Introduction to Prompt Engineering

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Prompt engineering is a process to effectively guide generative AI models and control their output to produce desired results. In this course, you will learn the techniques, approaches, and best practices for writing effective prompts. You will learn about prompt techniques like zero-shot and few-shot, which can improve the reliability and quality of large language models (LLMs). You will also explore various prompt engineering approaches like Interview Pattern, Chain-of-Thought, and Tree-of-Thought, which aim at generating precise and relevant responses....

Syllabus

Module 1: Prompt Engineering for Generative AI * Video: Course Introduction * Reading: Course Overview * Reading: Program Overview * Reading:ful Tips for Course Completion * Video: What Is a Prompt * Video: What is Prompt Engineering? * Hands-on Lab: Getting to Know our AI Prompting Tool * Hands-on Lab: Experimenting with Prompts * Video: Best Practices for Prompt Creation * Hand-on Lab: Naive Prompting and Persona Pattern * Video: Common Prompt Engineering Tools * Video: Expert Viewpoints * Reading: Module Summary * Practice Quiz: Concept of Prompt Engineering * Graded Quiz: Prompt Engineering for Generative AI Module 2: Prompt Engineering: Techniques and Approaches * Video: Text-to-Text Prompt Techniques * Video: Interview Pattern Approach * Hands-on Lab: The Interview Pattern Approach in Prompt Engineering * Video 3: Chain-of-Thought Approach * Hands-on Lab: The Chain-of-Thought Approach in Prompt Engineering * Video 4: Tree-of-Thought Approach * Hands-on Lab: The Tree-of-Thought Approach in Prompt Engineering * Reading: Module Summary * Practice Quiz: Writing Effective Prompts * Graded Quiz: Prompt Engineering: Techniques and Approaches * Discussion Prompt: Future of Human-Crafted Prompts Module 3: Course Quiz, Project, and Wrap-up * Video: Text-to-Image Prompt Techniques * Hands-on Lab: Effective Text Prompts for Image Generation * Reading: Glossary: Generative AI: Prompt Engineering * Final Project: Applying Prompt Engineering Techniques and Best Practices * Graded Quiz - Generative AI: Prompt Engineering Basics * Reading: Congratulations and Next Steps * Reading: Thanks from the Course Team * Reading: About the Optional Lesson using IBM watsonx.ai * Lab: Obtain IBM Cloud Feature Code and Activate Trial Account * Hands-on Lab: Creating an IBM Cloud Account * Hands-on Lab: Exploring watsonx Prompt Lab