Advanced Prompt Engineering



Discover advanced techniques in prompt engineering to enhance the accuracy, reliability, and efficiency of AI-generated responses. Learn systematic methods for creating complex prompts for AI models like GPT-4o, Claude, and Gemini. Master key techniques like chain-of-thought prompting and more!

What You'll Learn
By completing this course, you'll be able to:
- Analyze and compare effectiveness of different prompting methods.
- Understand when to apply specific techniques for optimal results
- Combine multiple prompting techniques into unified solutions
- Test and refine prompts through systematic experimentation
Course Overview
This course provides a deep dive into advanced prompt engineering techniques, helping you create more effective AI-driven solutions.
You'll learn methods like few-shot prompting, chain-of-thought reasoning, self-refinement, and problem decomposition to guide AI models toward more accurate and reliable outputs. The course is designed for AI practitioners, researchers, and professionals who want to leverage advanced AI interactions for their work.
By the end, you’ll be able to systematically design and refine prompts for complex applications, ensuring better performance across various AI models.
Skills You'll Gain
- Advanced Prompt Engineering: Master expert-level prompting techniques that enhance AI problem-solving and reasoning.
- Problem-Solving with AI: Utilize AI for automation, research, and technical tasks.
- Prompt Optimization: Apply systematic approaches to refine and optimize prompts for maximum accuracy, reliability, and efficiency.
Who Should Enroll?
- AI Developers: Improve model performance with advanced prompting techniques.
- ML Enthusiasts: Gain deeper insights into how prompting influences AI behavior.
- Professionals: Use AI more effectively to automate tasks and streamline workflows.
- AI Researchers & Engineers: Experiment with multi-step reasoning and prompt refinement techniques.
Course Outline
In-Context Learning
Basics of Few-Shot Prompting
Factors Influencing Performance in Few-Shot In-Context Learning
Self-Generated In-context Learning Prompting (SG-ICL)
Thought Generation Prompting
Basics of Thought Generation Prompting
Chain-of-Thought Prompting (CoT)
Thread-of-Thought Prompting (ThoT)
Contrastive Chain-of-Thought Prompting (CCoT)
Self-Ask Prompting (SA)
Tabular Chain of Thought Prompting (Tab-CoT)
Problem Decomposition Prompting
Basics of Problem Decomposition Prompting
Least-to-Most Prompting (LtM)
Plan-and-Solve Prompting (PaS)
Program-of-Thoughts Prompting (PoTh)
Self-Criticism Prompting
Basics of Self-Criticism Prompting
Self-Evaluation Prompting (SE)
Self-Refine Prompting (SR)
Chain-of-Verification Prompting (COVE)
System 2 Attention Prompting (S2A)
Rephrase and Respond Prompting (RaR)
Re-reading Prompting (RE2)
Conclusion
Recap key takeaways
Earn your certificate of completion to showcase your learning
Course Format
- Duration: 3 Days (self-paced) with concise video lessons for busy learners.
- Materials: Video content, interactive exercises, and quizzes.
- Access: Available with a Learn Prompting Plus subscription, granting you access to 15 courses and certificates of completion that you can share on LinkedIn or any platform to highlight your new skills.
Meet Your Instructor

Sander Schulhoff
Founder & CEO, Learn Prompting
Sander Schulhoff is the Founder of Learn Prompting and an ML Researcher at the University of Maryland. He created the first open-source Prompt Engineering guide, which reached 3 million people and taught them to use tools like ChatGPT. Sander also led a team behind Prompt Report, the most comprehensive study of prompting ever done. This 76-page survey, co-authored with researchers from the University of Maryland, OpenAI, Microsoft, Google, Princeton, Stanford, and other leading institutions, analyzed 1,500+ academic papers and covered 200+ prompting techniques.
Why Choose This Course?
- In-Depth Techniques: Explore advanced prompting strategies beyond basic interactions.
- Systematic Approach: Develop a structured method for designing, testing, and refining prompts.
- Expert Insights: Learn from AI researchers and practitioners with deep expertise in prompt engineering.
Earn a Certifiate of Completion
By upgrading to Learn Prompting Plus, you automatically receive a certificate of completion for every course you complete. These certificates can easily be shared on LinkedIn, Twitter, or any other social platform to showcase your new skillset.
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