Focus: Applying Troubleshooting Logic to Automation

Linked Assignment: Perfect Prompt Project (AI & Automation Capstone)

🎯 Learning Intention

I will design and refine prompts that mirror troubleshooting logic to create efficient and ethical AI instructions.

✅ Success Criteria

• I can write clear, structured prompts that follow logical decision-making.
• I can explain how a good prompt is like a troubleshooting script.

☀️ Warm-Up / Tech Journal (5 min)

“Why do you think IT technicians follow a checklist? What happens if one step is skipped?”

🧠 Mini-Lesson (15 min)

• Review Tuesday’s “Troubleshooting as a Program” activity.
• Introduce Prompt Engineering as Logic Flow:
  • Clear input → predictable output.
  • Each instruction = one decision or action.
• Model converting a troubleshooting guide into a prompt:

Example:

Role: Help-Desk Technician

Task: Walk a user through fixing “no sound.”

Rules: Ask one question at a time, check both software and hardware, explain in plain English.

Output: Numbered steps with reasoning.