Complete guide to creating production-ready AI prompts in 90 minutes - no prior experience needed

Prompt Engineering Mastery: Build Your 20-Prompt Library

Build a production-ready library of 20 AI prompts in 90 minutes. This hands-on course teaches prompt engineering through immediate practice, transforming you from AI novice to prompt expert with reusable prompts ready for your daily work.

Course Promise: Complete this course and walk away with 20 tested, production-ready prompts organized across three professional domains. Start with a 5-prompt core library in 15 minutes, then expand to domain-specific collections for economics, software engineering, and business operations. Every section builds something you can use tomorrow, not next year. No prior AI experience required - just bring real work scenarios and follow the proven 4-step framework.

What You'll Build

20-Prompt Library

Complete collection of tested, production-ready prompts across three professional domains with proven effectiveness

Template System

Reusable frameworks and patterns for creating new prompts in under 5 minutes with consistent quality

Quality Rubric

Evaluation criteria and testing methodology to ensure prompt reliability and repeatable results

Domain Collections

Specialized prompt sets for economics research, software engineering, and business operations

Course Chapters

Introduction

Course objectives, deliverables, and the 90-minute learning path to prompt mastery

Quick Start

Build your first 5 core prompts in 15 minutes with the proven 4-step framework

Core Library Build

Deep dive into prompt components, quality criteria, and testing methodology for reliable results

Economics Domain

Specialized prompts for data analysis, economic forecasting, and research synthesis

Software Engineering Domain

Development prompts for code review, debugging, documentation, and automated testing

Business Operations Domain

Operational prompts for meeting summaries, strategic planning, and executive communication

Extension Patterns

Advanced techniques for chaining prompts, versioning libraries, and scaling to 50+ prompts

Troubleshooting

Common failure patterns, debugging strategies, and quality improvement techniques

Resources

Templates, checklists, example libraries, community resources, and next learning steps

Who This Course Is For

This course is designed for working professionals who want to integrate AI into their daily workflow through effective prompt engineering. Ideal for economists, software engineers, business analysts, researchers, and operations managers seeking practical AI productivity gains without extensive technical training.

Absolute Beginners welcome - no prior prompt engineering experience required. Start with zero knowledge and finish with a complete, tested prompt library ready for production use.

Domain Specialists will find immediately applicable prompts for economics research, software development, or business operations, with clear guidance on adapting prompts to specific workflows.

Prerequisites

Basic familiarity with AI chat interfaces such as ChatGPT, Claude, or similar tools. Ability to describe work tasks in plain language. No programming, technical background, or prior prompt engineering experience required.

Time Investment

Quick Start Path: 15 minutes to build 5 core prompts with immediate productivity gains

Core Curriculum: 90 minutes from start to complete 20-prompt library across all domains

Domain Specialization: Additional 20-30 minutes per domain chapter for deeper expertise

Full Mastery: 2-3 hours for complete course including all domain applications and advanced patterns

Learning Approach

This course follows a build-first methodology where every concept is immediately applied to create usable prompts. Theory is introduced only when needed to improve practical results. Each chapter includes hands-on exercises, real-world examples, and quality validation steps to ensure your prompts deliver consistent results.

Start with the Introduction to understand course structure, then jump directly to Quick Start to build your first prompts in minutes. Domain chapters can be completed in any order based on your work priorities. All prompts are tested and ready for production use upon completion.

Course Philosophy

Prompt engineering is a skill learned through practice, not memorization. This course provides frameworks and examples, but your best prompts will come from applying these techniques to your real work challenges. Build quickly, test thoroughly, and iterate based on results. The 20-prompt library is your starting point, not your endpoint.