Chain-of-Thought Design Certification
Decomposing hard tasks into legible steps and anchoring the final answer.
What this certification covers
Chain-of-Thought Design sits in the Prompt Engineering & LLM track (Intermediate). You read 3 written modules in order — each one has to be completed before the next opens — then sit a ten-question exam marked on our servers against a fixed answer key. Pass at 80% and the certificate is issued.
01Decomposition45 min
- Split a task into ordered sub-questions
- Name the decision points
02Legible intermediate state50 min
- Make each step checkable
- Add a verification step
03Failure modes40 min
- Spot overthinking
- Anchor the answer after reasoning
Concepts tested
Decomposition
Breaking a task into ordered sub-questions that each have a check.
Intermediate-state legibility
Reasoning a reviewer can verify step by step.
Verification step
A deliberate check of the reasoning before committing an answer.
Overthinking failure
Reasoning that contradicts itself and loses the correct first answer.
Final-answer anchoring
Restating the answer in the required shape after the reasoning.
How to get certified
- 1. Create a free account — no card, no payment at signup.
- 2. Read the 3 modules in order and mark each complete.
- 3. Sit the ten-question exam. Retakes are free.
- 4. If you pass, pay $99 once to unlock the signed certificate.