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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

JM

Jun 13, 2025

Very easy to digest and each section is explained using clear examples. The instructor has a way of simplifying something that could be perceived as tricky and complex! Enjoyed this course very much!

WA

Apr 18, 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.

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By Ralf S

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Jun 3, 2025

overall very good, maybe a little bit more collaborative, especially at the end could make sense

By Brigitte T

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Jan 17, 2025

good course, I would have appreciated if there were more examples to practice and discuss on t

By Christine L

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Sep 24, 2023

Great intro course. A bit disappointed that this class wasn't updated with concepts from GPT4.

By MUYU Y

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Sep 8, 2024

good course, but it is heavily relying on ChatGPT module, not friendly to students in China

By Larry L P J P

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Nov 24, 2024

it can be a little touch to follow along at times. I like the reading after the lectures

By Mac W

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Jan 10, 2024

Very Informative Course. I learned a lot information, that I will be using in the Future

By John P S

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Jun 28, 2025

pretty good, pretty helpful. Rapidly becoming outdated so might need a refresher soon.

By caro e r

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May 15, 2025

data is outdated. with an area changing as much as this, i'd expect it to be current.

By Staci M M

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Jul 19, 2024

It's a slow burn, but I learned something in the end. Things pick up around module 5.

By Leilani C

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Jun 20, 2025

Really helpful to give a baseline of what you can do with your favorite LLM platform

By Tony R

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Jul 28, 2025

Good course and great structure. Information was easy to understand and implement.

By Ai m

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Apr 17, 2025

I have greater insight as to why Prompts can best help LLMs serve humanity better

By Naveen K

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Sep 14, 2023

Grate source every should have to participate to deal with forthcoming challenges

By Henley C

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Sep 10, 2023

Very good course. Love how the information is presented and the topics discussed

By Berto E

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Aug 7, 2023

Great course for those just getting started with using services like ChatGPT !!!

By Valeria C

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Aug 26, 2023

Muy interesante para ir adentrándose en las múltiples posibilidades del ChatGPT

By Chike A

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Jul 17, 2025

A helpful and insightful introduction to the capabilities and uses of ChatGPT

By Sobi n

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May 12, 2025

likes the topic. Some diagrams and visual presentations would helped better

By Jimmy C

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Sep 13, 2024

It's definitely a must-take class for anyone looking to get involved in AI.

By James H

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Aug 4, 2024

There should be more short integrated concept checks, not just the chatbot.

By Yoko I

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Nov 16, 2024

Good course, but instructions and examples could be made easier to follow.

By Sidney N

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Mar 28, 2024

good comprehensive intro to Prompt engineering. I learned many techniques

By Richard R

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May 28, 2024

Good course! Could perhaps be condensed a little, but overall valuable.

By Patricia T

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Dec 11, 2024

Very detailed course with lots of tangable examples and praactice time

By Victoria A

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May 14, 2024

Happy to learn about a new disruptor technology that is still growing.