{"id":38808,"date":"2026-09-22T10:37:01","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T09:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/?page_id=38808"},"modified":"2026-11-02T14:42:03","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T14:42:03","slug":"power-of-prompting","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/student\/ai\/using-ai-effectively\/power-of-prompting\/","title":{"rendered":"3.1 The Power of Prompting"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"38808\" class=\"elementor elementor-38808\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a3b366 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8a3b366\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a8ad9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"8a8ad9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-6aed6f9ade20a\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  elementor-heading-title lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left h1\"  > Writing Effective Prompts<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d27857 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6d27857\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-481031f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"481031f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7cbc64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f7cbc64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Power of Prompting<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-914cb9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"914cb9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One of the most important skills when using AI is learning how to write effective prompts, sometimes referred to as &#8216;Prompt Engineering&#8217;. A prompt is the instruction, question, or request you give an AI tool. \u00a0Think of prompting as having a conversation. The more clearly you explain what you need, who it is for, and what outcome you are hoping to achieve, the more useful the response is likely to be.<\/p><p>Prompting is a skill that can be developed with practice. Whether you are completely new to AI or already using it regularly, learning how to write clear and effective prompts can help you get more useful, relevant, and accurate responses.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67927a8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"67927a8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59af96e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"59af96e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-680546c elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_fancy_image\" data-id=\"680546c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_fancy_image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"lqd-imggrp-single d-block pos-rel \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-imggrp-img-container d-inline-flex pos-rel align-items-center justify-content-center \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"w-100 pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1720\" height=\"1234\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D&#039;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#039; viewBox%3D&#039;0 0 1720 1234&#039;%2F%3E\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-38681 ld-lazyload\" alt=\"Robot with speech bubble\" itemprop=\"image\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/06\/robot-with-speech-bubble.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/06\/robot-with-speech-bubble.jpg 1720w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/06\/robot-with-speech-bubble-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/06\/robot-with-speech-bubble-1024x735.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/06\/robot-with-speech-bubble-1536x1102.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1720px) 100vw, 1720px\" data-aspect=\"1.3938411669368\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b16a44b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b16a44b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97ec6a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97ec6a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There is no single \u2018perfect\u2019 prompt. While AI can generate answers in seconds, the quality of those answers often depends on the quality of the prompt. Effective use of AI often involves refining your questions, providing additional context, and following up on responses to achieve the outcomes you need. The more clearly you communicate with AI, the more effectively it can support your learning and work.<\/p><p>Whether you are using AI to understand a difficult concept, brainstorm ideas, organise your studies, or generate feedback, effective prompting can help you get better results.<\/p><p>The resource below will help you understand the principles of effective prompting and provide practical techniques that you can apply across your studies and everyday use of AI.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1c89ab e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a1c89ab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-182c965 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"182c965\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Prompting in Practice<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-536bfb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"536bfb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Explore our interactive guide below, designed to enhance your skills in crafting effective prompts. Discover direct links to AI tools, insights into the art of prompt engineering, and a selection of use cases and sample prompts tailored for both teaching and learning purposes. Click start to explore the resource.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03fb719 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"03fb719\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a926e4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a926e4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width: 100%\"><div style=\"position: relative;padding-bottom: 56.25%;padding-top: 0;height: 0\"><iframe title=\"Prompt Engineering\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" style=\"position: absolute;top: 0;left: 0;width: 100%;height: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/view.genially.com\/65cddac5740c7f0014341b3e\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe> <\/div> <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e24c6a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5e24c6a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d325768 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d325768\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Want to develop your prompting skills further?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2d6c2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e2d6c2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The additional resources below provide guidance, examples, and techniques to help you write better prompts and get more useful responses from AI tools.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-977ce34 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_accordion\" data-id=\"977ce34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-title-bordered accordion-md accordion-side-spacing accordion-title-bg-transparent accordion-title-circle accordion-expander-left accordion-active-has-fill\" id=\"accordion-6aed6f9b07fb7\" role=\"tablist\" aria-multiselectable=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item panel \">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading-1581\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"accordion-title  tabindex=\"-1\">\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"collapsed\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\"\n                    tabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-parent=\"#accordion-6aed6f9b07fb7\" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion-6aed6f9b07fb7\" href=\"#collapse-1581\" data-target=\"#collapse-1581\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-1581\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-1581\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-expander\"><i class=\"lqd-icn-ess icon-ion-ios-add\"><\/i><i class=\"lqd-icn-ess icon-ion-ios-remove\"><\/i><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-title-txt\">Microsoft Copilot Prompting Guidance <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-1581\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion-6aed6f9b07fb7\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1581\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Microsoft's guidance is particularly useful because it is written for everyday users rather than technical audiences. It introduces simple prompting principles such as defining your goal, providing context, and refining responses through conversation.<\/p><ul><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/Microsoft-365-Copilot\/write-a-great-prompt-in-microsoft-365-copilot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Write a Great Prompt in Microsoft Copilot<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-copilot\/get-started-writing-prompts-in-microsoft-365-copilot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get Started Writing Prompts in Microsoft 365 Copilot<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item panel \">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading-1582\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"accordion-title  tabindex=\"-1\">\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"collapsed\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\"\n                    tabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-parent=\"#accordion-6aed6f9b07fb7\" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion-6aed6f9b07fb7\" href=\"#collapse-1582\" data-target=\"#collapse-1582\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-1582\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-1582\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-expander\"><i class=\"lqd-icn-ess icon-ion-ios-add\"><\/i><i class=\"lqd-icn-ess icon-ion-ios-remove\"><\/i><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-title-txt\">Google Gemini Prompting Essentials <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-1582\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion-6aed6f9b07fb7\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1582\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>A beginner-friendly course created by Google that teaches practical prompting skills through real-world examples. It includes prompt frameworks, prompt refinement techniques, and responsible AI use.<\/p><ul><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skills.google\/paths\/2337\/course_templates\/1229\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Prompting Essentials<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item panel \">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading-1583\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"accordion-title  tabindex=\"-1\">\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"collapsed\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\"\n                    tabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-parent=\"#accordion-6aed6f9b07fb7\" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion-6aed6f9b07fb7\" href=\"#collapse-1583\" data-target=\"#collapse-1583\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-1583\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-1583\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-expander\"><i class=\"lqd-icn-ess icon-ion-ios-add\"><\/i><i class=\"lqd-icn-ess icon-ion-ios-remove\"><\/i><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-title-txt\">Google AI Literacy Hub<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-1583\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion-6aed6f9b07fb7\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1583\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>A collection of AI literacy resources designed for learners and educators. Although broader than prompting, it includes useful guidance on AI skills, responsible use, and getting started with generative AI.<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ai.google\/literacy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Google AI Literacy Hub<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item panel \">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading-1584\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"accordion-title  tabindex=\"-1\">\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"collapsed\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\"\n                    tabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-parent=\"#accordion-6aed6f9b07fb7\" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion-6aed6f9b07fb7\" href=\"#collapse-1584\" data-target=\"#collapse-1584\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-1584\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-1584\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-expander\"><i class=\"lqd-icn-ess icon-ion-ios-add\"><\/i><i class=\"lqd-icn-ess icon-ion-ios-remove\"><\/i><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-title-txt\">OpenAI's Beginner Prompting Guide for ChatGPT<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-1584\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion-6aed6f9b07fb7\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1584\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Useful for students who want to understand prompting in a little more depth. It emphasises the importance of clear goals, context, desired outputs, and iterative conversations with AI.<\/p><ul><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.chatgpt.com\/docs\/prompting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prompting with ChatGPT<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item panel \">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading-1585\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"accordion-title  tabindex=\"-1\">\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"collapsed\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\"\n                    tabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-parent=\"#accordion-6aed6f9b07fb7\" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion-6aed6f9b07fb7\" href=\"#collapse-1585\" data-target=\"#collapse-1585\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-1585\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-1585\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-expander\"><i class=\"lqd-icn-ess icon-ion-ios-add\"><\/i><i class=\"lqd-icn-ess icon-ion-ios-remove\"><\/i><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-title-txt\">Anthropic AI Fluency Resources for Claude<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-1585\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion-6aed6f9b07fb7\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1585\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Excellent if students want to go beyond the basics. Includes free courses and an interactive prompting tutorial.<\/p><ul><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aihub.msstate.edu\/app\/resources\/anthropic-learning-resources\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anthropic Learning Resources: AI Fluency and Prompt Engineering<\/a> <\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item panel \">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading-1586\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"accordion-title  tabindex=\"-1\">\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"collapsed\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\"\n                    tabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-parent=\"#accordion-6aed6f9b07fb7\" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion-6aed6f9b07fb7\" href=\"#collapse-1586\" data-target=\"#collapse-1586\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-1586\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-1586\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-expander\"><i class=\"lqd-icn-ess icon-ion-ios-add\"><\/i><i class=\"lqd-icn-ess icon-ion-ios-remove\"><\/i><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-title-txt\">NC State \u2013 AI Fluency: Prompting Basics <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-1586\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion-6aed6f9b07fb7\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1586\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>A clear, non-technical article explaining what prompting is, why it matters, and the elements of an effective prompt. 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