Using AI in academic research

This is a how-to article so use simple terminology and avoid complex jargon. References are encouraged (where neccessary). While writing this article keep in mind that we are considering all the streams of education research, not just management/ education/ economics/ arts/ mathematics/ sciences.

Follow this structure but can be modified:

1. What is the purpose of AI in academic research? What challenges in academic research are they addressing?
   • efficiency
   • accuracy
   • collaboration
   • simplification
2. Examples of tools and explanation of how they are used in different streams
3. Outcomes- how is AI changing academic research?
4. What will the future look like- a 5 and 10 year scenario
5. Concerns of AI usage in academic research

Keep the article practical and easy to read.

 

Do not write definitions, theory, etc. This is a practical and how-to guide. That means it has to be written like we have written Mendeley article. References are not compulsary except wherever you are giving examples which contain summarisation of an academic article.

In this article we have to explain how to use ChatGPT in academic research, i.e. for writing Literature Review.

Note the following points:

1. Use examples to explain the points. Save the papers you are using. It is better if you can use examples for whom we have pdfs available on the web itself, rather than downloading a pdf. That way you can simply enter the hyperlinks. For example T&F/ Elsevier/ ResearchGate articles which are freely available on their website.
2. Use examples from different streams but avoid core sciences/ maths etc in which we do not specialise.
3. Include screenshots wherever you are giving how-to guide. For example "where to enter a prompt on ChatGPT"
4. Give the exact prompts while giving examples. 

Follow the below structure to write this article.

1. Purpose of ChatGPT in literature review
   • understanding a concept
   • understand the context of a concept (history/ evolution/ background)
   • empirical review of a particular paper using GPT4.0 (where you can upload a paper and ask ChatGPT to summarise what it says)
2. Prompts to create an empirical review on ChatGPT
   • Initial formalities for using this tool (like account creation, etc)
   • step by step process
   • examples (at least 2) with prompts
   • rules to enter the correct prompts as per your desired result
3. Prompts to understand a concept and context on ChatGPT for literature review
   • step by step process
   • examples (use the same topics as above) with prompts
   • rules to enter the correct prompts as per your desired result
4. Limitations of ChatGPT for Literature Reviews
   • Incorrect references
   • Outdated references
   • Cannot find research gap
   • Lack of depth
   • Others which you can think of 

 

Do not write definitions, theory, etc. This is a practical and how-to guide. That means it has to be written like we have written Mendeley article. References are not compulsary except wherever you are giving examples which contain summarisation of an academic article.

In this article we have to explain how to use Research Rabbit in academic research, i.e. for writing Literature Review. Create an account with them and practice how to use it.

Note the following points:

1. Use examples to explain the points. Save the papers you are using. It is better if you can use examples for whom we have pdfs available on the web itself, rather than downloading a pdf. That way you can simply enter the hyperlinks. For example T&F/ Elsevier/ ResearchGate articles which are freely available on their website.
2. Use examples from different streams but avoid core sciences/ maths etc in which we do not specialise.
3. Include screenshots wherever you are giving how-to guide. For example "how to connect a paper from Research Rabbit to Zotero"
4. Give the exact process while giving examples. 

Follow the below structure to write this article.

1. What is Research Rabbit? Brief overview of its features in context of academic research
2. Purpose of Research Rabbit in literature review
   • to find relevant papers 
   • easy use of filters to find papers
   • saving and connecting the papers to zotero for easy citing
3. Process of finding papers on Research Rabbit for literature review
   • Initial formalities for using this tool (like account creation, etc)
   • step by step process
   • examples (at least 2) with outcomes
4. Connecting papers from Research Rabbit to Zotero
   
   • step by step process
   • Importing the citation on word document (with screenshots/ small videos) & creating the bibliography
5. Using papers from Research Rabbit in ChatGPT
   • Step-by-step process of uploading a paper from Research Rabbit to ChatGPT 
   • What is the exact prompt to enter in ChatGPT for empirical review (step by step process with screenshots)
   • Alternative prompts (tips for more prompts as per desired result, for example the fields/points of summarisation)
6. Limitations of Research Rabbit for Literature Reviews
   • Cannot summarise the paper
   • Sometimes full paper not available
   • Cannot use certain filters like geographical location (not sure if this is correct)
   • anything else you can think of

 

Do not write definitions, theory, etc. This is a practical and how-to guide. That means it has to be written like we have written Mendeley article. References are not compulsary except wherever you are giving examples which contain summarisation of an academic article.

In this article we have to explain how to use Elicit in academic research, i.e. for writing Literature Review. Create an account with them and practice how to use it.

Note the following points:

1. Use examples to explain the points. Save the papers you are using. It is better if you can use examples for whom we have pdfs available on the web itself, rather than downloading a pdf. That way you can simply enter the hyperlinks. For example T&F/ Elsevier/ ResearchGate articles which are freely available on their website.
2. Use examples from different streams but avoid core sciences/ maths etc in which we do not specialise.
3. Include screenshots wherever you are giving how-to guide. For example "how to connect a paper from Research Rabbit to Zotero"
4. Give the exact process while giving examples. 

Follow the below structure to write this article.

1. What is Elicit? Brief overview of its features in context of literature reviews
2. Purpose of Elicit in literature review
   • to find relevant papers 
   • summarise a paper
   • writing a short paragraph literature review
   • systematic review
3. Process of systematic review on Elicit
   • Initial formalities for using this tool (like account creation, etc)
   • step by step process
   • examples (at least 2) with outcomes
4. Creating a research gap from Elicit
   
   • step by step process following the systematic review table (continue the same example from previous point)
   • Create the research gap paragraph (identify 2-3 gaps based on the systematic review)
5. Generating literature review on Elicit
   • Step-by-step process of creating a literature review paragraph on Elicit (include screenshots. include the same example as the previous two points)
6. Citing and referencing from Elicit
   • Step by step process (if they have an in-built citation generator)
   • Step by step process (if we have to find the paper, download the paper, upload it on Zotero and cite from there)
7. Limitations of Elicit for Literature Reviews
   • Cannot summarise the paper
   • Sometimes full paper not available
   • Cannot use certain filters like geographical location (not sure if this is correct)
   • anything else you can think of

 

Do not write definitions, theory, etc. This is a practical and how-to guide. That means it has to be written like we have written Mendeley article. References are not compulsary except wherever you are giving examples which contain summarisation of an academic article.

In this article we have to explain how to use OpenRead in academic research, i.e. for writing Literature Review. Create an account with them and practice how to use it.

Note the following points:

1. Use examples to explain the points. Save the papers you are using. It is better if you can use examples for whom we have pdfs available on the web itself, rather than downloading a pdf. That way you can simply enter the hyperlinks. For example T&F/ Elsevier/ ResearchGate articles which are freely available on their website.
2. Use examples from different streams but avoid core sciences/ maths etc in which we do not specialise.
3. Include screenshots wherever you are giving how-to guide. For example "how to connect a paper from Research Rabbit to Zotero"
4. Give the exact process while giving examples. 

Follow the below structure to write this article.

1. What is OpenRead? Brief overview of its features in context of literature reviews
2. Purpose of OpenRead in literature review
   • writing a short paragraph literature review
   • Q&A related to paper
   • limitations of ChatGPT addressed in OpenRead
3. Process of literature review on OpenRead
   • Initial formalities for using this tool (like account creation, etc)
   • step by step process of creating LR on Open Read using different references (include screenshots)
   • example (keep it related to the previous article)
4. How to use Q&A feature on OpenRead
   
   • step by step process (continue the same example from previous point)
   • Exhaustive list of questions to ask (for this you can create a table with two columns: 'purpose' and 'question to ask')
5. Generating empirical review on Elicit
   • Step-by-step process of creating an empirical review paragraph on OpenRead (include screenshots. include the same example as the previous two points)
6. Citing and referencing from OpenRead
   • Step by step process (if they have an in-built citation generator)
   • Step by step process (if we have to find the paper, download the paper, upload it on Zotero and cite from there)
7. Limitations of OpenRead for Literature Reviews

 

This is the final article in the module. The purpose here is to address a string of ethical issues and questions that crop up with the use of AI in literature reviews. 

It has to be written in very simple language without any complex jargon. No need for definitions, references, etc.

Follow the below structure.

1. Reliability and validity
2. Inaccuracy and relevance
3. Plagiarism
4. Access (some apps are not free)
5. Data privacy

Explain the problem with examples.

Then explain how to address this problem.

For example in the point about 'plagiarism' explain how plagiarism can be avoided by rephrasing, and how to use ScribbrAI for checking %