Template • Course outline

Course outline template to turn your expertise into a clear curriculum

Use this template to plan modules, lessons and outcomes for your online course, cohort or membership. Make it easy to teach — and easy for students to follow.

Use this template in Stratboost → Define the offer first

The course outline template is included with Stratboost and pairs with your offer sheets, content and email flows.

Stratboost • Course planning framework

Big promise Modules Lessons Outcomes Support

Plan the journey once, then let Stratboost help you build lessons, emails and content around it.

Who this is for

For course creators, coaches, educators and membership owners

Use this when you’re turning your expertise into a structured learning experience.

  • Creators building their first online course
  • Coaches turning live content into a repeatable program
  • Teams designing internal training or onboarding
  • Membership owners planning core pathways or “tracks”

When to use it

Use this before you hit record or design slides

Ideal for:

  • Planning a new course or program from scratch
  • Rebuilding a messy course into a clean structure
  • Aligning your content with your sales page promise
  • Handing work to a team helping with production

Template structure

Course outline framework: big promise → milestones → lessons → support

Start with where students need to end up, then work backwards into modules and lessons. 

[Big promise]
The clear outcome or transformation the course is built around.

[Ideal student]
Who the course is for and what starting point they’re at.

[Milestones / modules]
3–8 big milestones that move them from start to finish.

[Lessons inside each module]
Short, focused lessons that help them hit each milestone.

[Support & implementation]
Where they get help, feedback or accountability.

[Assets & resources]
Templates, checklists or tools that make implementation easier.

Copy-paste outline

Copy-paste course outline template

Use this to draft your course structure in a doc, then refine it inside Stratboost. 

[COURSE NAME]
[Short tagline about who it’s for and what it helps them do]

[IDEAL STUDENT]
This is for [AUDIENCE] who [CURRENT SITUATION] and want to [DESIRED RESULT].

[STARTING POINT]
Right now, most students:
• [CURRENT STATE 1]
• [CURRENT STATE 2]
• [CURRENT STATE 3]

[END RESULT]
By the end of this course, students will:
• [OUTCOME 1]
• [OUTCOME 2]
• [OUTCOME 3]

[MODULE 1 – NAME]
Goal / milestone:
"[WHAT THIS MODULE HELPS THEM ACHIEVE]"

Lessons:
1. [LESSON TITLE 1] — [1–2 lines on what it covers]
2. [LESSON TITLE 2]
3. [LESSON TITLE 3]
(optional) Resources:
• [TEMPLATE / CHECKLIST / TOOL]

[MODULE 2 – NAME]
Goal / milestone:
"[WHAT THIS MODULE HELPS THEM ACHIEVE]"
Lessons:
1. [LESSON TITLE 1]
2. [LESSON TITLE 2]
(optional) Resources:
• [RESOURCE]

[MODULE 3 – NAME]
(Repeat pattern as needed…)

[SUPPORT & IMPLEMENTATION]
Students get:
• [LIVE CALLS / OFFICE HOURS / COMMUNITY]
• [FEEDBACK ON WORK – how, where, how often]
• [DEADLINES OR RHYTHMS THAT KEEP THEM MOVING]

[ESTIMATED TIME COMMITMENT]
Most students will need:
• [NUMBER] hours per week
for:
• [WATCHING LESSONS]
• [IMPLEMENTING]
• [ASKING QUESTIONS / GETTING FEEDBACK]

Example in action

Example: course outline for a creator content course

Here’s what a simple 4-module content course might look like using this outline. 

[COURSE NAME]
Consistent Creator

[IDEAL STUDENT]
This is for busy creators who want to post 3–5x per week without spending all day “creating content”.

[STARTING POINT]
Right now, most students:
• Post inconsistently and on random topics
• Don’t have a simple system for ideas and batching
• Feel like they’re guessing what their audience wants

[END RESULT]
By the end of Consistent Creator, students will:
• Have a simple weekly content plan that fits their life
• Know exactly how to turn ideas into posts quickly
• See real data on what works so they can double down

[MODULE 1 – Build Your Content Foundation]
Goal:
"Get clear on your niche, message and content pillars."

Lessons:
1. Who you help and what you help them do
2. Building 3–5 clear content pillars
3. Simple audience research with comments and DMs

[MODULE 2 – Ideas & Hooks]
Goal:
"Never run out of content ideas again."

Lessons:
1. Turning questions into content
2. Re-using wins, mistakes and stories
3. Writing hooks that earn the click

[MODULE 3 – Batching & Production]
Goal:
"Create a week of content in one sitting."

Lessons:
1. Designing a 90-minute batching session
2. Turning one idea into multiple formats
3. Simple editing, posting and scheduling workflows

[MODULE 4 – Review & Improve]
Goal:
"Use your data to create better content."

Lessons:
1. What to track and what to ignore
2. Reviewing posts every two weeks
3. Planning your next month in one sitting

[SUPPORT & IMPLEMENTATION]
Students get:
• Weekly group calls for Q&A and feedback
• A Slack community to share wins and ask questions
• Check-in prompts every Friday to review the week

[ESTIMATED TIME COMMITMENT]
Most students need 3–4 hours per week:
• ~1 hour watching lessons
• ~2 hours batching content
• ~1 hour reviewing and improving

Plug into your system

How to use this course outline template in Stratboost

Once your course is outlined, Stratboost can help you build the surrounding content, emails and launch assets.

  1. Store your outline in Stratmind. Save modules, lessons and outcomes so every tool knows the structure.
  2. Create lesson content with Mira. Use Mira to draft lesson scripts, worksheets and guides.
  3. Write launch and student emails with Ella. Map pre-launch, launch and onboarding flows in Ella.
  4. Generate content around each module with Leo. Use short-form and carousels to warm your audience for the course topics.
  5. Fit the course into your funnels. Place the course inside the AI Funnel Blueprint so it has clear entry points and follow-up.

Next steps

📚 Built for course-led brands

Use this course outline template to design a curriculum students can actually finish

Map the journey once, then let Stratboost help you build lessons, content and automation around it.

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Start with one course, then reuse the same outline structure as you launch new tracks or programs.