Learn the Basics of Prompt Engineering

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Here's what you'll learn:

Introduction
Getting Set Up
Prompt Window
What is Prompt Engineering
Prompt Window
Quiz
What is a Good Prompt?
Prompt Window
Quiz
Your First Assignment
Understanding LLMs
Quiz
Getting ChatGPT to Count Tokens
Reasoning
Prompt Window
Quiz
Math Problem
Complex Problems
Prompt Window
Quiz
Solve a Complex Problem
Conflicting Outputs
Prompt Window
Quiz
African Geography Tutor
Hallucinations
Prompt Window
Quiz
Finding Hallucinations
Bias
Quiz
Finding Biases
Combining Techniques
Prompt Window
Quiz
Risks & Ethical Concerns of AI
Quiz
Summary
Review the Course
Exit Survey

About this Course

Large Language Models (LLMs) powering applications like ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity are powerful tools for automating tasks, enhancing decision-making, and optimizing business processes. But how to make the most out of it just by using language instructions (or prompts)?

Prompt Engineering (or just Prompting) is crafting effective instructions for AI tools to receive a high-quality result tailored to your needs. Introduction to Prompt Engineering course will equip you with the essential knowledge and techniques to communicate effectively with these AI tools. Whether you're a business professional, educator, writer, or AI enthusiast, you'll gain the skills to craft, refine, and evaluate prompts tailored to your needs.

Through interactive lessons and practical assignments, you'll explore the core principles of prompt engineering, understand how LLMs function, and learn how to create optimized prompts for a wide range of applications. By the end of the course, you'll confidently use AI as a powerful assistant for tasks like content creation, productivity enhancement, and tackling complex problems.

Skills You'll Gain

  • Prompt Writing and Optimization: Learn to craft prompts that yield precise and relevant outputs from AI systems.

  • LLM Functionality Insights: Understand how large language models process prompts and their operational boundaries.

  • Problem-Solving with AI: Develop strategies to resolve conflicting or complex AI outputs effectively.

  • Bias and Hallucination Management: Identify AI inaccuracies and implement corrective measures to improve output quality.

  • AI Productivity: Use AI tools as personal assistants to automate tasks and streamline workflows.

  • Ethical AI Practices: Ensure responsible use of AI tools with a focus on fairness and safety.

Your Instructor: Sander Schulhoff

CEO of Learn Prompting

Sander Schulhoff is the Founder of Learn Prompting and an ML Researcher at the University of Maryland. He created the first open-source Prompt Engineering guide, which reached 3 million people and taught them to use tools like ChatGPT. Sander also led a team behind Prompt Report, the most comprehensive study of prompting ever done. This 76-page survey, co-authored with researchers from the University of Maryland, OpenAI, Microsoft, Google, Princeton, Stanford, and other leading institutions, analyzed 1,500+ academic papers and covered 200+ prompting techniques.
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Course Format

  • Duration

    3 Days (self-paced). Bite-sized video lessons designed for busy learners, supplemented with quizzes and exercises.

  • Materials

    Engaging video content, interactive quizzes, and hands-on assignments.

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    Included with a Learn Prompting Plus subscription giving you access to our course library including this course (15 courses in total). Plus members also get instant certificates of completion for every course, ready to share on LinkedIn, Twitter, or anywhere you want to showcase your new skills.

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Ratings & Reviews

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Hands-on teaching and learning

Donald Purdy

Good intros and opportunity to work through assignments.

Good intros and opportunity to work through assignments.

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Amazing!

Alejandra Recinos

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Great

Ahmed Mikawy

want to know more

want to know more

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GREAT!!!!!

Ihor Hoida

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one of the best courses i've ever done

kebaili mohamed islam

i would like to express my sincere gratitude for your exceptional teaching, your course on introduction to prompt engineering was one of the most informative and well-organized i have ever taken. i was particularly impressed with your ability to s...

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i would like to express my sincere gratitude for your exceptional teaching, your course on introduction to prompt engineering was one of the most informative and well-organized i have ever taken. i was particularly impressed with your ability to strategy of prompt. your dedication to your students is evident in every aspect of your teaching. thanks you for sharing your knowledge and expertise with me.

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5 star rating

Great insights!

Natascha Spahn

A lot of good research went into this course. It definitely helped me improve my understanding of LLM models. I was surprised by the blind spots an LLM can have - thanks to the exercises after each module, I experienced them first hand.

A lot of good research went into this course. It definitely helped me improve my understanding of LLM models. I was surprised by the blind spots an LLM can have - thanks to the exercises after each module, I experienced them first hand.

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Worth watching!

Ross Smith

Although I was tempted to jump right to advanced, this gave new info and some names to things I've used. Definitely worth the time. The Assignment upload control did not work for me.

Although I was tempted to jump right to advanced, this gave new info and some names to things I've used. Definitely worth the time. The Assignment upload control did not work for me.

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