This short course provides you with an introduction to AI. The course starts by explaining what is meant by AI prompt engineering and its purpose, showcasing its value and importance across various sectors. It then looks at how AI has evolved over time. After that, it covers the four key components which, when used together, create effective AI prompts and then the course smoothly moves on to the area of prompt optimisation. Next, the course turns to the importance of prompt evaluation and then concludes with a look at emerging and future trends and technologies in the field.