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Prompt Engineer Path
Master the art and science of prompt engineering. Learn to design effective prompts for any task, build prompt libraries, and optimize LLM outputs systematically. A specialized skill increasingly in demand.
8 weeks
8 milestones
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Skills You Will Gain
Prompt DesignFew-Shot LearningChain-of-ThoughtPrompt TemplatesOutput FormattingPrompt TestingPrompt SecurityDomain-Specific Prompting
Prerequisites
- →Basic understanding of how LLMs work
- →Ability to write clear instructions
- →No coding required (but helpful)
Learning Milestones
1
Prompt Engineering Fundamentals
Understand how prompts work and basic design principles.
~10h•0 items
Learning Objectives
- ✓Understand how LLMs process prompts
- ✓Learn prompt anatomy (instruction, context, examples, output format)
- ✓Write clear and unambiguous instructions
- ✓Understand model differences (GPT-4, Claude, Gemini)
- ✓Avoid common prompt mistakes
- ✓Iterate on prompts systematically
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Zero-Shot & Few-Shot Prompting
Master fundamental prompting techniques.
~12h•0 items
Learning Objectives
- ✓Design effective zero-shot prompts
- ✓Select and format few-shot examples
- ✓Understand when to use each approach
- ✓Handle edge cases with examples
- ✓Balance example quantity and quality
- ✓Create diverse example sets
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Chain-of-Thought & Reasoning
Guide LLMs through complex reasoning tasks.
~12h•0 items
Learning Objectives
- ✓Implement Chain-of-Thought prompting
- ✓Use "Let's think step by step"
- ✓Design reasoning chains for complex problems
- ✓Apply Tree-of-Thought for exploration
- ✓Handle multi-step reasoning tasks
- ✓Verify reasoning quality
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Output Formatting & Control
Control LLM outputs precisely.
~10h•0 items
Learning Objectives
- ✓Design JSON output schemas
- ✓Use markdown formatting effectively
- ✓Control output length and style
- ✓Handle structured data extraction
- ✓Implement output validation
- ✓Use function calling for structured outputs
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System Prompts & Personas
Design effective system prompts for consistent behavior.
~12h•0 items
Learning Objectives
- ✓Write comprehensive system prompts
- ✓Design AI personas and roles
- ✓Set behavioral boundaries
- ✓Handle edge cases and refusals
- ✓Create maintainable system prompts
- ✓Version and test system prompts
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Domain-Specific Prompting
Adapt prompts for specific domains and use cases.
~15h•0 items
Learning Objectives
- ✓Design prompts for code generation
- ✓Create prompts for content writing
- ✓Build prompts for data analysis
- ✓Develop customer service prompts
- ✓Create educational/tutoring prompts
- ✓Design prompts for specific industries
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Prompt Testing & Evaluation
Systematically test and improve prompts.
~12h•0 items
Learning Objectives
- ✓Build prompt test suites
- ✓Define evaluation metrics
- ✓Handle prompt regressions
- ✓A/B test prompt variations
- ✓Use LLMs for prompt evaluation
- ✓Document prompt performance
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Prompt Security & Safety
Protect against prompt injection and ensure safe outputs.
~10h•0 items
Learning Objectives
- ✓Understand prompt injection attacks
- ✓Design defensive prompts
- ✓Implement input validation
- ✓Handle adversarial inputs
- ✓Build content filtering prompts
- ✓Create safe guardrails
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