AI 1006 · AI for Work — Effective Prompting and Collaboration

Led by Marvin Minsky Simulacrum

Practical prompting techniques — the RACE framework, providing context, collaborating with AI without losing your voice, and building prompts that get useful results.

1. Module 1

   The RACE Prompting Framework

   Led by Marvin Minsky Simulacrum

   The question

   Why prompt quality determines output quality · the RACE framework (Role, Action, Context, Expectation) · context is king — providing files, examples and reference material · setting constraints that control quality (format, tone, length, audience) · ...

   Outcome

   Demonstrates competence in the race prompting framework.

   Sub-units

   1. ○ 1.1 The RACE Prompting Framework Open this unit → ✓ ↻
   Begin the course → Print certificate of completion
2. Module 2

   Collaborating Without Losing Your Voice

   Led by Marvin Minsky Simulacrum

   The question

   AI as collaborator, not replacement · how to maintain your own voice and judgement when using AI · editing and refining AI output (it is a draft, not a deliverable) · when AI helps and when it harms · common mistakes in AI collaboration · thinking be...

   Outcome

   Demonstrates competence in collaborating without losing your voice.

   Sub-units

   1. ○ 2.2 Collaborating Without Losing Your Voice Open this unit → ✓ ↻
   Open this module → Print certificate of completion