Write an instructional design document for stakeholder sign-off
A high-level design document that locks in audience, objectives, approach, structure, assessment, and scope before development starts.
The prompt
Write a high-level design document for a learning project so stakeholders can approve it before we build.
Project and business goal: [DETAILS]
Sponsor and key stakeholders: [NAMES or ROLES]
Audience: [ROLES, NUMBER, PRIOR KNOWLEDGE, LOCATION, CONSTRAINTS]
Needs analysis findings: [SUMMARY or "none"]
Objectives (draft): [LIST]
Format, constraints, and deadline: [e.g. "self-paced e-learning, max 30 min, launch in Q3"]
Tools and standards: [authoring tool, LMS, SCORM/xAPI, brand and accessibility standards]
Include these sections:
1. Project summary and business goal.
2. Audience profile.
3. Learning objectives (measurable).
4. Instructional strategy: approach and why, how learners will practice, examples and scenarios planned.
5. Course structure: modules, topics, estimated time per module.
6. Assessment strategy: what, when, passing criteria.
7. Media and interaction plan.
8. Evaluation plan: how success will be measured after launch.
9. Scope: in and out of scope, explicitly.
10. Roles, review cycles, and timeline with sign-off points (design, storyboard, alpha, beta, final).
11. Assumptions, risks, and dependencies (especially SME availability).
Keep it concise enough that a busy sponsor will read it. Mark anything not yet decided as [TBD] and anything needing confirmation as [CONFIRM].
Highlighted [brackets] are blanks to replace with your own details.
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What to fill in
- DETAILS
- NAMES or ROLES
- ROLES, NUMBER, PRIOR KNOWLEDGE, LOCATION, CONSTRAINTS
- SUMMARY or "none"
- LIST
- e.g. "self-paced e-learning, max 30 min, launch in Q3"
- CONFIRM
How this prompt is built
This prompt follows the RTF structure (Role, Task, Format). RTF tells the model who to be, what to do and what shape the answer should take. It is the quickest structure that still gives noticeably better results than a bare request.
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