Lesson series

ChatGPT for Beginners: A Practical Starting Guide

This course introduces ChatGPT as a practical tool for everyday work. You’ll learn how to use it more intentionally so responses are clearer, more structured, and easier to apply.
The focus is not on tricks or shortcuts, but on building a repeatable way of working with ChatGPT across writing, research, learning, productivity, and simple automation. No technical background is required.
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Total Duration

60 Minutes

Total Modules

08

Author

Lin Kunze

Price

$20   $0.99

What You Will Learn

Each skill listed in this course is designed to be practical and reusable. So, you will learn how to:

  • Write clearer prompts
  • Improve and refine responses without restarting
  • Structure ideas and information
  • Support writing, research, and learning tasks
  • Reduce effort on repeated or routine work

How the Course is Structured

The course is divided into short, focused modules. Each module introduces one core idea, shows how it works in practice, and includes multiple short quizzes to reinforce understanding.
Modules are connected to each other, so skills develop gradually, and you can stay consistent across use cases. The goal is clarity first, then application.

Course Goals

The goal of this course is simple: To help you use ChatGPT intentionally, productively, and responsibly in real situations.
Here are some of the core points of this course:
  • Understanding how ChatGPT responds
  • Learning how to guide it clearly
  • Improving output through refinement
  • Choosing the right approach for different tasks

Applications in Everyday Work

You’ll see how ChatGPT supports common tasks such as:
  • Writing and editing content
  • Researching and organizing information
  • Learning new topics step by step
  • Planning, productivity, and basic automation

Limitations & Safe Use

  • Learners are introduced to key limitations of ChatGPT, including inaccurate outputs, outdated information, and sensitivity to unclear instructions.
  • The course also covers best practices related to data privacy, verification of important information, and the role of human judgment when using AI-supported tools.

Author

Lin Kunze

Lin Kunze is an AI strategist and educator passionate about helping people understand emerging technology. He studied computer science at the University of Washington and earned a master’s in AI from Carnegie Mellon. Lin develops practical training programs, advises organizations on responsible AI adoption, and speaks globally about making AI accessible to everyone.
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