Prompt Engineering for ChatGPT (Vanderbilt)
Prompt Engineering for ChatGPT (Vanderbilt)
A systematic collection of prompt patterns but long (about 18 hours); pick lessons according to your needs.
A Vanderbilt University course on prompt patterns that get ChatGPT to handle more complex work, no programming required.
Overview
A course taught by Vanderbilt University that goes deeper than introductory courses: it presents many clearly named prompt patterns (role-playing, flipped interaction, step breakdown, output templates...) and when to use which one.
No programming is required. It suits people already familiar with ChatGPT who want to use it for multi-step tasks.
Highlights
A systematic collection of prompt patterns
Each pattern has a name, purpose and example.
No programming needed
Learn entirely in the chat interface.
Hands-on exercises
Write and test prompts after each section.
What it's for
Build an internal prompt library
Record usable patterns for each department.
Assign multi-step work to AI
Planning, analysis, drafting long documents.
How to use it
- 1
Open the course page
Click Open official page to go to the Coursera page.
- 2
Sign up for an account
Create a free account to save your learning progress.
- 3
Learn lesson by lesson
About 18 hours in total; split it into 30-60 minutes a day.
- 4
Apply it to real work right away
After each lesson, retry the technique you just learned on a specific task of yours.
FAQ
Is this course free?
Free to learn in audit mode on Coursera; if you want a certificate you may have to pay or apply for financial aid.
How long does it take?
About 18 hours.
Is there a Vietnamese version?
English, with automatic subtitles on some platforms.
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