What you’ll learn
- Delegation and task selection
- Describing desired outputs and prompting
- Critical output review and iteration
- Responsible creation, transparency and deployment
What does the learning look like?
- Fourteen lessons, additional activities and a final quiz support a completion badge.
- The provider discloses AI assistance in development and human responsibility for course content.
Get from reading to a useful brief
- 01Start with
A question and a few documents
- 02Make a first pass
An answer with supporting evidence
- 03Make it yours
Open the references and check the claims
Use a fictional example to practise the workflow.
Cost, access and setup
Course cost
- The course is free.
- Software for the exercises may need a paid plan. Check the account requirements before you start.
What you’ll need
- An open course aimed at a range of prior experience
How you’ll learn
- Four-hour course estimate
- Public self-paced written lessons
- Sign-in can save progress.
Certificate
- A course badge/learning achievement is listed
Instructor
- Rick Dakan
- Joseph Feller
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