Prompt Engineering: Sophistication

This assignment, by Kevin Yee, Kirby Whittington, Erin Doggette, and Laurie Uttich, is from the book ChatGPT Assignments to Use in Your Classroom Today. It is one of a series of connected activities on prompt engineering.

The summary from the site explains:

Encourage students to include in their prompts how sophisticated of an answer they want.

Key Features of This Assignment

Adjustable Sophistication
The assignment encourages students to specify the level of sophistication in their prompts, allowing them to receive responses that match their desired depth and complexity, whether for beginner or advanced understanding.
Tailored Learning
Students can tailor the complexity of the explanations to suit their needs, enabling them to grasp difficult concepts more easily or challenge themselves with more sophisticated analyses.
Practical Experimentation
The assignment promotes practical experimentation with AI, as students post their prompts and the corresponding ChatGPT responses, fostering a collaborative learning environment through shared insights and discussions.