ChatGPT for Beginners: Work Smarter Every Day
Write, research, plan and learn faster with ChatGPT.
Taught by Asha Karki · AI Product Engineer
What you'll learn
- Set up ChatGPT, understand the free and paid plans, and adjust privacy settings
- Write prompts using a role, context, task and format formula that gets usable results
- Draft, edit and shorten emails, reports and other documents in your own voice
- Research a topic and study for an exam while checking answers for hallucinations
- Plan projects, weeks and decisions using ChatGPT as a thinking partner
- Use file upload, image input, custom instructions and voice mode effectively
About this course
ChatGPT for Beginners is a practical, step-by-step course for anyone who wants to use ChatGPT confidently at work, at university or at home. No technical background is needed; if you can write an email, you can follow every lesson. You will set up an account, learn a simple prompt formula that works for almost any task, and then apply it to the jobs people actually use ChatGPT for: writing and editing emails, drafting documents and reports, researching a topic, studying for exams, planning projects and making decisions. Along the way you will learn how to spot hallucinations, how to keep private information safe, and how to use files, images, custom instructions and voice to get more from the free and paid plans. Every lesson includes real prompts you can copy and exercises based on your own work, so you finish with habits rather than theory.
Course content
7 lessons- 1Getting Started with ChatGPTCreate an account, learn the interface, understand plans and models, and send your first useful prompts.Preview
- 2Writing Better PromptsA four-part prompt formula, follow-up techniques and the common mistakes that produce poor answers.
- 3Emails and DocumentsDraft, reply, shorten, proofread and restructure everyday writing while keeping your own voice.
- 4Research and Learning Without Getting FooledUse ChatGPT to explore topics and study effectively while catching hallucinations and verifying claims.
- 5Planning, Organising and Decision SupportWeekly plans, project breakdowns, checklists and structured pros-and-cons with ChatGPT as a thinking partner.
- 6Files, Images, Custom Instructions and VoiceUpload documents and spreadsheets, use photos as input, set persistent preferences and talk instead of type.
- 7Privacy, Limits and Building Your Own HabitsData settings, what never to paste, workplace rules and a simple routine for making ChatGPT part of your week.