Create AI Prompts as a Technical Writer

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In this course, you get an introduction to AI prompting. You'll create a dozen prompts or increasing complexity and have your instructor review them.

Register for this AI prompts course!

You should know that chatbots like Alexa are more than games and toys. They are an important growth area for technical writers and information developers.

What will I learn in this AI prompts course?

In this course, you:

In this course, you:

• read about prompts in the context of AI
• have some fun with simple prompts
• generate to and from e-mail
• prompt the model to do some math
• use delimiters to indicate parts of the prompt
• provide examples of successful output
• specify steps for the model to think through first
• summarize text or extract from text
• generate a product description from a fact sheet
• change focus to different audience
• infer sentiment
• translate to and from different languages
• charaterize or change tone
• copy edit rough draft

This course covers introductory and intermediate topics; it prepares you to learn more on your own.

What AI prompts study resources are available?

You use these resources:

• links to informative web pages
• videos and transcripts of those videos
• interactive online exercises for practice
• e-mail to your instructor when you have questions
• send your work to your instructor for review and revision if necessary

Can I see some example units for this AI prompts course?

Can I have a look at the syllabus?

AI Prompts

What are the grade possibilities in this AI prompts course?

Your instructor can write a document confirming which units you completed and evaluating any original project creation and writing you did in the course. In addition to sending you this document, your instuctor can send this document to your current or prospective employers.

If you are interested in letter, number, or pass/fail grade, contact admin@mcmassociates.io

What does this AI prompts course cost?

McMurrey Associates $95 USD.
No other purchases necessary.

How does this AI prompts course work?

• You have 93 days to complete the units of this course.
• You are welcome to work ahead of the schedule you see on your schedule page for this course. If you foresee needing extra time, contact admin@mcmassociates.io
• No refunds will be granted after the third day that you have access to this course.
• Unless results are automatic, your instructor will review, comment on, and return your work within three days of receipt. Expect an e-mail confirmation that your instructor has received your work.
• Your instructor is available many hours per week to answer your questions and provide other help. Setting up an appointment works best.
• The topics in this course are the most important at beginning and intermediate levels. You can request units on other topics; your instructor will consider adding them.
• Your instructor will gladly provide you with a letter describing the quality of your work in this course.
• Your instructor will make reasonable efforts to ensure your success in this course but can make no guarantees concerning your writing or career success outside of this course.

Register for thisAI prompts course!

How do I register and when do I start?

1. Click the registration link just above. Once we receive your payment for this course, you receive a link in which you select a start date. Your schedule is then set up for you with due dates starting 3 days from the start date you selected.
2. For each unit:
   1. you do some reading, watch some videos to learn concepts and procedures for that unit. (You can skip units for whatever reason, but if you need a recommendation, your instructor will mention those omissions.)
   2. Use whichever software you prefer.
   3. you then practice the concepts and procedures of that unit. The videos show you step by step how to do the practice work for that unit.
   4. you send the practice work to your instructor, who reviews and comments, and if necessary explains revisions needed. You repeat the revision–review cycle until you get it right. (You can choose not to revise—it's your course, your money.)

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