AI Prompt Engineering & Generative AI Workshop at IIIT Hyderabad

Mastering the Art of Communicating with AI

Unlock the full potential of AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, DeepSeek, and Gemini through powerful prompt engineering techniques. This hands-on workshop will help you master the art of writing prompts that drive precise, creative, and task-specific results – whether you’re writing, coding, ideating, or automating workflows.

This workshop is for those who want to:

1. Master prompt writing to improve the quality and relevance of AI-generated responses.

2. Automate content creation, summarisation, and ideation using better prompt strategies.

3. Understand frameworks like COSTAR and prompting types like zero-shot, few-shot, and chain-of-thought.

4. Build smarter workflows by combining AI tools with automation platforms like Zapier.

Course Modules

Audience Introduction

Timing: 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM

Welcome & Icebreaker: "What's Your AI Skill Level?"

Overview: What is Prompt Engineering & Generative AI?

Real-life Examples of AI Outputs in Business & Creativity

Module 1: Foundations of Prompt Engineering

Timing: 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Learn how to talk to AI in a way that gets powerful and reliable results.

Topics Covered

Types of Prompts: Informational, Creative, Instructional, Role-based

Prompt Structures: Clarity, context, constraints, tone, and style

Techniques: Prompt chaining, zero-shot, few-shot learning

Role Prompting: Teaching AI to act like a writer, coder, analyst, or mentor

Skills Acquired

Prompt writing mastery

Logical thinking & clarity in instruction

Multi-step prompt planning

AI response optimization

Module 2: Generative AI Tools in Action

Timing: 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Get familiar with tools that generate text, images, and code – and apply them to real problems.

Topics Covered

ChatGPT, DeepSeek, Claude, and Gemini for Text-Based Use.

Free & Paid Tool for realistic Image & Video Generation.

Use Cases: Writing, email automation, presentation creation, branding, ideation, and coding.

How to Choose the Right Tool for Your Goal.

Skills Acquired

Generative tool selection

Cross-platform AI usage

Practical problem-solving with AI

Time-saving workflow design

Module 3: Hands-On Activities + Prompt Battles

Timing: 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Practice live tasks, share your prompts, and see how others are prompting smarter.

Topics Covered

Live Prompt Challenges (Group Activity).

Compete to get the best AI output with the smartest prompt.

Real-World Simulations

Create content, generate reports, design concepts or write code.

Discussion: Future of Prompt Engineering & Ethical AI Us.

Skills Acquired

Prompt testing & improvement.

Team collaboration using AI.

Creative AI application.

Awareness of AI limitations & ethics.