Level 3 · Basic

Prompt Craft and Trust

Master prompting; verify, protect and use AI responsibly.

  • 16 lessons
  • About 2 h 25 min
  • Free

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What you will learn

  • Write a role line
  • Write a prompt with two examples
  • Ask for a draft, then a critique, then an improvement
  • Split a big job into four steps
  • Name five red flags of a made-up answer
  • Ask the AI for a list of claims to verify
  • Judge the ask, not the spelling
  • Keep a library of your best prompts

Lessons

16 lessons · About 2 h 25 minHas a videoHas a hands-on task

Prompt Craft

  1. Enrol free to open every lesson. Your progress is saved.

  2. Lesson 2: Context: Include and Leave Out

    Give the AI a goal, an audience and a limit in one prompt.

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  3. Lesson 3: Show, Don't Tell: Examples

    Give two examples so the AI copies your pattern.

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  4. Lesson 4: Control the Output

    Set a length, a layout and a rule for the reply.

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  5. Lesson 5: Iterate: Draft, Critique, Improve

    Run a three-round loop to improve a draft.

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Everyday Workflows

  1. Lesson 6: Make a Reusable Prompt Template

    Write a fill-in prompt with three or more blanks.

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  2. Lesson 7: Chain Tasks: Research, Outline, Draft, Polish

    Run a four-step prompt chain from research to polish.

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  3. Lesson 8: Custom Instructions, Memory, Projects

    Set a standing rule so the AI follows it in a new chat.

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Research and Truth

  1. Lesson 9: Research With AI: Where It Fails

    Use search mode and read the source behind an answer.

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  2. Lesson 10: Hallucinations: 5 Red Flags

    Spot made-up details in sample replies.

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  3. Lesson 11: Verify Like a Pro: Two Sources

    Check one claim against two independent sources.

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  4. Lesson 12: Ask the AI to Check Itself

    Use a self-check prompt and know its limits.

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Safe and Fair

  1. Lesson 13: Privacy in Depth: Settings and Habits

    Check your data controls and redact a sample text.

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  2. Lesson 14: Scams, Deepfakes and Fake Content

    Spot the warning signs in sample messages and sort them.

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  3. Lesson 15: Ethics: Honesty, Credit, Bias

    Decide when to use AI, tell people, or skip it.

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Capstone

  1. Lesson 16: My AI Playbook

    Build a prompt library, privacy rules and a checked brief.

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What you need

  • A phone with a browser. A computer works too.
  • A free Google account, to save your progress.
  • No tech background. Every new word is explained.

AI apps you can use

Every task works with the free plan of any of these apps.

  • Gemini
  • ChatGPT
  • Claude

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Course: AI Beginner's Course

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