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    Generative AI & the researcher
    Provider   Researcher Development Programme

    Develop the knowledge and skills to effectively integrate AI tools into their workflow and inspire them to explore how GenAI can support them throughout their research journey

Duration 1 full day

Course Type Workshop

Booking Status Waiting List

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Target Audience: PGRs

This introductory course aims to demystify the rapidly evolving area of generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) tools & provides a practical insight into how these tools can be integrated into the research process. There has been an explosion of GenAI tools since 2022, many of which are specifically tailored to researchers, and this technological leap has provided both exciting new opportunities and challenges in the world of research.

 

The course begins with an introduction to GenAI and emphasises the ethical considerations, limitations and responsibilities associated with using these tools, before moving on to describe a variety of tools and how they can be used for research.

 

Participants will be shown how they can harness the power of these tools to support their own projects, including how to find and compare key references, draft document outlines, explore novel ideas, suggest methodologies, plan projects, analyse and visualise data, writing assistance and more.

By the end of the workshop participants will have:

  • an understanding of what GenAI tools are & their various capabilities;
  • been introduced to a range of GenAI tools & how to integrate them into the research process;
  • discussed the ethical considerations & limitations of using these tools in research;
  • access to our AI tools resources database which compares 40+ tools that we have tried & tested.


Delivered By: Joanna Young

Prerequisites

Cancellation Policy

If you are unable to attend a course please cancel your place as soon as possible, with at least 3 working days notice via the online booking system http://bookings.strath.ac.uk/mybookings.asp.

Full details of booking conditions can be found at the link below.

PG Certificate in Researcher Professional Development

All postgraduate research students are eligible to access the Researcher Development Programme workshops. This workshop can contribute towards the PG Certificate in Researcher Professional Development (PG Cert RPD).

You can find credit and class information in the Researcher Development Programme Handbook and in NEPTUNE (Engineering, HaSS) or SPIDER (Science).

Please check with your department or Supervisor to confirm if you are enrolled on the PG Cert RPD and how many credits you are expected to achieve if you are unsure.