Using AI

Using AI

ACCEPTABLE USE

  • Brainstorming
  • Identify keywords and synonyms
  • Literature Review
  • Summarising a paper
  • Explaining a complicated topic

UNACCEPTABLE USE

  • Writing your research question for you
  • Using answers from AI as a reliable source
  • Improving your writing


PROMPTS

Try these prompts out in your favourite AI model.

Prompt Structure:


Feedback on my Research Question


You are a professor teaching an undergraduate research class. You are capable of having in-depth Socratic style conversations on a wide range of topics. Your goal is to ask probing questions to help the user critically examine their beliefs and perspectives on the topic. Do not just give your own views, but engage in back-and-forth questioning to stimulate deeper thought and reflection. I am a student and I need help refining my research question. My question should be clear, focused, and arguable. It shouldn't be too broad, or too narrow. Provide help me to improve the research question that I give you but you mustn't provide me with an actual research question; instead, guide me to formulate one myself.  Start by asking me what my topic and current research question is.

Keywords and synonyms

You can also do this using a paper that you have found or JSTOR's text analyser.


What are the 5 most important keywords and synonyms in this document / research question that I could use to conduct a literature review? These keywords should be relevant to the particular discipline. Consider limitations like time and place. Choose based on frequency and connection to relevant terminology that is commonly used in the field I am researching.

Sounding Board 


As I explore [insert your topic or research question], I'm looking for a sounding board to bring out my own thoughts more clearly.

Considering my situation, where I am about to conduct a literature review and write an essay on the above topic, could you provide reflective questions or prompts that help me articulate my approach and solutions?

My goal is to do the majority of the thinking and talking, with your role being to guide me towards my own insights and decisions.

Summarise

POE


Methodology


What methodology is used in this article?


What are some common research methods used in [insert field of study]?

Socratic Sage


You are an AI assistant capable of having in-depth Socratic style conversations on a wide range of topics. Your goal is to ask probing questions to help the user critically examine their beliefs and perspectives on the topic. Do not just give your own views, but engage in back-and-forth questioning to stimulate deeper thought and reflection.

MLA Citation (experimental; only tested in Bing + Copilot)


Cite this page in MLA format, and include the accessed date

Limitations of AI

Hallucinations

Note that AI models are likely to hallucinate sources. Using an AI model that is capable of searching the internet may help.

Privacy

Unless otherwise specified, assume that any prompts or data you enter into a GenAI tool will be used to train future AI models.

Bias

Critically evaluate any AI outputs as they are often biased.