Am-Can Business & Tech School
Ontario High School Courses Online, or In Person at Our Vaughan Campus
Ontario private secondary school, Vaughan · OSSD courses, Grades 9 to 12Redefining High School Education in CanadaOntario Ministry of Education BSID 667377
Prompt Engineering: Design and Test AI Prompts
Self-paced · About 12 hours · Final assessment within 2 weeks of unlocking · 100% online
Prompt engineering is one of the fastest-growing AI skills. In this level you design prompts with clear instructions, examples and structure, turn them into reusable templates in Python, and test and score them the way professionals do.
What you will be able to do
- Write clear, structured prompts with instructions and examples
- Build reusable prompt templates in Python
- Test prompts against a set of cases
- Score and compare AI responses
- Recognise and reduce wrong or made-up answers
Your learning path (suggested hours)
| Stage | Hours |
|---|---|
| Learn: short lessons and worked examples | 3 |
| Practise and debug: coding challenges with instant checks | 4 |
| Build: your level project | 3 |
| Assessment: preparation and final assessment | 2 |
| Total | 12 |
Why take it with Am-Can
- Your code is actually run and tested, with marked results within 24 hours of submitting.
- Feedback on your work, plus the option to request a review by an instructor.
- A Certificate of Completion for this level when you pass.
- Pass this level to unlock Level 8, Generative AI: Build and Launch an AI App.
How it works
- Study any time; there is no timetable. The hours above are a suggested allocation.
- Your final assessment is due 2 weeks from the day this level is unlocked. Finish early and move up sooner.
- Access to this level ends on the final assessment date.
Assessment
- Coding challenges, run and marked automatically
- A multiple-choice quiz
- Your level project, marked against a rubric
- Pass mark: 70% overall
Enrolment requirements
- Prerequisite: Pass Level 6.
- Student in grades 7 to 12, or the equivalent outside Canada
- Written consent from a parent or guardian for applicants under 18, returned before access is granted
- Verified email address and proof of age and identity on the student profile
- Domestic students may provide their Ontario Education Number (OEN) (optional)
- A laptop or desktop computer with an up-to-date web browser (phones and tablets are not suited to coding)
Fees
Whether this level is free or paid is decided by your free assessment. See AI Coding Courses: Fees and Payment for every fee, how to pay and the refund policy.
These are non-credit courses. They do not earn OSSD credits and do not count toward the Ontario Secondary School Diploma.
