Capstone Project: The Power User Challenge

Welcome to the finish line. This Capstone Project is designed to move you from Theory to Mastery. Instead of a single prompt, you will design a Complete Workflow.

The Objective

Design a multi-step AI workflow that solves a real-world problem in one of the following areas:

1. Business: Automating a complex report or customer support flow.
2. Technical: Building a code generator and documentation suite for a specific library.
3. Creative: Writing a short story or marketing campaign using iterative refinement and art generation.

Project Requirements

Your final workflow must demonstrate at least 5 of the following skills:

• Role-Playing: Using a specific, senior-level persona.
• Context Setting: Providing "Anchor Facts" or datasets to the AI.
• Chain-of-Thought: Forcing the AI to show its logic using step-by-step reasoning.
• Few-Shot Prompting: Providing examples of the desired output format.
• Conditional Logic: Using If/Then branching for different scenarios.
• Human-in-the-Loop: Defining where a human MUST review the work.
• Iterative Refinement: A prompt that asks the AI to critique and improve its own work.

graph TD
    Start[Problem Selection] --> Design[Workflow Architecture]
    Design --> Prompt1[Prompt 1: Data Synthesis]
    Prompt1 --> Prompt2[Prompt 2: Analysis/Logic]
    Prompt2 --> Human[Human Review Gate]
    Human --> Prompt3[Prompt 3: Formatting/Ship]
    Prompt3 --> Result[Final Solution]

Deliverables

To complete this course, prepare the following:

1. The Problem Statement: What are you trying to solve?
2. The Prompt Playbook: The sequence of prompts used in your workflow.
3. The Final Output: A screenshot or text copy of the successful result.
4. Reflection: What was the hardest part to "Debug" in your prompt chain?

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Example Idea: The "Safe" Legal Summarizer

• Step 1: Use a "Ruthless Auditor" persona to find 3 red flags in a ToS (Module 4/8).
• Step 2: Use "Chain-of-Thought" to explain WHY those flags are risky (Module 4/7).
• Step 3: Use "Few-Shot" to format the result as a simple table for your CEO (Module 3/9).

Submission

Share your results on LinkedIn, Twitter, or with your team. Use the hashtag #ChatGPTPowerUser to connect with other graduates!

Final Thoughts

Being a Power User isn't about knowing the "perfect prompt"—it's about knowing how to engineer a solution. The models will change, but the principles of Logic, Context, and Iteration are permanent.

Congratulations on completing the course!