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ChatGPT: Mastering the Basics for Beginners

Have you heard about ChatGPT but are not sure how to use it?

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Course Description

This course is designed for students who want to use ChatGPT to support writing, learning, and productivity. You’ll learn how ChatGPT works, how to write effective prompts, and how to apply it to real-world tasks like studying, summarizing, and planning. Each lecture is short, clear, and designed for immediate use, so you can start seeing results correctly.

What Will You Learn?

How to access and use ChatGPT from any device
How to write prompts that get helpful, specific answers
How to apply ChatGPT to academic tasks like note-taking, studying, and research
How to adjust the tone, length, or format of AI responses
How to use ChatGPT responsibly and avoid common mistakes

Course Curriculum

Module 1: Getting Started with ChatGPT

Get familiar with what ChatGPT is, what it can do, and how to access it quickly from any device.

Lecture 1: What is ChatGPT and Why It Matters
Learn how ChatGPT works, what it’s designed to do, and how it can help students think faster, write better, and learn more efficiently.
Lecture 2: Accessing ChatGPT and Navigating the Interface
Learn how to open ChatGPT on the web or mobile, where to type your prompts, and how to copy, refresh, or reset chats.

Module 2: Writing Smarter Prompts

Understand how your questions shape your results and how to ask better ones.

Lecture 3: What Makes a Prompt Work?
Discover how clarity, tone, and structure affect ChatGPT’s response. Try examples that show vague vs. clear prompts.
Lecture 4: Adjusting Output – Tone, Format, and Detail
Learn how to control ChatGPT’s tone, make it summarize, or output answers in list/table form.

Module 3: Academic Use Cases for Students

See how ChatGPT can support your writing, studying, and thinking.

Lecture 5: Summarizing Articles and Study Notes
Use ChatGPT to extract key ideas from readings and notes—and write summaries that save time.
Lecture 6: Planning Assignments and Expanding Ideas
Learn to brainstorm, outline essays, and build content from rough ideas using structured prompts.
Lecture 7: Creating Hooks, Titles, and Talking Points
Generate catchy titles, engaging openings, and short speaking points for presentations or class assignments.

Module 4: Everyday Tasks with ChatGPT

Boost productivity with quick, AI-powered support.

Lecture 8: Organizing Schedules and Study Plans
Ask ChatGPT to help plan your week, set reminders, or build study schedules just like a digital assistant.
Lecture 9: Writing Emails and Messages Professionally
Draft clear and polite emails to professors or teammates—no awkward phrasing or overthinking.

Module 5: Responsible Use and Final Practice

Use AI in a way that helps you grow without replacing your thinking.

Lecture 10: Ethical Use + Final Practice Challenge
Learn how to apply ChatGPT ethically in real tasks, write better prompts, and reflect on how to use AI as a support, not a shortcut.

Who This Course Is For?

College and university students who are new to ChatGPT
Learners who want help with studying, writing, or organizing information
Anyone curious about using AI tools for everyday academic and personal tasks

Certificate of Completion

Upon completing the course, students will receive a certificate from Eduta indicating that they can confidently and responsibly utilise ChatGPT for academic and everyday purposes.

Module 1: Getting Started with ChatGPT

Module 2: Writing Smarter Prompts

Module 3: Academic Use Cases for Students

Module 4: Everyday Tasks with ChatGPT

Module 5: Responsible Use and Final Practice

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Lecture 10: Ethical Use + Final Practice Challenge

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What algorithm powers ChatGPT?

ChatGPT is based on a deep learning model known as a transformer, specifically a version of the GPT (Generative Pre-trained Transformer) architecture developed by OpenAI. It predicts the next word in a sentence based on patterns learned from vast amounts of text.

How does ChatGPT “understand” what I’m asking?

Technically, it doesn’t understand in the human sense. It uses statistical patterns and context from your input to predict the most likely response. It doesn’t have memory of past conversations unless it’s part of the same session.

Is ChatGPT trained on real-time data?

No. ChatGPT is trained on data up to a specific point in time (e.g., GPT-4 was trained on data up to 2023). It doesn't browse the internet in real time unless explicitly connected to a tool that enables that functionality.

Why does ChatGPT sometimes give wrong or made-up answers?

This is known as hallucination in AI. Since ChatGPT is a predictive model, it sometimes generates content that sounds accurate but isn’t based on facts. That’s why fact-checking is essential when using AI for research or learning.

Does ChatGPT learn from my conversations?

No. In normal use, ChatGPT does not learn or remember from your inputs unless you're using a version with custom memory enabled. The base model doesn’t update itself based on individual user sessions.

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