Artificial intelligence (AI) tools can be used in a business setting to create images that are unique, high quality, and cost effective. In response to your written prompt describing what you require in an image, these tools can quickly produce art, illustrations, diagrams, sketches, graphical concepts, and a wide range of other images, enabling you to save time and money designing and developing new graphic concepts, custom images, and product designs.
Prompt Engineering for AI Image Generation
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5 hours to complete
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What you'll learn
In this course, you will generate images effectively using AI tools.
Skills you'll gain
- Design
- Photo Editing
- Photo/Video Production and Technology
- Prompt Engineering Tools
- Marketing
- Image Quality
- Creativity
- Artificial Intelligence
- Multimodal Prompts
- Responsible AI
- Generative AI
- Graphic and Visual Design
- Data Ethics
- Presentations
- Prompt Patterns
- Prompt Engineering
- Customer Service
- Business Ethics
- Promotional Materials
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January 2026
Assessments
1 assignment
Taught in English
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There are 4 modules in this course
Image, style, and design may play an important role in your job, regardless of your job role or skills. For example, you may find it necessary to create slide presentations, documentation, proposals, flyers, banners, or similar visually oriented materials as part of your job.
What's included
1 reading5 plugins
You've started using genAI tools to create images that you can use for illustrations and to inspire design ideas. While you're frequently fascinated and surprised by the impressive images, you frankly find yourself a bit frustrated trying to get an image that perfectly meets your needs. By learning some useful techniques for writing your prompts, you'll find it much easier to get the images you want.
What's included
4 plugins
You improved your results with image-generation tools and have learned a variety of ways to help get the images you're looking for. But now you may be wondering how you'll put this tool to work, particularly when it doesn't always give you the exact images that you ask for. You may also wonder what legal or ethical limitations there might be when using the generated images within a business context.
What's included
4 plugins
You'll wrap things up and then validate what you've learned in this course by taking an assessment.
What's included
1 assignment1 plugin
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