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TABLE 2-17: A PROMPT TEMPLATE RECORD

Field What is recorded

Template name A description of the task, not just the name of the tool.

Purpose and inputs What it achieves and what data it requires.

Parameters Audience, length, material, tone, and others.

Output format The fields, the sections, or the schema.

Success criteria An acceptance list that can be checked.

Evaluation cases Ordinary, edge, and incomplete examples.

Limits of use When it should not be used, and what needs review.

Version and date What changed, why, and when it was tested.

A success and a known
Both help with learning and with warning.
failure

● Remember: Section summary
• Key idea: A template is a testable asset that includes its parameters, criteria, cases, and

limits, not a memorized text.
• Practical decision: Begin with a small number of real tasks, and record the versions and
the results.
• Mistake to avoid: Collecting many untested prompts, or leaving sensitive data and
names inside the templates.

Video: Discover the Art of Prompting
A course from Google focused on clarity, experimentation,
few-shot prompting, and the evaluation of outputs in
workplace tasks.

Duration: about 2 hours for the course | Level: Beginner
Learning objective: Practice prompting and evaluation
across a range of everyday work tasks.

Source: Google Career Certificates [21].
https://www.coursera.org/learn/google-discover-the-art-
of-prompting
Verified: June 6, 2026

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