StretchLearn Course

Turn Claude Into a Research Analyst You Can Actually Trust

Long-context synthesis, source grounding, and analysis frameworks that produce briefs, comparisons, and memos backed by evidence.

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Beginner9 hrSelf PacedRegistered

Course Overview

What this course is designed to develop

Most people treat Claude like a search box and end up with confident-sounding answers they cannot defend. This course replaces that with a research-grade workflow: feed Claude your own documents, force it to cite where each claim came from, and synthesize across hundreds of pages using the 200,000-token context window. Every lesson uses real features — Projects, Artifacts, the model picker — plus named frameworks and worked examples so you can summarize a 60-page report, compare five competitors, or build an evidence-backed brief the same day you learn it.

Learning Outcomes

What the learner should be able to understand, build, or execute.

Choose the right Claude model and interface (Projects, Artifacts, single chats) for each research task

Load long documents into Claude's 200K-token context window and synthesize across hundreds of pages

Ground every claim in supplied sources and force inline citations to catch hallucinations

Summarize dense reports, contracts, and transcripts into layered summaries and decision-ready briefs

Run structured competitive and market analysis using frameworks like SWOT, Porter's Five Forces, and feature matrices

Build a reusable Project workspace with custom instructions, a source library, and prompt templates

Curriculum Preview

Inside the curriculum: a structured path from fundamentals to execution.

Preview the course structure, see how the modules build on one another, and understand the path this program is designed to take you through.

Module 1

Module 1: Setting Up Claude as a Research Tool

Understand what Claude is genuinely good at for research, pick the right model and interface, and learn the prompt structure that produces analysis instead of fluff.

3 lessons

What Claude Is — and Where It Helps ResearchersContent · 45 min

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Choosing Your Model and InterfaceContent · 45 min

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The Anatomy of a Research PromptContent · 45 min

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Module 2

Module 2: Deep Research and Long-Context Synthesis

Use Claude's 200K-token context window to read across large document sets, and force it to ground every claim so your synthesis holds up under scrutiny.

3 lessons

Loading and Working With Long DocumentsContent · 45 min

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Synthesizing Across Many SourcesContent · 45 min

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Grounding, Citations, and Catching HallucinationsContent · 45 min

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Module 3

Module 3: Summarization and Document Analysis

Turn dense reports, contracts, and transcripts into layered summaries, extracted data, and decision-ready briefs.

3 lessons

Layered Summaries of Dense ReportsContent · 45 min

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Extracting Structured Data From DocumentsContent · 45 min

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Analyzing Transcripts and Long-Form ConversationsContent · 45 min

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Module 4

Module 4: Competitive Analysis and Decision-Ready Outputs

Apply real analysis frameworks to competitors and markets, then package findings into briefs and memos people can act on — all inside a reusable Project.

3 lessons

Competitive and Market Analysis FrameworksContent · 45 min

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Turning Research Into Briefs and MemosContent · 45 min

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Building Your Reusable Research ProjectContent · 45 min

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Built for Application

A complete learning path, not a one-off inspiration hit.

This program is designed around progression: focused lessons, structured modules, applied resources, assessments, and a course rhythm that turns information into usable capability.

ClaudeAI researchdocument summarizationcompetitive analysislong-context synthesisliterature reviewClaude Projectsprompt engineering