Advanced prompting techniques and applications on text influence and reasoning model
Workshop/ Training/ Webinar
Workshop for Students
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Date
25 Feb 2026
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Organiser
ITS
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Time
10:30 - 12:30
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Venue
M405 / Online
Enquiry
IT HelpCentre (Hotline) 2766 5900 / (WhatsApp/ WeChat) 6577 9669
Summary
Date: 25 Feb 2026 (Wed)
Time: 10:30 – 12:30
Venue: M405 / Online
Target Audience: All students
Medium of Instruction: English
Objective
This workshop aims to deepen your understanding of modern Foundation Models (FMs)—the advanced AI systems powering today’s GenAI tools. You’ll explore how these models function, their evolution, and the different types available (including chat, visual, and reasoning models). You’ll get hands-on experience with state-of-the-art models like GPT, and learn practical techniques for crafting prompts that yield useful results.
What You Will Learn
- What AI models like GPT are and how they work
- How to ask better questions to get useful answers from AI
- Real-life examples of how AI helps with studying and work
- How to use AI tools yourself with easy, hands-on practice
- How AI can save you time and help with big projects, while using it responsibly
Agenda
- What Are Large Language Models (LLMs)?
- What are LLMs and how have they changed over time?
- How do these AI chatbots work?
- How do we know which ones are the best? - How to Write Good Prompts
- Why asking clear questions is important for schoolwork
- Tips for writing better questions and instructions for AI
- Practice: Try making your own prompts for homework and assignments - Practice Using AI Chatbots
- Free AI tools students can use
- Live demo: Using AI to summarize articles, make study questions, and plan research
- Guided activity: Improve your prompts for your own school projects
