tools covered in the other courses."
"为你打下扎实的 Claude 开发基础，而且在某些概念和工具的讲解上，比其他课程更深入、更清晰。"
"Covers Claude-specific features such as prompt caching and extended thinking that I think are worth knowing about."
介绍了 Claude 特有的功能，比如 prompt caching 和 extended thinking，我觉得这些都值得了解一下。
✗ Con
"Definitely for technical users. If you already took the AI Fluency course, you can skip the prompt engineering section here."
这门课绝对是给技术用户的。如果你已经上过 AI Fluency 那门课，这里的 prompt engineering 部分可以直接跳过。
"If you can already read code, watching someone walk through it in video format doesn't add much. I found myself skipping any part where they were just doing exercises and reading through code because you can easily understand that just by reading it."
"如果你本身就能看懂代码，那看别人在视频里走一遍其实没啥意义。我发现自己会跳过他们做练习和读代码的部分，因为这些东西你自己读一遍就懂了。"
◆ Verdict
"Very worth it if you're building with Claude or just building with AI in general."
如果你在用 Claude 开发，或者只是在做 AI 相关的开发，都非常值得。
"Also useful for power users who want to understand the concepts even if they're not writing the code themselves, so that you can explain it to someone if they ask you."
对那些想理解这些概念的高阶用户也很有用，哪怕你自己不写代码，别人问起的时候你也能讲清楚。
⚡ Practical Tip
Skip the prompt engineering section (already covered Day 1 AI Fluency) and skip exercise video walkthroughs — read the code directly. JW's skip advice saves ~1.5–2 hrs, redirecting time to RAG, Prompt Caching, and Extended Thinking modules which she flags as most Claude-specific.
跳过 prompt engineering 部分（Day 1 AI Fluency 已经讲过了），练习视频的代码讲解也可以跳过——直接看代码就行。JW 这波跳过建议能省下约 1.5–2 小时，把时间留给 RAG、Prompt Caching 和 Extended Thinking 这几个模块，她标注这些是最具 Claude 特色的内容。
Day 2 Planning Note
Block the full day. JW's skip instructions (prompt engineering section, code exercise walkthroughs) realistically recover 1.5–2 hrs — use that time for the RAG, Prompt Caching, and Extended Thinking modules, which she flags as the most Claude-specific content and hardest to find elsewhere.
Day 3 · May 3, 2026
Claude Code + AWS Bedrock
JW's #4 and #5 in path — practical dev tooling, plus the AWS Bedrock course for your enterprise cloud context
~7–9 hrs
Claude Code 101
Agentic coding loop, CLAUDE.md persistent memory, subagents, MCP integration, hooks and custom commands. Prerequisite before Claude Code in Action.
Context (not in JW's 7 courses — newer addition)
Not reviewed by Jas Wong — this was not available during her weekend sprint. It is the structured onboarding prerequisite before "Claude Code in Action" which she did review.
JW's implicit advice applies: CLAUDE.md and hooks content here is exactly what she later describes as critical in Claude Code in Action. Do this first to get the most from her reviewed course.
Claude Code in Action
★ JW #5 reviewed / #4 in path
How coding assistants work under the hood via tool use, Claude inside GitHub Actions, Claude SDK, practical commands and real workflows. JW reviewed at 5:32.
"Covers how coding assistants actually work under the hood through something called tool use, how to use Claude inside GitHub Actions, commands, Claude SDKs, and practical tips for coding more efficiently with Claude."
介绍编程助手底层是如何通过所谓的"工具使用"（tool use）来运作的、如何在 GitHub Actions 中使用 Claude、各种命令、Claude SDK，以及用 Claude 更高效编码的实用技巧。
✓ Pro
"Specific and practical with real commands and real workflows, and files are provided for you to follow along in your own environment."
"具体实用，配有真实命令和工作流，还提供文件让你在自己的环境里跟着操作。"
✗ Con
"Definitely requires coding knowledge, so it's not very beginner-friendly unless you are already intending to build with Claude."
肯定需要编程基础，所以对新手不太友好，除非你本来就打算用 Claude 来开发。
⚡ Security Angle
"If you're a security practitioner, there are some things that they mention that I think are worth highlighting and knowing about as a user." — Pay attention to GitHub Actions permissions, SDK credential handling, and MCP server trust boundaries.
"如果你是安全从业者，他们提到的一些点我觉得值得作为用户重点关注和了解。"——注意 GitHub Actions 的权限、SDK 凭证处理，以及 MCP server 的信任边界。
◆ Verdict
"Essential for developers, but you can skip it if you don't intend to use Claude Code — which if you are a developer, I highly suggest you try to code with an AI tool if you haven't already."
对开发者来说必不可少，但如果你不打算用 Claude Code，可以跳过——不过如果你是开发者，我强烈建议你试试用 AI 工具来写代码，要是还没试过的话。
JW Builders path (9:49): She formally places Claude Code in Action after MCP in her path. Reordered here so you understand the dev environment before Day 4's MCP implementation work.
JW Builders 学习路径（9:49）：她在自己的路径中把 Claude Code in Action 正式安排在 MCP 之后。这里重新调整了顺序，让你在第 4 天的 MCP 实操之前先了解开发环境。
Claude with Amazon Bedrock
Full Claude on Bedrock: API via boto3, tool use, RAG, agents, extended thinking, prompt caching. AWS-specific auth, IAM, and guardrails.
JW (10:20): "There are six more courses on Anthropic Academy that I didn't cover today. I skipped them because they're built for specific audiences — but if you fall into one of these groups, they're probably worth checking out."
⚡ Fast-Track Strategy
~40% overlaps with Day 2 API course — skip multi-turn basics, prompt engineering, and RAG fundamentals already covered. Focus exclusively on boto3 invocation patterns, IAM/resource-based policies for Bedrock, model access workflow, and Bedrock-specific guardrails.
*Estimated 2–3 hrs assumes aggressive skipping of overlapping modules.
Day 3 Sequencing Note
JW formally places Claude Code in Action after MCP in her Builders path. The reordering here (Claude Code before MCP) is deliberate — understanding the agentic dev environment first makes Day 4's deep MCP implementation work more concrete, which directly addresses her warning that MCP Advanced Topics "probably only makes sense if you're actively building with it."
Day 4 · May 4, 2026
Full MCP Track + Agent Skills
JW's #3, #4, and #7 — the technical peak of the sprint. Do Intro first, build something, then take Advanced Topics
~5.5–7 hrs
Introduction to Model Context Protocol
★ JW #3 reviewed / #5 in path
Build MCP servers + clients in Python from scratch — tools, resources, prompts primitives, MCP SDK, Inspector. JW reviewed at 2:59.
"A very beginner-friendly breakdown of what MCP actually is, how it works, and how to implement a server, MCP client, and MCP resources. Also covers the MCP SDK."
"一个非常适合初学者的讲解，带你了解 MCP 到底是什么、它是怎么工作的，以及如何实现一个 MCP server、MCP client 和 MCP resources。同时也会涵盖 MCP SDK。"
✓ Pro
"Genuinely accessible even if MCP feels intimidating. Prior to taking this course, I didn't have a really good understanding of what MCP was. I tried several times to watch YouTube tutorials and read their official documentation, but I wasn't really understanding it."
"即使你觉得 MCP 让人望而生畏，这门课也真的能让你轻松上手。在上这门课之前，我对 MCP 其实没什么概念。我试过好几次去看 YouTube 教程、读官方文档，但都没怎么搞明白。"
"Files are provided so that you can follow along what they're talking about in the videos, and it gives you a solid foundation before moving on to the next course."
"提供文件是为了让你能跟上视频里讲的内容，也能在进入下一门课程之前打好扎实的基础。"
✗ Con
"You do need to have some coding knowledge to follow along — they're very transparent about this up front. If you're already using MCP regularly, this is going to feel very surface level."
"你确实需要有一些编程基础才能跟得上——他们一开始就很坦诚地说明了这一点。如果你已经在经常使用 MCP，这门课会让你觉得非常浅。"
◆ Verdict
"You should watch this if you're building with AI because MCP does not just apply to Claude, it applies to any AI system that you use."
"如果你在用 AI 做开发，这个你必须看，因为 MCP 不只适用于 Claude，它适用于你用的任何 AI 系统。"
"For anyone who uses MCP but doesn't fully understand what's happening under the hood, or developers who want to start building with it from scratch."
给那些在用 MCP 但还没完全搞懂底层原理的人，以及想从零开始上手开发的开发者。
Model Context Protocol: Advanced Topics
★ JW #4 reviewed / #6 in path
Sampling, progress/log notifications, roots/file access, JSON message architecture, STDIO + StreamableHTTP transports, production scaling. JW reviewed at 4:19.
"Goes a lot deeper into MCP, including sampling, MCP transport and communications such as streamable HTTP, message types, and file system access."
深入讲解 MCP，涵盖 sampling、MCP transport 与通信（如 streamable HTTP）、消息类型以及文件系统访问。
✓ Pro
"The interactive modules that you can follow along all the code — this is definitely the best across all the seven courses."
"可以跟着一起动手操作的交互式模块，所有代码都能跑——这绝对是七门课里最棒的。"
"The technical depth on transport and communication patterns is genuinely useful for me because I am a builder."
“关于传输和通信模式的技术深度对我这个 builder 来说真的很有用。”
✗ Con
"Very technical and dense. I'll be honest, I was falling asleep at some points — not because it's bad, but this content probably only makes sense if you're actively building with it. If you're just passively watching to learn, I don't think the information is going to stick because there's a lot."
"非常技术、信息密度很高。说实话我有几次差点睡着——不是说内容不好，而是这种内容大概只有你正在动手做的时候才看得懂。如果只是被动地看个热闹想学点东西，我觉得这些信息很难记得住，因为量真的太大了。"
◆ Verdict
"You shouldn't just jump into this course. Do the intro course first, then get some hands-on experience with MCP, then come back to this course."
"你不该直接跳进这门课。先把入门课刷完，再上手玩玩 MCP，然后再回来学这门课。"
"For developers or builders actively building or planning to build MCP servers, and for security practitioners that want to understand MCP attack surfaces."
"面向正在或计划构建 MCP 服务器的开发者和构建者，以及希望了解 MCP 攻击面的安全从业者。"
⚡ Critical Tip from JW
Build at least a minimal MCP server with one tool between the morning Intro session and afternoon Advanced Topics session. JW's warning about passive watching is the most actionable advice in her entire review — this is the one course where doing matters more than watching.
在上午的 Intro 课和下午的 Advanced Topics 课之间，至少动手搭一个最简版的 MCP server，带上一个 tool。JW 关于"被动观看"的提醒，是她整篇 review 里最值得照做的建议——这门课，动手比看课重要得多。
Introduction to Agent Skills
★ JW #7 in path
What agent skills are, writing SKILL.md, trigger configuration, team distribution, enterprise deployment, troubleshooting. JW reviewed at 8:01.
"A very quick course that covers what agent skills are, how to use them, how to write them, and how to troubleshoot them."
"一个超短课程，讲清楚什么是 agent skills、怎么用、怎么写，以及怎么排查问题。"
✓ Pro
"Very concise and focused, and the troubleshooting coverage is actually very useful if you're building with skills."
"非常简洁、聚焦，而且如果你在用 skills 来构建东西，里面的故障排查内容其实非常实用。"
✗ Con
"No exercises, so it's completely just asynchronous videos. Definitely a lot lighter in format compared to the other courses."
“没有练习，纯粹就是看异步视频。相比其他课程，形式上确实轻量很多。”
◆ Verdict
"Short enough to watch regardless of your level — just don't expect to do anything hands-on during it."
"够短，不管你水平如何都能看完——只是别指望边看边动手操作。"
"For anyone building with Claude Code who wants to understand how to use and distribute skills properly."
面向所有用 Claude Code 开发、想搞懂如何正确使用和分发 skills 的人。
Introduction to Subagents
Context isolation, task delegation, subagent design patterns, anti-patterns, structured output formats in Claude Code.
Context (not in JW's 7 courses)
Not covered by Jas Wong. Short companion to Agent Skills — covers the runtime delegation side (subagents) to complement Agent Skills' configuration side (SKILL.md). Take it directly after Agent Skills as a 1-hour extension.
JW — Critical Sequencing Warning
"You shouldn't just jump into MCP Advanced Topics. Do the intro course first, then get some hands-on experience with MCP, then come back to this course." — Build at least a minimal MCP server between the morning and afternoon sessions. This is the single most actionable piece of scheduling advice in Jas Wong's entire review.
Day 5 · May 5, 2026
Vertex AI + Consolidation
Platform variant, certificate collection, and optional elective content — flex day to consolidate and review
~4–6 hrs core
Claude with Google Cloud's Vertex AI
Full Claude on Vertex AI — same scope as Bedrock but GCP-specific auth, model garden, Vertex pipelines and SDK differences.
JW (10:20): "There are six more courses I didn't cover — built for specific audiences, but if you fall into one of these groups, they're probably worth checking out."
⚡ Fast-Track Strategy
~60% overlap with Day 2 API course + Day 3 Bedrock. Fast-track aggressively — focus only on GCP auth, Vertex-specific SDK differences, and model garden access patterns.
Lower priority than Bedrock given your AWS enterprise context. *Estimated 2 hrs assumes heavy skipping of overlapping content.
AI Fluency for Students / Nonprofits / Educators / Teaching AI Fluency
Skip
Audience-specific variants of the AI Fluency framework. Out of scope for your profile.
"There are six more courses on Anthropic Academy that I didn't cover today. I skipped them because they're built for specific audiences — but if you fall into one of these groups, then they're probably worth checking out." (10:38)
Anthropic Academy 上还有六门课今天没讲。我跳过它们是因为它们是给特定人群准备的——但如果你属于以下几类人之一，那就值得去看看。
Recommendation
For your profile (business strategy + engineering + enterprise cloud): skip all four. The Framework & Foundations course completed on Day 1 already covers all relevant concepts.
针对你的背景（商业策略 + 工程 + 企业云）：这四个全都可以跳过。第一天完成的 Framework & Foundations 课程已经涵盖了所有相关概念。
Exception: Teaching AI Fluency is worth taking if you run internal AI enablement programs for your org.
例外：如果你在为公司组织内部的 AI 赋能项目，那 Teaching AI Fluency 这门课值得上。
Day 5 — Afternoon Block
Use the afternoon to collect certificates across all completed courses and update your LinkedIn profile. Also explore Anthropic's free Jupyter Notebook courses on GitHub (API Fundamentals, Prompt Engineering Tutorial, Tool Use) — these are hands-on code complements to the video courses, particularly useful for consolidating Day 2's API content.
🎓 Bonus: Claude Certified Architect (CCA) Foundations Exam
Launched March 12, 2026. 60 proctored questions across 5 domains — separate from Academy courses but this 5-day plan covers all five directly. Not mentioned by Jas Wong (launched after her video).
27%Agentic Architecture
20%Claude Code Config
20%Prompt Engineering
18%Tool Design & MCP
15%Context Management