Foundations

Advanced Prompting Techniques

Explore sophisticated prompting strategies like chain-of-thought, role-playing, and persona-based prompting. Learn techniques that significantly improve output quality.

Estimated Time 20 hours

Introduction

Explore sophisticated prompting strategies like chain-of-thought, role-playing, and persona-based prompting. Learn techniques that significantly improve output quality.

4 Lessons
20h Est. Time
4 Objectives
1 Assessment

By completing this module you will be able to:

Implement chain-of-thought prompting for complex reasoning
Use role-playing and persona to shape responses
Apply few-shot learning for task adaptation
Create reusable prompt templates

Lessons

Work through each lesson in order. Each one builds on the concepts from the previous lesson.

1

Chain-of-Thought and Step-by-Step Reasoning

50 min

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2

Role-Playing, Personas, and System Prompts

45 min

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3

Few-Shot Learning and In-Context Examples

45 min

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4

Prompt Chaining and Decomposition

45 min

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Recommended Reading

Supplement your learning with these selected chapters from the course library.

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Prompt Engineering for Generative AI

Chapters 6-10

Module Assessment

Advanced Prompting Techniques

Question 1 of 3

What is chain-of-thought prompting and why does it improve reasoning?