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BeginnerPrompting

AI for Complete Beginners

This free introductory course covers everything you need to know to start using AI tools confidently. From understanding what large language models are to writing your first prompts, this is the perfect starting point.

4.8(1.2k reviews)
|12.8k students|2 hours|12 lessons

Last updated 2026-03-15 · By AI First Team

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What You'll Learn

✓Understand how AI language models actually work
✓Write prompts that get perfect results on the first try
✓Use advanced techniques: chain-of-thought, few-shot, role-based
✓Build reusable prompt templates for any task
✓Handle complex, multi-step AI workflows
✓Avoid the most common prompting mistakes
✓Get structured outputs: tables, JSON, formatted text
✓Apply everything with real-world case studies

Course Content

12 lessons · 2 hours total

01Lesson 1: AI for Complete Beginners — Part 1Preview
7 min
02Lesson 2: AI for Complete Beginners — Part 2
14 min
03Lesson 3: AI for Complete Beginners — Part 3
10 min
04Lesson 4: AI for Complete Beginners — Part 4
7 min
05Lesson 5: AI for Complete Beginners — Part 5
11 min
06Lesson 6: AI for Complete Beginners — Part 6
6 min
07Lesson 7: AI for Complete Beginners — Part 7
16 min
08Lesson 8: AI for Complete Beginners — Part 8
15 min
09Lesson 9: AI for Complete Beginners — Part 9
14 min
10Lesson 10: AI for Complete Beginners — Part 10
15 min
11Lesson 11: AI for Complete Beginners — Part 11
7 min
12Lesson 12: AI for Complete Beginners — Part 12
7 min

Reviews

4.8
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Sarah M.
2 weeks ago

This completely changed how I use AI. The prompting frameworks alone are worth 10x the price. I use them every single day now.

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James K.
1 month ago

Finally a course that doesn't waste your time. Every lesson is practical and I could apply it immediately to my work.

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Lisa R.
3 weeks ago

Great content, well structured. Would love to see more examples for creative writing prompts specifically, but overall excellent.

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David T.
1 week ago

I went from getting mediocre AI outputs to getting exactly what I need on the first try. This course is a game-changer.

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Maria G.
2 months ago

As a non-technical person, I was worried this would be too advanced. It wasn't. Everything is explained clearly with real examples.