Program Syllabus
Master AI prompting techniques to enhance productivity with custom GPTs, generate impactful content, analyze data, and earn a certificate of completion from University of Missouri–St. Louis.
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Introduction to AI Prompting
Get a sneak peek into our AI Prompting course! Meet our expert instructors, explore the curriculum, and see how AI can transform your career.
Accelerate your career with practical, hands-on training and real-world expertise you can showcase during interviews or utilize on the job.
Empower your career with AI prompting skills. Whether aiming for a promotion or excelling in your current role, our course provides essential AI capabilities.
They’re living it. Your expert instructors work in the industry today and are eager to pass along their expertise to you. You’ll learn innovative techniques and technologies from our roster of handpicked industry pros. Gain real-world insights and deep knowledge to prepare you for today’s in-demand jobs.
Our course attracts learners who are motivated to expand their knowledge and grow their careers. Their backgrounds are wide and varied, including professionals from Product Management, Project Management, Business Operations, HR, Finance, Marketing, Engineering, IT/DevOps, and more.
You'll find a diverse range of students in the classroom, each with unique career goals:
Ideal for professionals looking to gain a big picture understanding of AI prompting capabilities to enhance their current role; or may be transitioning into a job or career path that values or requires AI prompting skills.
Perfect for entrepreneurs, business owners, and professionals across most industries, who are interested in unlocking new approaches to driving innovation, growth, and impact.
Suitable for both seasoned professionals and newcomers looking to harness the power of AI to tackle complex challenges, develop innovative solutions, and unlock new possibilities.
You should expect to spend six to eight hours engaging with on-demand content created by industry experts, including hands-on activities and assignments in the online learning management system (LMS).
You can also attend live sessions each week. These two-hour online sessions are a great place to engage with fellow learners and expert AI practitioners to fine-tune your AI-prompting skills and stay current on the latest AI news. Sessions are recorded and available to watch on-demand if you can’t join live.
A university-issued certificate of completion that verifies knowledge and hands-on experience relevant to most roles and industries, including:
5 weeks
Flexible online learning with optional mentor-led live sessions
Flexible payment options are available
Get reimbursed by your employer!On-demand with live sessions
Expert instructors
Earn your certificate of completion from University of Missouri–St. Louis
"Whatever you may know about using ChatGPT and how successful you are, this will up your game 10 times."
"It's probably the best teaching system I've ever seen, the online system itself, the modules, were really really fantastic and I learned a ton."
“This AI course has given me a whole new sense of purpose within my job.”
This course attracts learners who are motivated to expand their knowledge and grow job-critical skills to continue their development and advancement. Their backgrounds are wide and varied, including professionals from Product Management, Project Management, Business Operations, HR, Finance, Marketing, IT/DevOps, and more.
Our course is ideal for anyone who identifies with one of the following profiles:
Have additional questions? Email us at support@ziplines.com and someone from our admissions team will get back to you.
AI prompting involves entering specific instructions or queries into AI systems like ChatGPT to generate desired outputs, such as text, images, or code. It involves crafting text prompts to achieve the user's goals. Unlike the more specialized prompt engineering, AI prompting is an accessible skill anyone can quickly learn and use.
This course equips you with essential AI prompting capabilities, focusing on OpenAI’s ChatGPT, to enhance productivity and prepare you for future technological advancements while giving you the skills to use and innovate at work now.
AI prompting is a foundational skill that involves entering specific instructions or queries into AI systems like ChatGPT to generate desired outputs, such as text, images, or code. It involves crafting text prompts to achieve the user's goals.
AI Automation goes a step further. It focuses on automating tasks by integrating AI tools into structured workflows. This course teaches you how to connect AI with no-code automation tools like Make.com, Zapier, and n8n to streamline processes, reduce manual work, and enhance efficiency. For more information about that course, email us at support@ziplines.com and someone from our team will get back to you.
AI prompting is a skill anyone can learn and use, and this course is designed for learners with no prior experience.
To complete the course successfully, learners should be able to use web applications, download and access files, and use email and messaging apps.
ChatGPT Plus will be required to complete the course. It will be provided to learners for the duration of the course.
The course and the Playbook projects will provide you with content to create a portfolio, but you are responsible for creating a portfolio on the platform of your choice.
Expect to dedicate approximately 6-8 hours a week engaging with dynamic, on-demand content crafted by expert AI practitioners. This includes immersive hands-on activities and assignments within our online Learning Management System (LMS).
You can also attend live sessions each week. These two-hour online sessions are a great place to engage with fellow learners and expert AI practitioners to fine-tune your AI-prompting skills and stay current on the latest AI news. Sessions are recorded and available to watch on-demand if you can’t join live.
No, this is a noncredit course. As such, it is not eligible for financial aid. However, many employers offer reimbursement for continuing education so check with your human resources department to determine your eligibility.
There are multiple options to pay for this course. The first way is to pay upfront, online. This option also provides the largest savings.
We offer both installment and financing options. To find out if you qualify for either of these payment options, fill out the enrollment form to be directed to the payment page. From there, you can click on the "Get Qualified" link to see what options are available.
Many employers also offer tuition reimbursement. Our guide gives you suggestions and templates for how to ask your employer to cover the cost of the course.
View our reimbursement guide.
We are confident in the quality of our learning experience, having supported thousands of learners and received hundreds of 5-star reviews. Because we believe so strongly in the value and impact of our course, we offer a 7-day money-back guarantee from the start date. If the course isn't the right fit for you, you can withdraw within the first week of your course and receive a full refund, no questions asked.
You’ll access on-demand content and assignments through our learning platform and join the optional (but recommended) mentor-led live sessions once a week through our video conference platform. The live sessions are recorded. The online learning management system can be accessed on a computer from anywhere with an internet connection.
The certificate programs offered through this page are non-credit professional development opportunities and do not confer academic credit through the University of Missouri System. As such, they are not eligible for UM System Tuition Assistance.
If you seek professional development funding through your department, please consult your supervisor before enrolling.
