Discussion

How To Use These Prompts

Use these prompts for pair work, breakout groups, or end-of-session reflection. They are grouped around the two lessons in the course so they can be used during delivery or as a follow-up resource afterwards.

How AI Impacts Research

Use alongside How AI Impacts Research.

1. Which parts of the research lifecycle feel most changed by AI already?
2. Where does AI save time in your work, and where does it simply move the effort into checking?
3. What kinds of AI use would feel clearly defensible in your context?
4. What should remain a human responsibility even if AI tools become more capable?

How to Use AI in Research

Use alongside How to Use AI in Research.

1. What makes a prompt useful for research rather than generic chat?
2. Which tasks benefit most from source boundaries and explicit uncertainty prompts?
3. What counts as enough validation before you reuse or repeat an AI-generated claim?
4. When is it worth turning repeated prompting into a documented workflow or agent?

Documentation and Disclosure

Use after either lesson when learners are thinking about defensibility and accountability.

1. What would you need to record so you could explain your AI use a month later?
2. Which uses belong in a methods note, which belong in an internal log, and which may need no formal disclosure?
3. What would make a team-level AI workflow transparent rather than invisible?
4. How much documentation is enough without becoming bureaucratic?

Group Debrief Format

After a small-group discussion, ask each group to report:

• one use of AI they would keep
• one use of AI they would restrict or redesign
• one practical habit they would adopt next week

End-of-Course Reflection

1. What is one thing you now trust AI less for?
2. What is one thing you can now use AI for more confidently?
3. Which validation or documentation habit will you adopt first?
4. What question about AI use still needs a policy, governance, or local support answer?