AI LAB
From Prompt to Possibility
Hands-on AI activities for MBA, BBA and B.Com. students
10–15 minutes3 ChallengesPrompting + Business Thinking + Verification
Challenge 1 — Fix the Prompt
3 minutes • Work in pairs
Weak Prompt
Tell me about marketing.
Rewrite it using
Role
Who should AI act as?
Context
What is your situation?
Target Audience
Who is the answer for?
Specific Task
Exactly what should AI do?
Output Format
Table, bullets, report, presentation?
Constraints
Length, level, budget, time, tone?
Example Strong Prompt
Act as a marketing consultant. I am a BBA student preparing a presentation on digital marketing for a college audience. Explain the concept of digital marketing, identify the five most important channels, and give one real-world business example for each. Present the answer in a simple table followed by five key takeaways. Keep it suitable for a 5-minute classroom presentation and avoid highly technical terminology.
Challenge 2 — Solve a Business Problem
5 minutes • Use any available AI assistant
Scenario
You have ₹20,000 and want to start a small business on campus.
Master Prompt
Act as a business consultant helping a college student start a small business on campus. I have a starting budget of ₹20,000 and my target customers are college students aged 18–25. Suggest 3 realistic business ideas that can be started with this budget. For each idea, provide the target customer, value proposition, estimated startup cost, pricing strategy, marketing strategy, expected monthly expenses, and major risks. Present the comparison in a table. Then recommend the best option and explain why. Clearly state any assumptions you make.
Follow-up Prompt
Now challenge your own recommendation. Identify 5 reasons why this business might fail and suggest how I could reduce each risk.
Challenge 3 — Don’t Trust AI Blindly
3 minutes • Verify the output
Research Prompt
Using publicly available information, prepare a brief market analysis of the Indian food-delivery industry. Identify the major players, approximate market trends, key customer segments, major challenges, and opportunities for a new student-led food-delivery startup. Provide specific numbers wherever possible and cite the sources for every important factual claim. Clearly distinguish between verified facts, estimates, and your own assumptions.
Fact-Checking Prompt
Now review your previous answer as a critical fact-checker. Identify any claims that may be inaccurate, outdated, unsupported, or based on assumptions. Create a table with three columns: Claim | Evidence/Source | Confidence Level. Tell me which claims I should independently verify before using them in a presentation.
Check Facts
Which claims need evidence?
Check Numbers
Do the calculations make sense?
Check Assumptions
What did AI assume without being told?
Check Bias
Whose perspective might be missing?
Final 60-Second Reflection
“What is ONE task in your student life that you want AI to make easier?”
Remember:
AI output is a starting point for thinking. Check important facts before you use the answer.
AI output is a starting point for thinking. Check important facts before you use the answer.