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About the Course

ChatGPT and other large language models are going to be more important in your life and business than your smartphone, if you use them right. ChatGPT can tutor your child in math, generate a meal plan and recipes, write software applications for your business, help you improve your personal cybersecurity, and that is just in the first hour that you use it. This course will teach you how to be an expert user of these generative AI tools. The course will show amazing examples of how you can tap into these generative AI tools' emergent intelligence and reasoning, how you can use them to be more productive day to day, and give you insight into how they work. Large language models respond to instructions and questions posed by users in natural language statements, known as “prompts”. Although large language models will disrupt many fields, most users lack the skills to write effective prompts. Expert users, who understand how to write good prompts, are orders of magnitude more productive and can unlock significantly more creative uses for these tools. This course introduces students to the patterns and approaches for writing effective prompts for large language models. Anyone can take the course and the only required knowledge is basic computer usage skills, such as using a browser and accessing ChatGPT. Students will start with basic prompts and build towards writing sophisticated prompts to solve problems in any domain. By the end of the course, students will have strong prompt engineering skills and be capable of using large language models for a wide range of tasks in their job, business, personal life, and education, such as writing, summarization, game play, planning, simulation, and programming....

Top reviews

WA

Apr 17, 2024

I really loved it, I used chatgpt to understand the videos and I'm glad coursera offers context under the videos, this helped me finish the certificate in not a long time, all it takes is dedication.

MS

Feb 20, 2024

Prompt Engineering for ChatGPT has been a great introduction course. I look forward to diving into additional AI courses. I've even joined a Meetup group to continue learning outside of the classroom!

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By Frank R

Dec 13, 2023

While I think the course content was excellent and I had to give only 4 stars because the presentation of the material wasn't as polished as it could have been. For example, in one case there was an video issue where Dr. White's image was blurred; this must have been a video recording parameter which was corrected. But instead of re-recording the segment, it was presented as is. On several occasions he forgot to put his mike on his shirt so the audio was a little difficult to understand. Again, instead of re-recording the segment, it was presented as is. In my experience when there are rough edges in one area, there are issues other areas too which leads to having less confidence in the overall product. I'll put it another way, as a manager I would not have let those easily corrected flaws go out of my shop because they are easily fixed and the overall impression it gives that it isn't important. In whole, I learned a lot and this experience won't stop me from considering other courses by Dr. White and Coursera.

By Allison B

Mar 3, 2025

The course was useful but I would have greatly appreciated the inclusion of a downloadable pack of the reading that I could review later. That way I would always remember the syntax of each of the kinds of prompts and how they are used. The one-pagers are easier than the long journal articles. I also felt that there were two few examples of some of the later prompt styles. In the tests I could always write the prompts but I had a very hard time coming up with something to write the prompts about. I cannot imagine how I would use them in my life. I had to search for examples of the ways that the different prompts are used (particularly the formats in Module 5) so that I could pick a project and write the prompts. Some kinds of prompts seem more useful for programmers than for social scientists like me. Finally, please include a demo or reading on how to type into ChatGPT. I had to ask ChatGPT how to add hard returns to form paragraphs in the prompts.

By Bader N

Oct 14, 2023

I recently enrolled in a course on Coursera, and I couldn't be more thrilled with the experience. The content is not only engaging but also highly informative. The instructors are experts in their field, and their passion for the subject matter shines through in their teaching. The course structure is well-organized, making it easy to follow and learn at my own pace. What I appreciate the most is the flexibility it offers. I can balance my work and personal life while still making progress in the course. The interactive quizzes and assignments keep me motivated and help reinforce what I've learned. In just a short time, I've gained valuable knowledge and skills that are already proving beneficial in my career. I highly recommend this course to anyone looking to enhance their knowledge and advance their professional development. Thank you, Coursera!

By Radha V

Oct 2, 2024

This course is fantastic. It is the perfect introduction to the Prompt engineering and provides adequate details to let a student understand the basic concepts well. However, it would have been wonderful if the graded assignments were more in number and in context. Due to the enormity of the topics discussed, it was difficult to get adequate practice in independently creating prompts that would satisfy all the criteria and tools we learn about. Smaller, bite sized questions spread across the course material would have been useful to test what we learned while we kept moving towards a larger goal. Some practical scenarios for prompts should also be incorporated in the graded assignments.

By Ronna B

Feb 4, 2025

Actually I give it 4.75 stars, but that wasn't an option. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars, some of the tech language could be confusing to if someone hadn't be exposed to it. This class is specifically for non tech people. I have a marketing background, and some training in coding for previous jobs. I recognized the programming terms referenced, but I don't know if that would apply to another non tech person. At the beginning of the class there should be a one page document with common Markdown language. I could see a non tech student having a hard time following Jules' examples if they were not familiar with Markdown.

By Lawrence L

Jul 7, 2023

This is an excellent ChatGPT course for beginner or intermediate ChatGPT users. The course gives you concepts and techniques on how to program or prompt ChatGPT or other large language models to reach your desired goal or result in any fields. It helps you unlock the power of AI. By all means, this is not the end all learning of AI. Continue to practice and learn as much as you can as AI technology continues to evolve daily like a river flowing.