Course Outline
Introduction to Prompt Engineering
- Defining prompt engineering and its business relevance
- Common use cases and their impact on operational efficiency
- Understanding typical behaviors of language models
Key Principles of Effective Prompting
- Incorporating clarity, context, constraints, and illustrative examples
- Managing output length, structure, and tone
- Identifying and avoiding common errors
Advanced Prompt Patterns and Templates
- Using instruction-based and role-specific prompts
- Employing chain-of-thought and step-by-step reasoning techniques
- Leveraging few-shot examples and reusing standardized templates
Practical Prompting Workshops
- Creating prompts for text summarization and rewriting
- Developing prompts for data classification and extraction tasks
- Real-time refinement of prompts based on model responses
Assessment and Optimization
- Applying metrics and heuristics to gauge prompt effectiveness
- Validating prompts through testing and edge-case analysis
- Managing versions and documenting prompt modifications
Safety, Bias, and Responsible Usage
- Identifying and addressing biased or unsafe model outputs
- Implementing basic safety guardrails and content restrictions
- Determining when human oversight is necessary
Conclusion, Resources, and Future Learning
- Access to quick-reference templates and cheat sheets
- Recommended reading materials and community platforms
- Guidance on continuous practice and advanced learning paths
Requirements
- Prior experience using web-based AI chat platforms
- A foundational grasp of natural language concepts
- An openness to iterative problem-solving methods
Target Audience
- Novices aiming to improve their ability to interact effectively with AI systems
- Product managers, content creators, and analysts looking to leverage AI tools
- Professionals tasked with creating or reviewing AI-generated material
Testimonials (2)
The interactive style, the exercises
Tamas Tutuntzisz
Course - Introduction to Prompt Engineering
Since we had a Roche internal AI Training (6 lections), the presented majority content was a good sum-up, however, personally I did learn something new in this training session, which was to counter back the prompt, so the AI program has to ask you about possible questions regarding to this specific topic.