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Showing 41 of 175 courses in Prompt Engineering and AI Tools.

Hands-on practitioners: The tooling layer, taught on the tools: prompt patterns, context, evaluation, and a working toolkit you keep.

FA-301Intermediate

Prompt Engineering, From Patterns to Evaluation

Prompt patterns, context design, structured output, and how to test whether a prompt is actually better than the last one.

Length
6 weeks
Commitment
6 hours

You build: An evaluated prompt library for one professional task, with scores.

You earn: Verified micro-credential: Prompt Engineering

Enrol on FA-301
FA-305Introductory

The Modern AI Toolkit

A guided tour of the tools that matter for text, image, voice, meetings and research, and how to choose between them.

Length
4 weeks
Commitment
5 hours

You build: Your own toolkit document: what you use, for what, and what you refuse.

You earn: Verified micro-credential: AI Tooling

Enrol on FA-305
FA-1005FreeIntroductory

Introduction to Claude Projects

Explore Claude Projects by utilizing persistent storage, system prompts, and chat memory to create artifacts, analyze data, and develop practical use cases.

Length
2 weeks
Commitment
2 hours

You build: An evaluated prompt and tool set for this topic, with your own scoring notes.

You earn: Verified micro, credential: Prompt Engineering and Tooling

Enrol on FA-1005
FA-1009FreeIntermediate

Learn How to Use AI for Data Analysis

Ready to learn how to use AI for data analysis in Python? We'll show you how to use AI like ChatGPT or Gemini as your own personal analytics assistant.

Length
2 weeks
Commitment
2 hours

You build: An evaluated prompt and tool set for this topic, with your own scoring notes.

You earn: Verified micro, credential: Prompt Engineering and Tooling

Enrol on FA-1009
FA-1011FreeIntroductory

Learn How to Use ChatGPT

Ready to dive into the world of Generative AI? Learn how ChatGPT works, how to use ChatGPT in your everyday life, and how to write effective ChatGPT prompts.

Length
2 weeks
Commitment
2 hours

You build: An evaluated prompt and tool set for this topic, with your own scoring notes.

You earn: Verified micro, credential: Prompt Engineering and Tooling

Enrol on FA-1011
FA-1016FreeIntroductory

Introduction to Claude Analysis

Utilize Claude for data insights by managing CSV files, handling data, performing statistical analysis, using natural language queries, and creating visualizations.

Length
2 weeks
Commitment
2 hours

You build: An evaluated prompt and tool set for this topic, with your own scoring notes.

You earn: Verified micro, credential: Prompt Engineering and Tooling

Enrol on FA-1016
FA-1019Introductory

Learn Prompt Engineering

Learn about effective prompting techniques to craft high-quality prompts, maximizing your use of generative AI.

Length
2 weeks
Commitment
2 hours

You build: An evaluated prompt and tool set for this topic, with your own scoring notes.

You earn: Verified micro, credential: Prompt Engineering and Tooling

Enrol on FA-1019
FA-1020FreeIntermediate

Prompt Engineering: Ethical Hacking & Generative AI Fusion

Dive into ethical hacking and generative AI. Learn to leverage AI for cybersecurity and understand the dynamics of security and innovation.

Length
2 weeks
Commitment
2 hours

You build: An evaluated prompt and tool set for this topic, with your own scoring notes.

You earn: Verified micro, credential: Prompt Engineering and Tooling

Enrol on FA-1020
FA-1028Introductory

AI-Assisted Development with Claude Code

Learn to build maintainable projects with AI using Claude Code in this course on agentic coding, specs, TDD, and context engineering.

Length
2 weeks
Commitment
2 hours

You build: An evaluated prompt and tool set for this topic, with your own scoring notes.

You earn: Verified micro, credential: Prompt Engineering and Tooling

Enrol on FA-1028
FA-1033PathIntroductory

Generative AI for Everyone

Learn the basics of generative AI and best prompt engineering practices when using AI chatbots like ChatGPT to create new content.

Length
2 weeks
Commitment
2 hours

You build: An evaluated prompt and tool set for this topic, with your own scoring notes.

You earn: Verified micro, credential: Prompt Engineering and Tooling

Enrol on FA-1033
FA-1034FreeIntroductory

Introduction to Claude Artifacts

Explore Anthropic's Claude Artifacts. Learn to create and publish documents, SVGs, HTML, and React components with prompt engineering for dynamic projects.

Length
2 weeks
Commitment
2 hours

You build: An evaluated prompt and tool set for this topic, with your own scoring notes.

You earn: Verified micro, credential: Prompt Engineering and Tooling

Enrol on FA-1034
FA-1043FreeIntroductory

Learn How to Use AI for Coding

Ready to learn how to use AI for coding? Learn how to use generative AI tools like ChatGPT to generate code and expedite your development.

Length
2 weeks
Commitment
2 hours

You build: An evaluated prompt and tool set for this topic, with your own scoring notes.

You earn: Verified micro, credential: Prompt Engineering and Tooling

Enrol on FA-1043
FA-1045FreeIntermediate

Prompt Engineering: Generative AI for System Hacking

Discover how generative AI enhances ethical hacking techniques and detects system vulnerabilities. Learn best practices for preventing system hacking and conducting AI-driven penetration tests.

Length
2 weeks
Commitment
2 hours

You build: An evaluated prompt and tool set for this topic, with your own scoring notes.

You earn: Verified micro, credential: Prompt Engineering and Tooling

Enrol on FA-1045
FA-1046FreeIntroductory

Intro to AI Research with NotebookLM

Learn to transform documents into interactive AI conversations with NotebookLM, Google's research assistant for smarter work.

Length
2 weeks
Commitment
2 hours

You build: An evaluated prompt and tool set for this topic, with your own scoring notes.

You earn: Verified micro, credential: Prompt Engineering and Tooling

Enrol on FA-1046
FA-1051FreeIntroductory

Intro to OpenAI API

Explore OpenAI's API and learn how to write more effective generative AI prompts that help improve your results.

Length
2 weeks
Commitment
2 hours

You build: An evaluated prompt and tool set for this topic, with your own scoring notes.

You earn: Verified micro, credential: Prompt Engineering and Tooling

Enrol on FA-1051
FA-1059Intermediate

OpenAI API Coding with Python

Leverage the OpenAI API within your Python code. Learn to import OpenAI modules, use chat completion methods, and craft effective prompts.

Length
2 weeks
Commitment
2 hours

You build: An evaluated prompt and tool set for this topic, with your own scoring notes.

You earn: Verified micro, credential: Prompt Engineering and Tooling

Enrol on FA-1059
FA-1060FreeIntroductory

First Look: Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (Nano Banana)

Apply Gemini Flash Image for generating campaign-ready visuals through prompts, brand-safe edits, character continuity, watermarking, and polished design skill.

Length
2 weeks
Commitment
2 hours

You build: An evaluated prompt and tool set for this topic, with your own scoring notes.

You earn: Verified micro, credential: Prompt Engineering and Tooling

Enrol on FA-1060
FA-1061FreeIntroductory

Intro to AI Research with Perplexity

Learn to conduct faster, more thorough research using Perplexity AI's search modes, citation system, and collaborative features.

Length
2 weeks
Commitment
2 hours

You build: An evaluated prompt and tool set for this topic, with your own scoring notes.

You earn: Verified micro, credential: Prompt Engineering and Tooling

Enrol on FA-1061
FA-1062FreeIntermediate

Prompt Engineering: Web Application & Database Hacking in the Age of GenAI

Explore ethical hacking with AI for web application and database security. Learn to mitigate AI-assisted attacks, secure databases, and patch vulnerabilities effectively.

Length
2 weeks
Commitment
2 hours

You build: An evaluated prompt and tool set for this topic, with your own scoring notes.

You earn: Verified micro, credential: Prompt Engineering and Tooling

Enrol on FA-1062
FA-1063FreeIntroductory

Ethical Prompt Engineering with DeepSeek-R1

Explore ethical AI prompt engineering to mitigate biases, ensure fairness, enhance transparency, prevent risks, and apply the Red Team cycle for AI safety.

Length
2 weeks
Commitment
2 hours

You build: An evaluated prompt and tool set for this topic, with your own scoring notes.

You earn: Verified micro, credential: Prompt Engineering and Tooling

Enrol on FA-1063
FA-1068FreeIntermediate

Prompt Engineering: Cloud Computing & IoT Hacking in the Era of GenAI

Explore cloud computing, IoT, and AI interplay. Learn about common cloud service and IoT vulnerabilities, conduct simulated hacks, and reinforce security using generative AI.

Length
2 weeks
Commitment
2 hours

You build: An evaluated prompt and tool set for this topic, with your own scoring notes.

You earn: Verified micro, credential: Prompt Engineering and Tooling

Enrol on FA-1068
FA-1076FreeIntroductory

Prompt Engineering Techniques with DeepSeek-R1

Navigate DeepSeek-R1 to refine prompts, tackle complex tasks, and oversee projects. Explore reasoning models for goal-setting, writing, and technical design.

Length
2 weeks
Commitment
2 hours

You build: An evaluated prompt and tool set for this topic, with your own scoring notes.

You earn: Verified micro, credential: Prompt Engineering and Tooling

Enrol on FA-1076
FA-1084FreeIntroductory

Generative AI on GCP: An Introduction

Dive into generative AI on Google Cloud Platform. Learn AI development, GCP advantages and machine learning services, image generation, NLP, and more.

Length
2 weeks
Commitment
2 hours

You build: An evaluated prompt and tool set for this topic, with your own scoring notes.

You earn: Verified micro, credential: Prompt Engineering and Tooling

Enrol on FA-1084
FA-1090Introductory

Token Usage Optimization

Learn how AI tokens work, where costs add up, and how to reduce usage with smarter prompts, token awareness, and practical tracking.

Length
2 weeks
Commitment
2 hours

You build: An evaluated prompt and tool set for this topic, with your own scoring notes.

You earn: Verified micro, credential: Prompt Engineering and Tooling

Enrol on FA-1090
FA-1092FreeIntroductory

Learn How to Use AI for Marketing

This course breaks down how to use generative AI for marketing. You'll learn how to use ChatGPT and Midjourney for research, strategy, and content creation.

Length
2 weeks
Commitment
2 hours

You build: An evaluated prompt and tool set for this topic, with your own scoring notes.

You earn: Verified micro, credential: Prompt Engineering and Tooling

Enrol on FA-1092
FA-1094Intermediate

OpenAI API Coding with JavaScript

Leverage the OpenAI API within your JavaScript code. Learn to customize prompts and hyperparameters for optimal output.

Length
2 weeks
Commitment
2 hours

You build: An evaluated prompt and tool set for this topic, with your own scoring notes.

You earn: Verified micro, credential: Prompt Engineering and Tooling

Enrol on FA-1094
FA-1101FreeIntroductory

Learn the OpenAI API Playground

Learn to optimize conversational AI with our OpenAI API Playground course. Discover system prompts, message history management, and AI customization.

Length
2 weeks
Commitment
2 hours

You build: An evaluated prompt and tool set for this topic, with your own scoring notes.

You earn: Verified micro, credential: Prompt Engineering and Tooling

Enrol on FA-1101
FA-1114PathIntermediate

Integrate and Evaluate LLMs with OpenAI and Hugging Face

Learn to integrate large language models into applications using APIs, prompt engineering, and evaluation metrics for AI systems.

Length
2 weeks
Commitment
2 hours

You build: An evaluated prompt and tool set for this topic, with your own scoring notes.

You earn: Verified micro, credential: Prompt Engineering and Tooling

Enrol on FA-1114
FA-1115FreeIntermediate

Prompt Engineering: Generative AI for Malware & Social Engineering

Explore ethical hacking techniques to fight malware and social engineering. Learn how generative AI enhances threat detection and prevention.

Length
2 weeks
Commitment
2 hours

You build: An evaluated prompt and tool set for this topic, with your own scoring notes.

You earn: Verified micro, credential: Prompt Engineering and Tooling

Enrol on FA-1115
FA-1117Intermediate

Unit Test Development with Generative AI

Discover how Generative AI like ChatGPT can be used to create Python unit tests. Understand the Security Test Pyramid and best practices for AI unit testing.

Length
2 weeks
Commitment
2 hours

You build: An evaluated prompt and tool set for this topic, with your own scoring notes.

You earn: Verified micro, credential: Prompt Engineering and Tooling

Enrol on FA-1117
FA-1120FreeIntroductory

Creating Marketing Assets with Generative AI Case Study

Use ChatGPT and DALL-E 3 to create various forms of marketing assets from product descriptions to company logos.

Length
2 weeks
Commitment
2 hours

You build: An evaluated prompt and tool set for this topic, with your own scoring notes.

You earn: Verified micro, credential: Prompt Engineering and Tooling

Enrol on FA-1120
FA-1124FreeIntroductory

Intro to Midjourney

Dive into the world of generative image-based-artificial intelligence (or AI) and learn how to use Midjourney.

Length
2 weeks
Commitment
2 hours

You build: An evaluated prompt and tool set for this topic, with your own scoring notes.

You earn: Verified micro, credential: Prompt Engineering and Tooling

Enrol on FA-1124
FA-1129FreeIntermediate

Using OpenAI APIs: Using Image & Audio APIs

Explore OpenAI's DALL-E and Whisper models. Generate stunning images with text prompts, transcribe and translate multilingual audio with high accuracy.

Length
2 weeks
Commitment
2 hours

You build: An evaluated prompt and tool set for this topic, with your own scoring notes.

You earn: Verified micro, credential: Prompt Engineering and Tooling

Enrol on FA-1129
FA-1133FreeIntermediate

Prompt Engineering: Generative AI for Reconnaissance

Leverage generative AI and reconnaissance for advanced cybersecurity defense. Learn how ethical hackers utilize these techniques.

Length
2 weeks
Commitment
2 hours

You build: An evaluated prompt and tool set for this topic, with your own scoring notes.

You earn: Verified micro, credential: Prompt Engineering and Tooling

Enrol on FA-1133
FA-1134FreeIntermediate

Prompt Engineering: Generative AI for Scanning & Enumeration

Explore the convergence of ethical hacking and AI. Learn how generative AI strengthens network scanning and enumeration in cybersecurity.

Length
2 weeks
Commitment
2 hours

You build: An evaluated prompt and tool set for this topic, with your own scoring notes.

You earn: Verified micro, credential: Prompt Engineering and Tooling

Enrol on FA-1134
FA-1137FreeIntroductory

The Role of ChatGPT in Shaping Our Future

Start your journey into the world of generative AI and ChatGPT and see the role they will have in shaping our future.

Length
2 weeks
Commitment
2 hours

You build: An evaluated prompt and tool set for this topic, with your own scoring notes.

You earn: Verified micro, credential: Prompt Engineering and Tooling

Enrol on FA-1137
FA-1145FreeIntermediate

Generative AI Models: Generating Data Using Variational Autoencoders

Master VAEs for image generation: Learn probabilistic encoders and decoders. Train models on multichannel color images using Python in Colab.

Length
2 weeks
Commitment
2 hours

You build: An evaluated prompt and tool set for this topic, with your own scoring notes.

You earn: Verified micro, credential: Prompt Engineering and Tooling

Enrol on FA-1145
FA-1146FreeIntermediate

Prompt Engineering to Build a Django App

Develop real-world applications using Django with generative AI tools. Learn database interaction, data modification, and UI creation with HTML templates.

Length
2 weeks
Commitment
2 hours

You build: An evaluated prompt and tool set for this topic, with your own scoring notes.

You earn: Verified micro, credential: Prompt Engineering and Tooling

Enrol on FA-1146
FA-1148FreeIntermediate

Deep Dive Into Generative AI with Azure OpenAI

Learn Azure OpenAI: architecture, OpenAI Studio, model customization and deployment, text and image generation, integration, privacy and compliance issues, and more.

Length
2 weeks
Commitment
2 hours

You build: An evaluated prompt and tool set for this topic, with your own scoring notes.

You earn: Verified micro, credential: Prompt Engineering and Tooling

Enrol on FA-1148
FA-1155FreeIntermediate

Prompt Engineering: Covering Tracks with GenAI

Explore the fusion of traditional stealth hacking techniques with generative AI. Learn how AI detects and mitigates track-covering activities through real-world case studies.

Length
2 weeks
Commitment
2 hours

You build: An evaluated prompt and tool set for this topic, with your own scoring notes.

You earn: Verified micro, credential: Prompt Engineering and Tooling

Enrol on FA-1155
FA-1156FreeIntermediate

Prompt Engineering: Mobile Platform Security in the GenAI Era

Fortify mobile platform security using generative AI. Learn AI-driven attack methods, fix app vulnerabilities, and understand AI's role in mobile hacking.

Length
2 weeks
Commitment
2 hours

You build: An evaluated prompt and tool set for this topic, with your own scoring notes.

You earn: Verified micro, credential: Prompt Engineering and Tooling

Enrol on FA-1156