Course Content
Introduction to Prompt Engineering
• What is Prompt Engineering? • Why prompts matter in AI systems • How Large Language Models (LLMs) work (high-level) • Prompt vs traditional programming • Real-world applications (education, coding, marketing, design) Outcome: Understand the role of prompts in AI interaction
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Fundamentals of Prompts
• What is a prompt? • Types of prompts: o Question-based o Instruction-based o Command-based o Context-based • Prompt structure: o Instruction o Context o Input data o Output format Hands-on: Writing simple prompts and observing responses
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Prompt Components & Best Practices
• Clarity and specificity • Tone and role assignment • Constraints and boundaries • Formatting prompts (lists, tables, JSON, markdown) • Avoiding ambiguity Hands-on: Improve weak prompts into strong prompts
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Prompting Techniques
• Zero-shot prompting • One-shot prompting • Few-shot prompting • Role prompting (e.g., “Act as a teacher…”) • Step-by-step prompting Hands-on: Compare outputs using different techniques
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Chain-of-Thought & Reasoning
Chain-of-Thought Prompting is a technique where we ask AI to explain its reasoning step by step before giving the final answer. It improves clarity, reduces mistakes, and works best for complex problems that require logical thinking.
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Ethics, Safety & Limitations
• Bias in AI responses • Responsible prompting • Data privacy considerations • Limitations of LLMs • Human-in-the-loop concept
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Capstone Project
• Design an end-to-end prompt solution for: o Chatbot o Learning assistant o Content generator o Coding helper • Documentation of prompt logic • Presentation & evaluation
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Prompt Engineering

Chain of Thought Prompting for Real-World Tasks

In this lesson, you will learn how chain of thought prompting helps guide AI clearly and logically. Instead of asking for quick answers, you’ll structure prompts that encourage step-by-step reasoning.

When logic becomes visible, confidence increases. That is the power of structured AI thinking.

This module focuses on two practical areas: data analysis and creative writing, showing how breaking tasks into smaller steps improves clarity and output quality.


📘 What You Will Learn

  • What chain of thought prompting means

  • Why step-by-step reasoning improves accuracy

  • How to structure prompts for data analysis

  • How to guide AI to identify trends and explain conclusions

  • How structured thinking improves creative writing

  • When to use chain of thought in real tasks


👥 Who This Lesson Is For

Students, data analysts, business professionals, writers, developers, and anyone who wants more logical and reliable AI responses.


🌍 Practical Applications

  • Analyzing sales or performance data

  • Identifying trends and explaining insights

  • Writing structured short stories

  • Building logical arguments

  • Creating clear AI-generated reports


🚀 Career Relevance

Step-by-step prompting is a valuable professional skill across analytics, marketing, education, and development. Structured AI reasoning leads to more reliable and explainable outputs.

Exercise Files
LMS-PE-M6-P2.pdf
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