Foundation
Master the fundamentals of prompt engineering — from understanding how AI works to writing your first effective prompts.
How AI Actually Works
Understand the technology behind AI language models so you can prompt them effectively.
What Are LLMs
A plain-English explanation of large language models and why they behave the way they do.
Tokens & Context Windows
Learn about tokens, context windows, and why they determine what AI can and cannot do.
Temperature & Sampling
Understand temperature, top-p, and other settings that control how creative or deterministic AI outputs are.
Understanding Model Capabilities
What AI models can and cannot do, and how to choose the right model for your task.
Your First Prompts
Learn the building blocks of effective prompts and start getting great results immediately.
Anatomy of a Good Prompt
Break down what makes a prompt effective and learn the key components every prompt needs.
Zero-Shot Prompting
Learn the simplest and most common prompting technique — giving instructions without examples.
Common Mistakes to Avoid
The most frequent prompting errors beginners make and how to fix them instantly.
The Prompting Framework
A systematic approach to crafting prompts that work consistently across any task.
The RTCFC Framework
A five-part framework that makes prompt engineering systematic and repeatable.
Role & Task
Deep dive into the two most impactful components: who the AI should be and what it should do.
Context, Format & Constraints
How to provide the right background information and control the shape of AI output.
Giving Examples
Learn few-shot prompting — the technique of teaching AI by showing it examples of what you want.
Few-Shot Prompting
How to teach AI new tasks by providing examples in your prompt.
When Examples Help vs. Hurt
Know when to use few-shot prompting and when zero-shot is actually better.
Crafting Perfect Examples
How to design examples that teach AI exactly the right pattern.
Getting Structured Output
Learn to get AI to produce clean JSON, tables, markdown, and formatted code output.
JSON & Data Formats
How to get clean, parseable JSON and structured data from AI.
Tables & Markdown
Get clean, well-formatted tables and markdown output for documents and presentations.
Code Output Formatting
Get clean, runnable code output with proper formatting and documentation.
Writing Clear Instructions
Master the art of unambiguous instructions that get exactly the output you want.
Being Specific
How to replace vague language with precise instructions that leave no room for misinterpretation.
Avoiding Ambiguity
Identify and eliminate the hidden ambiguities that cause AI to misinterpret your requests.
Instruction Hierarchy
How to structure multiple instructions so the AI follows them in the right order of priority.
Controlling Tone & Style
Make AI write in any voice — from corporate formal to casual conversational to technical expert.
Hands-On Lab
Apply everything you've learned with 20 real-world prompting challenges and expert solutions.
Earn Your Certificate
Complete all lessons and pass the certification exam to earn a verifiable certificate for the Foundation track.
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