Foundations & first real workflow

Slides

Schedule

10:00 AM – 3:00 PM ET · 255 min content · 45 min breaks + lunch

1. 10:00
   Welcome + harness vs. model framing + landscape (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex; CLAUDE.md vs. agents.md)Lecture
   20 min
2. 10:20
   Setup + first conversation: confirm everyone is talking to Claude CodeWorkshop
   30 min
3. 10:50
   BreakBreak
   15 min
4. 11:05
   Permission model + slash commands tour + --dangerously-skip-permissionsLecture
   15 min
5. 11:20
   Configure permissions + try slash commands hands-on; ask Claude Code to install R or Python and the workshop packages (first real 'use Claude Code to do work' task)Workshop
   25 min
6. 11:45
   Plan / Execute / Clear loop + named keystrokes (Shift+Tab, ESC, voice) + lightweight assertionsLecture
   20 min
7. 12:05
   What plays well with agentic tools (formats; R/Python vs. SPSS/Stata)Lecture
   20 min
8. 12:25
   Data profiling on the workshop dataWorkshop
   20 min
9. 12:45
   LunchBreak
   30 min
10. 1:15
    Data cleaning + aggregation with assertion checks (begins with 5-min walkthrough of the provided workshop project CLAUDE.md)Workshop
    30 min
11. 1:45
    Reading Claude's output; debugging when Claude errors; 'ask Claude for everything' habitLecture
    15 min
12. 2:00
    Continue cleaning + first own-data stepWorkshop
    20 min
13. 2:20
    CLAUDE.md basics + interview-trick demoLecture
    15 min
14. 2:35
    Interview trick: generate the smallest global CLAUDE.md that changes behavior; verify with the 'hide a secret' testWorkshop
    20 min
15. 2:55
    Debrief + Day 2 previewDiscussion
    5 min

Materials

• Workshop project CLAUDE.mdavailable

  Project-overlay style. Walked through during the 1:15 cleaning block.

• Global CLAUDE.md interview prompt (focused, Day 1)available

  Used in the 2:35 interview-trick workshop block.

• Workshop datasetcoming soon

  Raw + cleaned versions, codebook, and the workshop project CLAUDE.md.