Intermediate

System Prompts and Personas

Master system prompts that define model behavior. Learn to shape responses through system instructions and create consistent AI personas.

Estimated Time 20 hours

Introduction

Master system prompts that define model behavior. Learn to shape responses through system instructions and create consistent AI personas.

4 Lessons
20h Est. Time
4 Objectives
1 Assessment

By completing this module you will be able to:

Design effective system prompts for different use cases
Create consistent AI personas and voices
Implement guardrails and behavior constraints
Balance flexibility with consistency

Lessons

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

1

Designing Effective System Prompts

50 min

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2

Building Conversational Agents with System Prompts

55 min

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3

Tool Use and Function Calling Prompts

50 min

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4

Dynamic System Prompts and Context Injection

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 11-13

Module Assessment

System Prompts and Personas

Question 1 of 3

What is the role of a system prompt?