Priya's Wednesday, two ways
8 lessons · 24 prompts
A day in the life of an Electrical Engineer: what changes with these prompts.
Track progress as a memberPriya, an electrical engineer at a small power systems firm.
Priya starts Wednesday with a 480V panel upgrade and a pile of handwritten notes. She opens ChatGPT and uses the Schematic Design Basics prompt to turn her requirements into a clean list of schematic notes, including breaker sizes, wire labels, and a note about the ground fault relay. She reads the draft, fixes two labels, and pastes it into her drawing file.
Next, she needs to compare two surge protective devices for the same panel. She uses the Component Selection And BOM prompt in Claude, giving the voltage, mounting type, and lead time she needs. The answer gives her a side-by-side table and three questions to ask the vendor. She emails the vendor with those questions before lunch.
In the afternoon, a prototype motor controller is tripping at start-up. She uses the Prototype Test And Debug prompt in Gemini to plan a bench test, listing the meter settings, expected current, and steps to isolate the fault. The plan helps her find a loose gate connection in under an hour instead of chasing symptoms all afternoon.
Before she leaves, she uses the Technical Reports And Handover prompt in ChatGPT to draft a short test summary for the project folder. She checks the numbers against her meter readings and saves the file. With the time she won back, she leaves at 5:30 and coaches her daughter's robotics club, something she usually misses on busy weeks.
Before
- Notes spread across three notebooks
- Part numbers checked from memory
- Test faults chased by guesswork
- Reports written after everyone leaves
After this course
- One prompt for clean schematic notes
- Part choices compared in one place
- Bench tests planned before touching the board
- Reports drafted before the end of day
What you'll learn
- Schematic Notes: Turn design requirements into clear schematic notes and component choices.
- Part Lists: Compare parts, draft bills of materials, and check choices against project needs.
- Bench Tests: Plan prototype tests, interpret measurements, and troubleshoot from symptoms.
- Power Studies: Explain load flow, draft fault studies, and review protection settings.
- PLC Logic: Draft PLC logic, review control code, and tune loops for industrial systems.
- Safety Checks: Prepare inspection checklists, summarize standards, and document risk assessments.
- Client Updates: Draft vendor questions, compare quotes, and explain tradeoffs to non-engineers.
- Handover Reports: Draft report sections, summarize test results, and create handover documentation.
How this course works
- 8 lessonsOne task of your job each, from schematic design basics to technical reports and handover.
- Ready-to-paste promptsCopy, fill in the parts in {{brackets}}, paste into ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini.
- Tick and completeTick the prompts you tried and mark each lesson complete.
- Get certifiedFinish and keep the prompts as your own library.