Turn my course syllabus into a ranked list of final exam topics
A topic map that ranks what to revise by exam signals and your confidence, so you spend time where marks are.
The prompt
Turn my course syllabus into a ranked list of topics to revise for the final exam.
Course: [NAME AND LEVEL]
Syllabus or learning outcomes: [PASTE]
Exam format: [e.g. "3 hours, 4 essay questions from 8", "60 multiple choice + 3 problems", open or closed book]
Exam weight in my grade: [e.g. "40%"]
What the instructor emphasized: [e.g. "said week 7 will definitely come up", review session notes]
Past paper topics (if I have them): [LIST OR PASTE]
My confidence by topic (optional): [STRONG / OK / WEAK]
Rules:
- Rank topics only from the signals I give: stated learning outcomes, instructor emphasis, past papers, and time spent in class. Do not guess what will be on the exam.
- Point out topics that connect several others, since they tend to support many questions.
- If the format lets me choose questions, tell me how many topics I can safely skip, and the risk of doing so.
Return:
1. A table: Topic | Weeks or lectures | Exam signals | My confidence | Priority (high / medium / low) | Type of revision needed (understand, memorize, practice problems, essay planning).
2. My top priorities in revision order.
3. Topics to cover lightly and why.
4. Questions to ask my instructor or TA to confirm the exam scope.
This is step 1 of the "Ace your university final exams" pack. The ranked list feeds step 2 (practice questions) and step 4 (revision timetable).
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What to fill in
- NAME AND LEVEL
- PASTE
- e.g. "40%"
- LIST OR PASTE
- STRONG / OK / WEAK
How this prompt is built
This prompt follows the Few-Shot structure (Few-shot prompting). A few-shot prompt includes one or more worked examples of the input and the output you want, so the model can copy the pattern instead of guessing it.
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