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Prompt Engineering & AI-Powered Productivity

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The CareerTrek Company

Prompt Engineering & AI-Powered Productivity

Abhishek Srivastava

Instructor: Abhishek Srivastava

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Beginner level

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5 hours to complete
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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Beginner level

Recommended experience

5 hours to complete
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Design effective AI prompts using clear tasks, context, constraints, examples, and output formats.

  • Refine AI outputs through feedback and verification to improve workplace writing, research, and data tasks.

  • Build repeatable AI-assisted workflows with human review, quality checks, and measurable productivity benefits.

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November 2026

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There are 5 modules in this course

This module introduces a practical foundation for using AI effectively at work by showing how clear, testable prompts lead to better decisions and more reliable outputs. Learners will practice framing a task, identifying the audience, setting constraints, specifying format, and asking for uncertainty where appropriate. The emphasis is on creating prompts that support review, verification, and responsible workplace use rather than relying on vague or overly clever wording.

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3 videos1 reading1 assignment1 discussion prompt

This module helps learners move beyond first-draft prompting and build a disciplined process for improving AI outputs. Through realistic workplace cases, learners will compare zero-shot and few-shot approaches, break complex tasks into smaller steps, and refine results using grounding, citation requests, and evidence checks. The goal is to strengthen judgment so polished language is not mistaken for trustworthy work.

What's included

3 videos1 reading1 assignment

In this module, learners use AI to support common communication tasks such as drafting emails and memos, summarizing materials, preparing for meetings, and organizing research. The focus is on producing work that is audience-aware, source-verified, and professionally usable. By working through realistic communication deliverables, learners will practice turning information into clear messages while maintaining factual accuracy, tone control, and responsible human judgment.

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3 videos1 reading1 assignment

This module explores practical ways to use AI for everyday knowledge work involving small datasets, spreadsheet support, presentation outlines, meeting notes, and repeatable task templates. Learners will examine how AI can help interpret CSV files, explain formulas, suggest charts, and shape slide headlines while also learning how to verify every important claim. The emphasis is on using AI to save time without over-trusting numbers, patterns, or recommendations.

What's included

3 videos1 reading1 assignment1 discussion prompt

In the final module, learners bring together the course’s methods to design repeatable workflows for recurring workplace tasks. Using tools such as trigger-input-step-output maps, learners will identify where AI adds value, where human review is required, and how to measure whether a workflow improves quality or saves time. The module is grounded in realistic operational work so learners can move from one-off prompting to dependable, governed, and reusable AI-supported processes.

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3 videos1 reading1 assignment

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Abhishek Srivastava
The CareerTrek Company
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