Name: How to Research and Write Using Generative AI Tools
Start: 2025-08-23T10:30:00-04:00
End: 2025-08-23T12:00:00-04:00
Location: African-American Research Library and Cultural Center

How to Research and Write Using Generative AI Tools

You’ve probably already heard about ChatGPT, but did you know it can make you better at your job?
About this Event

Join us for a crash course in generative AI and learn how to get started with prompt engineering for ChatGPT and other AI chatbots to upskill as a researcher and a writer.

The course shows you how to create effective prompts that deliver high-quality, task-relevant results. Get an overview of some of the key considerations of working with generative AI with hands-on, practical strategies to improve your research and writing. Find out how to summarize complex information, view subjects from multiple perspectives, build user personas and strategic models, analyze writing style, outline ideas, and generate new content. By the end of this course, you’ll be ready to leverage the power of ChatGPT and other chatbots to deliver more consistent writing outcomes every time.

Learning objectives

Discuss optimal methods of prompting generative AI tools.Recognize ways in which AI can summarize information.Describe ways in which AI can be used to organize complex materials.Identify AI’s uses in market research.Explain how AI can be used to analyze a writing style.Review appropriate AI prompts to improve your writing.