Basic Prompting Technique for using Gen AI tools

Date: 29 Sep 2025 (Mon)

Time: 15:00 - 16:30

Venue: Online

Target Audience: All staff

Medium of Instruction: Cantonese

Summary

Unlock the potential of Generative AI by mastering the art of prompting. This workshop introduces instructors to effective prompt engineering techniques that enhance the performance and accuracy of AI tools. Whether you are using AI for writing, research, coding, or creative tasks, the way you ask matters. Learn how to craft clear, structured, and purposeful prompts to get the most out of your AI interactions.

This session is ideal for instructors who want to improve their AI literacy, explore practical use cases, and apply prompting strategies across academic and creative domains.

Objective

This workshop aims to equip instructors with foundational and advanced skills in prompt engineering. Participants will explore the structure of effective prompts, learn various prompting techniques, and understand how to apply these strategies across different AI tools and tasks.

What You Will Learn

• Understand the key elements of a well-structured prompt, including task, role, context, and output indicators.
• Explore different prompting techniques such as zero-shot, few-shot, role prompting, prompt chaining, and chain-of-thought prompting.
• Learn how to apply prompting strategies to real-world use cases, including writing enhancement, research, translation, and image analysis.
• Discover how PolyU GenAI and other tools support various prompt formats and use cases.

Agenda

1. Introduction to Prompting and GenAI Tools
   - Overview of PolyU GenAI and other popular Generative AI platforms
   - Capabilities and limitations of GenAI tools
2. Understanding Prompt Structure
   - General prompt elements
   - Examples of structured prompts
3. Prompting Techniques and Tips
   - Zero-shot vs. few-shot prompting
   - Role prompting and prompt chaining
   - Chain-of-thought prompting for complex reasoning
   - Best practices for writing effective prompts
4. Use Cases and Demonstrations
   - Writing enhancement and content generation
   - Translation and language support
   - Image-to-text and text-to-image applications
   - Research and academic support
5. Q&A Session
   - Open discussion and troubleshooting