City Course Page Acad ID: ACAD0421
Prompt Engineering for Developers Training in Washington, D.C., United States

The course focuses on developer-centric use cases such as code generation, debugging, refactoring, testing, documentation, and workflow automation.

Overview

Prompt Engineering for Developers Training is designed to help software developers effectively interact with large language models by crafting precise, structured, and reusable prompts. The course focuses on developer-centric use cases such as code generation, debugging, refactoring, testing, documentation, and workflow automation, while emphasizing reliability, performance, and responsible AI usage.

Learning Outcomes

โ€ข Understand prompt engineering techniques for AI-assisted software development workflows
โ€ข Create optimized prompts for code generation, debugging, testing, and documentation tasks
โ€ข Apply contextual prompting and prompt chaining for development automation scenarios
โ€ข Improve code quality and developer productivity using AI-assisted coding tools
โ€ข Utilize AI prompts for API integration, scripting, and technical problem-solving workflows
โ€ข Understand secure, ethical, and responsible AI usage in software development environments

Duration & Delivery Mode

14 hours

We serve:
Target Audience

โ€ข Software developers and engineers
โ€ข Full-stack, backend, and frontend developers
โ€ข DevOps and automation engineers
โ€ข Technical architects and solution designers
โ€ข Engineering students and early-career developers

Pre-requisites

โ€ข Basic programming knowledge in any language
โ€ข Familiarity with software development workflows
โ€ข Prior exposure to AI tools is helpful but not mandatory

Skillset Achieved

โ€ข Designing effective prompts for developer workflows
โ€ข Using AI for code generation and optimization
โ€ข Debugging and testing code with AI assistance
โ€ข Creating reusable prompt templates for development tasks
โ€ข Applying responsible AI practices in software engineering

Course Outcome

After completing this training, participants will be able to design precise and reliable prompts for development tasks, improve coding efficiency, reduce debugging time, and integrate AI responsibly into modern software development workflows.

Course Outline

Introduction to Prompt Engineering for Developers
โ€ข Role of prompt engineering in modern software development
โ€ข How developers can leverage LLMs effectively
โ€ข Limitations and risks of AI-assisted coding

How LLMs Understand Code and Instructions
โ€ข How models interpret programming languages
โ€ข Context windows, tokens, and code structure
โ€ข Managing ambiguity in technical prompts

Prompt Design for Code Generation
โ€ข Writing prompts for functions and modules
โ€ข Controlling logic, style, and output format
โ€ข Generating boilerplate and repetitive code

Prompting for Code Explanation and Documentation
โ€ข Explaining legacy or unfamiliar code
โ€ข Generating comments and documentation
โ€ข Improving code readability and maintainability

Advanced Prompting for Debugging and Refactoring
โ€ข Identifying bugs and logical errors
โ€ข Refactoring prompts for performance and clarity
โ€ข Comparing alternative implementations

Prompt Engineering for Testing and Quality Assurance
โ€ข Generating unit and integration tests
โ€ข Test case design and edge-case coverage
โ€ข Validating AI-generated code outputs

Developer Workflow Automation with AI
โ€ข Prompts for CI/CD explanations
โ€ข Automating repetitive development tasks
โ€ข Building reusable developer prompt templates

Hands-on Developer Prompting Workshop
โ€ข Real-world coding scenarios
โ€ข Prompt design, iteration, and optimization
โ€ข Review, feedback, and best practices

Assessment Topics

โ€ข Fundamentals of prompt engineering for developers
โ€ข Prompt design for code generation and debugging tasks
โ€ข Context management and prompt chaining techniques
โ€ข AI-assisted testing, documentation, and automation workflows
โ€ข Developer productivity and coding optimization scenarios
โ€ข Practical hands-on coding and prompt engineering exercises

Evaluation

โ€ข Scenario-based prompt design exercises
โ€ข Code-focused use-case assessments
โ€ข Final hands-on developer prompt optimization task

Course Materials

Participants will receive course materials, slides, reference materials, exercises and access to resources for further learning.

Certification

Participants will receive an AcadNXT Certification in Prompt Engineering for Developers Training, validating their ability to apply prompt engineering techniques effectively in software development environments.

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