Crafting Precision Prompts with GenAI
In this 1,5 hour microcourse, you'll learn how to write prompts that are clear, targeted, and effective. No prior AI experience needed, just curiosity and a willingness to experiment. You'll apply everything you learn to a real creative challenge: building your own personalized music playlist.
Overview
When it comes to working with AI language models like ChatGPT or Claude, knowing how to ask is everything. A vague prompt gives you a vague answer, but a precise, well-crafted prompt unlocks the full potential of these powerful tools.
If the way you ask determines what AI delivers, how would you craft a prompt to get exactly what you want? In this microcourse, you’ll explore how to write prompts to generate the required outputs from generative AI models such as large language models (LLMs). You’ll also learn how to create prompt templates with variables to generate output from LLMs. You’ll practice your skills using hands-on experiences.
What can I expect to learn?
- Basics of prompt engineering
- Difference between prompt engineering, prompt tuning and prompt refinement
- Prompt engineering techniques
- Playlist creation with GenAI
What will I achieve?
After completing this module, you should be able to:
- Describe how prompt engineering improves the quality of outputs from generative AI models
- Identify common prompt elements
- Apply prompting techniques to refine and fine-tune generated playlists
- Apply zero-shot and chain-of-thought prompting techniques to generate targeted results
Prerequisites
- No prerequisites required
