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Prompt Engineering for Engineers
Not fifty ChatGPT prompts. The skill of specifying a task to a language model so precisely that the output can be checked — applied to FAT reports, procedures, I/O lists, fault-code guides, code and spreadsheets — and the habit of testing a prompt with a golden set before trusting it.
Inside the course
From the lessons
A prompt is a specification
Simplilearn
Zero-shot, one-shot and few-shot examples
Analytics Vidhya
Thinking step by step
Eye on Tech
System prompts and roles
Anthropic
Structured output: JSON and tables
Telusko
Context engineering
IBM Technology
Lesson frames belong to the creators named in the Credits below and are shown from YouTube.
What you will learn
Write prompts with role, task, context, format and constraints; use few-shot examples, chain of thought and decomposition; separate system and user prompts; get JSON and CSV out reliably; assemble the right context; generate engineering documents and code from data tables with rules that stop invention; use Copilot in Excel safely; and build a tested prompt library entry with a golden set and a score.
- Write a five-part prompt with a refusal rule that turns invention into a visible blank
- Fix output format with few-shot examples and get JSON with a schema at temperature 0
- Make calculations checkable with chain of thought, and run the arithmetic as code
- Generate a FAT report section, a procedure or an I/O description column from a data table without invented facts
- Prompt for code with pinned versions and run everything; use Copilot in Excel safely
- Test a prompt against a golden set, iterate to a score and write a library entry
Course content
12 modules · 23 lessons · 7h 34m
In order, at whatever pace suits you. Each module ends with a practice task that builds on the last, and a short quiz.
- 01A prompt is a specification3 lessons35m
- 02Zero-shot, one-shot and few-shot examples3 lessons19m
- 03Thinking step by step3 lessons24m
- 04System prompts and roles1 lesson25m
- 05Structured output: JSON and tables2 lessons34m
- 06Context engineering2 lessons20m
- 07Engineering documents from data tables1 lesson42m
- 08Prompting for code3 lessons45m
- 09Prompting inside Excel, Word and email2 lessons1h 32m
- 10Evaluating prompts and the prompt library2 lessons1h 54m
- 11Safety, confidentiality and injection1 lesson4m
- 12Final assessment0 lessons0m
Requirements
- Who it is for
- Beginner. No coding required for most modules; the scoring examples use a few lines of Python you can paste.
- Software
- Any chat tool (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot) or Google Colab with a free OpenRouter key.
- Hardware
- None.
Prompt Engineering for Engineers at a glance
Prompt Engineering for Engineers is a free, self-paced online ai and machine learning course from EDWartens India with 12 modules, 7h 34m of video lessons, written notes, practice tasks and assessments, and an optional verifiable certificate.
- Price
- ₹0, free for good. No trial, no card. Comparable classroom training of this length costs about ₹4,499.
- Format
- 12 self-paced modules, 7h 34m of video, written notes, a quiz per module and a final assessment.
- Level
- Beginner. Beginner. No coding required for most modules; the scoring examples use a few lines of Python you can paste.
- Brand
- Vendor-neutral
- Software
- Any chat tool (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot) or Google Colab with a free OpenRouter key.
- Hardware
- None.
- Certificate
- Optional EDWartens Certificate of Completion, verifiable by code. Not a vendor credential.
- Video lessons by
- Anthropic, freeCodeCamp.org, IBM Technology, Jeff Su, Tina Huang, Tech With Tim, Great Learning, Dave Ebbelaar, Elvis Saravia, CodeEmporium, Microsoft Developer, Kevin Stratvert, edureka!, Simplilearn, Analytics Vidhya, Telusko, Grow with Google, Eye on Tech (independent creators, credited below)
- Language
- English
A shareable EDWartens certificate
Finish every module and pass the final assessment, and the optional EDWartens certificate is yours. It carries a unique verification code on a public page anyone can check, so it stands up when a recruiter looks it up. See it below.
- Add it to your LinkedIn profile in one click
- Link it from a CV or portfolio, the URL is permanent
- Publicly verifiable by code, not a PDF anyone can edit
- Issued by EDWartens India, the training centre itself
The course itself stays free whether or not you ever buy one.
Stuck? Ask a practising engineer
A free course usually means a comment section and hope. This one does not. Every module has an Ask-your-trainer panel that reaches the same engineers who teach our paid programme: people who commission panels for a living, not moderators.
- Questions answered in the context of the module you are on
- The same engineers who teach the AEP programme
- Career tools, CV help and public job listings included
- Your progress and notes stay in your account for good
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Common questions
Is this just tips for ChatGPT?
No. It works in ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot or any model through an API, and the point is the discipline — specifying, constraining and testing — not the tool. Every module ends with a prompt you keep.
Do I need to code?
Not for ten of the twelve modules. The scoring examples use a few lines of Python that are given to you; if you have never coded, paste them or score by hand in a spreadsheet.
What is the project?
You take one document you actually produce — a FAT report section, a procedure, a fault-code guide — build the prompt that generates it from a table, test it against ten or more cases with known answers, iterate to a score, and write it up as a prompt-library entry a colleague could reuse. A second short project scores a tag-list converter by exact match.
Do I need a paid AI account?
No. Any free chat tool works for most modules, and the scoring modules use OpenRouter's free models with a free key.
Is the course really free?
Yes. Every module, practice task, project and assessment. You create an account so your progress is saved and the assessments can be marked. The certificate is the only paid item, and only if you want it.
What certificate do I get?
An EDWartens Certificate of Completion, issued when you have submitted a project and passed the final assessment, with a verification code anyone can check. It is not a vendor credential and is never described as one.
Who made the video lessons?
The creators named in the Credits block at the foot of this page, on their own YouTube channels. EDWartens did not make the videos and the creators are not affiliated with EDWartens. What EDWartens wrote is the study plan, the notes, the practice tasks, the projects and the assessments.
What you walk away with
Your certificate for Prompt Engineering for Engineers
Finish the course, pass the final, and this is the document with your name on it.
Verifiable by anyone
A unique certificate number and a public verification page. A recruiter checks it in ten seconds.
Adds to LinkedIn in one click
Issuer, credential ID and URL prefilled, with 5 matching skills to pin to your profile.
QR code on the certificate
Scans straight to the verification page, so a printed copy proves itself.
Names what you can do
Lists the topics covered, from roles, instructions, context and output format in a prompt to limits, safety and confidentiality of engineering data.
A permanent link
Put it on a CV, a portfolio or an application. The URL never changes.
Earned, not attended
Issued only after every module and a final assessment at 70%, with three attempts. That is why it stands up.
Learning is free. The certificate is optional.
Add it now and pay only when you have finished the course, or come back for it later. One-off, ₹459, GST included, with a receipt.
Issued by EDWartens India (Wartens Automation Private Limited) as a Certificate of Completion for this self-paced course. It is not a vendor certification, a university award or a CPD-accredited activity, and it does not certify competence on live equipment. Delivered electronically; see the refund policy.
Credits
Who made the video lessons
The video lessons in this course were created by the people below, not by EDWartens. Every lesson streams from its creator's own YouTube channel; EDWartens neither hosts nor sells that footage, and the creators are not affiliated with EDWartens and do not endorse this course. What EDWartens wrote is the study plan, the notes, the practice tasks and the assessments.
- AnthropicPrompting 101, the prompt-engineering deep dive, Lesson 7 and the prompting tips
- freeCodeCamp.orgthe prompt engineering tutorial
- IBM Technologythe four methods of prompt engineering and context engineering explainers
- Jeff Suthe prompt formula in eight minutes
- Tina HuangGoogle's prompt engineering course in twenty minutes
- Tech With Timthe prompt engineering full course and the Cursor tutorial
- Great Learningthe prompt engineering full course
- Dave Ebbelaarstructured output explained
- Elvis Saraviafew-shot prompting explained
- CodeEmporiumchain-of-thought prompting explained
- Microsoft Developerthe prompt engineering lessons of Generative AI for Beginners
- Kevin Stratvertthe Copilot in Excel tutorial
- edureka!prompt engineering for code generation and GitHub Copilot
- Simplilearnthe introduction to prompt engineering
- Analytics Vidhyazero-, one- and few-shot prompting explained
- Teluskostructured JSON output
- Grow with Googlefew-shot prompting in Google AI Essentials
- Eye on Techchain-of-thought prompting in three minutes
If you are one of these creators and would like a lesson removed or credited differently, write to info@wartens.com.