AI & Machine Learning
Prompt Engineering
A practical program that teaches the fundamentals of prompt engineering and how to use AI-powered features inside Excel. You will learn how to structure prompts, control output format, reduce hallucination, and automate spreadsheet tasks with natural language.
- Duration
- 4 weeks
- Level
- Beginner
- Modules
- 2
Outcomes
What you'll learn
- Write structured prompts that produce consistent, reliable outputs
- Apply core prompting techniques including zero-shot, few-shot, chain-of-thought and role prompting
- Use delimiters, roles and output formats to control LLM behaviour
- Identify and avoid common pitfalls such as ambiguity, prompt injection and context overload
- Use AI-powered features inside Excel to generate formulas, clean data and summarise reports
- Build a reusable personal prompt library for everyday tasks
Prerequisites
- No programming background required
- Regular access to a modern chat model and Microsoft Excel
Tools & technologies
- ChatGPT
- Claude
- Microsoft Excel
- Copilot for Excel
Learning format
Live online sessions, twice weekly, plus recorded replays. Expect 4–6 hours per week, including live sessions, guided practice and project work reviewed by the instructor.
Curriculum
2 modules, in sequence
Expand a module to see its topics, project and estimated duration.
What you will build
Learn by building.
Each project produces working software you can run, explain and show to an employer.
Personal prompt library
A curated, reusable set of prompts for everyday professional and personal tasks, with usage notes.
- Structured prompts
- Prompt templates
You can hand your prompts to a colleague and get consistent results.
Excel AI automation playbook
A set of AI-assisted Excel workflows for cleaning data, summarising reports and classifying text.
- Microsoft Excel
- Copilot for Excel
You can automate repetitive spreadsheet tasks using natural language.
Instructor
Who is teaching this program
We publish instructor profiles rather than anonymous mentor cards. The named instructor for the next cohort of this program is confirmed before enrolment — ask an advisor and we will tell you exactly who will teach you and what their background is.
FAQ
Before you enrol
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