Prompt Design for Everyday Impact

Through guided labs and real-world examples, you will learn a proven 5-step system for AI prompt development for writing, data analysis, communication, and creative problem-solving. You’ll learn how to make AI a dependable partner in everyday tasks—whether drafting content, analyzing spreadsheets, brainstorming ideas, or visualizing data.

This is a hands-on course: every session blends short concept briefings with practice and reflection. You will leave with a personalized prompt portfolio that you can apply immediately in your work. A certificate of completion is awarded for 80% attendance and submission of all deliverables.

Course outline:

• Foundations of Prompt Design: Understanding how AI interprets prompts
• Prompting for Productivity: Automating daily communication and organization
• Prompting for Analysis and Visualization: Making sense of data and numbers
• Creative and Strategic Prompting: Using AI as a thought partner and problem-solver
• Building Your Personal AI Assistant: Integration, reflection and professional application

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, you will be able to:

1. Apply the 5-step prompting framework to design precise, goal-driven prompts.
2. Evaluate and refine AI outputs for accuracy, tone and usefulness.
3. Use AI tools to increase productivity in writing, analysis and planning tasks.
4. Build and iterate prompts that automate repetitive or creative workflows.
5. Employ advanced prompting techniques (role-based prompting, chaining, and multimodal prompting) to design your own AI assistant.

Course Materials

Handouts and materials will be provided by the instructor. Students will use ChatGPT Plus during class exercises. A one-month subscription (approximately $20) may be purchased directly from OpenAI. Free-tier users can still complete all assignments, though response times and features may vary.

Course Dates and Times/Register

Noncredit Program Refund Policy

Refunds for noncredit programs will be granted if the class is canceled or if you withdraw no later than the day before the first class. Refunds are not available after class begins.