SFSU AI Literacy Education Program

AI Literacy Essentials: Prompting for Practical Applications

Thursday, June 05, 2025
Event Time 02:00 p.m. - 03:30 p.m. PT
Cost Free
Location Zoom
Contact Email ai@sfsu.edu

Overview

Description: This course offers a focused exploration of prompting and iteration strategies for generative AI chatbots like Microsoft Copilot. Through collaborative, hands-on activities and interactive exercises, participants will learn to write clear, effective prompts, apply refinement techniques such as prompt chaining, and assess AI-generated outputs for accuracy and relevance to achieve more reliable and useful results in a variety of academic and non-academic contexts. 

This course is required to receive a digital badge for the AI Literacy Education Program.

Objectives: In this course, you will learn to: 

  • Write effective prompts to get accurate and useful results from AI tools
  • Refine and improve AI outputs using practical feedback and iteration techniques
  • Evaluate AI-generated content to determine its accuracy and relevance to your needs

Duration: 90 minutes

Experience Level: Basic familiarity with generative AI chatbots like Microsoft Copilot or ChatGPT

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