AI & Machine Learning
Prompt-a-Thon for ChatGPT: From Idea to Solution
A team challenge that turns prompting skills into results.
Half dayIntermediate6 modules
About this course
A team challenge that turns prompting skills into results. After a quick recap you will brainstorm a real workplace problem, design and test ChatGPT prompts, refine the output critically and present your team's AI-supported solution.
What you'll learn
- Recall core prompt types used in ChatGPT, including instruction, question, role, context, and refinement prompts
- Write and test prompts that solve a specific, real workplace task
- Review ChatGPT's output with a critical eye and improve it through iteration
- Work with a team to design and present an AI supported solution
- Recognize basic ethical considerations, such as privacy and accuracy, when using ChatGPT at work
Curriculum
6 modules
- What a prompt is and why wording matters
- Quick refresher on prompt types: instruction, question, role, context, refinement
- Examples of strong prompts versus weak prompts in ChatGPT
- Review the Prompt-a-Thon flow and what teams will deliver
- Team roles and expectations
- How to test and iterate prompts in a focused way
- Identify a few tasks or workflows that take time or create friction
- Pick one problem to solve with ChatGPT
- Build a first draft prompt
- Test the prompt in ChatGPT and review the output
- Try new versions and capture the strongest examples
- Share the best prompt versions within the group
- Agree on the example that tells the clearest story
- Present the problem, the prompt approach, and the result
- Peer and instructor feedback
- Key takeaways and next steps
Who it's for
Teams and individuals who already use ChatGPT and want to apply it to real work.
Before you start
- Basic comfort with ChatGPT, or completion of an AI fundamentals course
- No coding experience required
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