MPRS® ResearchSkills™ Course

MPRS® ResearchSkills™: ChatGPT in Research

This course introduces researchers to the effective and ethical use of ChatGPT, a large language model, in the research lifecycle. With growing interest in AI tools for academic productivity, this training equips participants to critically integrate ChatGPT into literature reviews, question design, analysis support, and writing assistance. The course foregrounds research integrity, data privacy, and proper attribution while showcasing ChatGPT’s strengths and limitations. Through hands-on examples and real-world scenarios, learners will gain clarity on when, why, and how to responsibly use generative AI in diverse research settings.

Key Learning Outcomes

  • Understand ChatGPT’s underlying architecture and capabilities

  • Use ChatGPT to brainstorm research questions and hypotheses

  • Generate outlines, summaries, and literature review scaffolds

  • Prompt responsibly for interview guides and data coding suggestions

  • Identify and mitigate risks of AI hallucination and misinformation

  • Apply ethical practices for AI use in academic and policy research

  • Distinguish between automation support and authorship boundaries

Who It’s For

Researchers exploring AI tools to streamline academic workflows

Postgraduate students preparing theses or dissertations

Field researchers drafting instruments or analysing qualitative data

Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) professionals in need of AI-aided reporting

CSR and nonprofit staff involved in research communications

Research mentors and educators guiding students on responsible AI use

“MPRS workshops and training programs go beyond theory and are more practical than others. The resources are experienced, approachable and make the topics interesting and useful.”

Student, Mumbai

MPRS Research Workshop, 2023

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