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Prompt Engineering

Write clear, effective prompts that help AI tools produce more useful and reliable results.

LEVELBeginner to intermediate
LESSON TIMEAbout 5 hours
FORMAT6 self-paced lessons
PATHWAYCDAP required

Practice and the final project time is additional to the lesson estimate.

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IS THIS COURSE FOR YOU?

What to expect from Prompt Engineering

Learners who want more useful, reliable results from generative AI tools.

What you will learn

  • Write clear prompts with context and constraints
  • Refine prompts through structured iteration
  • Verify outputs before use

LESSON OUTLINE SAMPLE

Anatomy of an effective prompt

Anatomy of an effective prompt is more than a term to remember: it is a practical skill that requires you to understand the situation, select an appropriate method, complete the work carefully, and verify the result. Use this study guide to connect the underlying ideas to the decisions you will make in the lesson activity.

This sample shows the lesson goals and selected takeaways. Enroll to access the complete lesson notes, activities, and assignments.

What this lesson covers

  • Explain the purpose and everyday value of Prompt Engineering.
  • Recognize the core skills and safe practices introduced in this course.
  • Apply the introductory concepts to a realistic activity.

Selected takeaways

  • A strong prompt states the goal, provides relevant context, identifies the audience, sets constraints, and requests a useful format. Effective prompting is iterative: inspect the first response, identify what is missing, then refine the instructions. Never place confidential, personal, or regulated information in a public AI tool.
  • Prompt foundations: Give AI a clear goal, context, and audience.
  • For Getting started with Prompt Engineering, practice with sample information, verify the result, and record the safe process you followed.

COMPLETE SYLLABUS

3 modules · 6 lessons

6 follow-up assignments · 3 assessments
01
Prompt foundationsGive AI a clear goal, context, and audience.
2 lessons
  1. 1.1Anatomy of an effective prompt
  2. 1.2Add context and constraints
02
Improve the responseGuide format, tone, examples, and revision.
2 lessons
  1. 2.1Specify useful output formats
  2. 2.2Iterate and refine prompts
03
Reusable prompt workflowsBuild dependable prompts for recurring tasks.
2 lessons
  1. 3.1Create prompt templates
  2. 3.2Test and improve prompt quality

FINAL COURSE PROJECT

Prompt Improvement Portfolio

Submit a prompt portfolio containing initial prompts, revised prompts, sample outputs and an evaluation log, supporting evidence of your process, and a concise reflection. Do not include passwords, private records or confidential information.

Approximately 4 hours · Instructor reviewed

How success is evaluated

  • The project responds directly to the stated audience, purpose and scenario.
  • The submitted artifact demonstrates skills from multiple modules rather than one isolated lesson.
  • The learner provides evidence of testing, verification and revision.
  • The work addresses clarity, specificity, context, repeatability and safe information handling.
  • The explanation is original, clear, well organized and suitable for instructor review.

GRADING AND CERTIFICATE POLICY

Progress by demonstrating mastery

This course is completed through verified evidence of learning—not by averaging every activity into a traditional grade. You can use feedback, revise your work, and resubmit when an instructor requests changes.

  1. Complete the lessonsFinish the required lessons and applied practice in the published course release.
  2. Pass knowledge checksMeet each assessment’s published passing score. Attempt limits and retry guidance are shown before starting.
  3. Demonstrate practical skillsSubmit required assignments using safe, non-confidential evidence and receive instructor approval.
  4. Pass the final projectComplete the course-specific project and satisfy its published marking rubric. Revise and resubmit when requested.
  5. Unlock the certificateThe certificate becomes eligible only after every required lesson, assessment, assignment approval, and final-project requirement is verified.
How grading decisions are made
  • Courses use mastery-based completion rather than an averaged GPA or assignment-category percentage.
  • Practice activities help learners improve and do not reduce a course grade.
  • The rubric displayed with the active assignment in My Learning is authoritative.
  • Accuracy, safety, privacy, accessibility, or ethical failures may require revision even when other work is strong.
  • Instructor feedback and earlier submissions remain visible when work is revised and resubmitted.

Published assessment requirements: Prompt foundations knowledge check: 75% passing score, up to 3 attempts · Improve the response knowledge check: 75% passing score, up to 3 attempts · Reusable prompt workflows knowledge check: 75% passing score, up to 3 attempts

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Prompt Engineering