Course selection
AI prompt engineering: effective and ethical applications of generative artificial intelligence
Audience: PG research, PG taught, UG
Date: Thursday 12 February 2026
Times: 17.15 to 18.45
Programme: Saints Professional Development
Target audience
All UGs/PGTs/PGRs.
Course information
Meet your expert speaker: Dr Gregor Haywood
AI is everywhere, whether we like it or not. Dr Gregor Haywood from Abertay University's Department of Cybersecurity and Computing is an expert in 'responsible computing'. This interactive workshop will explore the practical problems and ethical pitfalls associated with AI, and how we can seek to overcome these through effective prompt engineering.
Please note: no prior experience using generative AI is necessary to take part. Booking required.
Aims and objectives
Learn: foundational knowledge of how to utilise AI effectively
Do: create and refine generative AI prompts to achieve target outcomes
Leave with: foundational generative AI strategies and awareness of how to avoid ethical and informational pitfalls
Venue
Butts Wynd 09
Course provider
IELLI
Email: ielli@st-andrews.ac.uk