On 8 October 2024, Miklós Sebők and Rebeka Kiss held a course on the use of generative AI in research to the staff of the HUN-REN Centre for Social Sciences. In the rapidly developing field of artificial intelligence, generative AI tools show enormous potential and have a fundamental impact on scientific work: they can be used to search for content, write or rewrite text, and even analyse simple data. During the 90-minute course entitled "Introduction to prompt engineering", we presented the basics of prompt engineering in an interactive format, shared tips on how to write effective prompts and avoid common mistakes, focusing specifically on the needs of researchers. 

The training was part of the HUN-REN AI 4 science education programme. More details about the programme are available at https://hun-ren.hu/ai-4-science-oktatas-es-inspiracio.