This 2-hour intensive session provides a foundational and practical guide to the burgeoning field of prompt engineering. As large language models become a core part of professional workflows, the ability to communicate with them effectively is crucial. This course will demystify the art and science of crafting powerful prompts.\n\nWe'll move beyond simple queries and introduce you to the fundamentals of structured prompting, showing you how small changes can lead to dramatically better results. You will learn to optimize your prompts for clarity, specificity, and control to ensure the AI delivers the responses you need.\n\nBy the end of this session, you'll be able to:\n- Recognize the limitations of basic prompting and avoid common trial‑and‑error pitfalls.\n- Apply key prompting techniques for enhanced control, accuracy, and repeatable results.\n- Understand the shift to programmatic prompt engineering, exploring how templates and automation optimize AI workflows.\n- Power advanced AI applications like Retrieval‑Augmented Generation (RAG) and Agentic AI.\n- Improve AI reasoning and decision‑making, learning how advanced techniques can reduce hallucinations and improve logical output.