Academic Writing with GenAI [webinar]
The workshop is designed to be an engaging and hands-on learning experience, beginning with an overview of Generative AI tools.
The focus will then be on exploring the opportunities these Generative AI tools present and their impact on academic writing integrity.
The workshop will include practical examples and exercises that illustrate the principle of “garbage in, garbage out”. It will emphasize helping participants level up their writing with prompts, while also addressing the risks of over-relying on Generative AI. The goal is to provide strategies for effectively incorporating Generative AI into the writing process to enhance intellectual contributions.
Before the workshop, participants are encouraged to explore tools such as ChatGPT, Perplexity, Grok, Copilot, and share their experiences with their go-to tools during the workshop.
Participants are also invited to bring a piece of writing, such as an abstract or introduction of up to 500 words (that has not yet been influenced by Generative AI). This sample text will serve as the foundation for practical exercises designed to apply the insights and techniques discussed.
Presented by Professor Stan Karanasios from the University of Queensland Business School. Stan is a Professor of Information Systems at the University of Queensland Business School and holds a Visiting Professor role at Southampton University. His academic journey includes significant tenures at RMIT University and the University of Leeds. Dr. Karanasios’s research ambitiously explores the nexus between emerging information and communication technologies, such as AI, and societal impacts. He has published over 20 “A*” ranked Australian Business Deans Council (ABDC) journal articles, including in leading information systems journals: MIS Quarterly, Information Systems Journal, European Journal of Information Systems, Journal of Information Technology, Journal of Strategic Information Systems and the Journal of the Association for Information Systems. He has been awarded research grants from a range of government and industry sources. In addition to his research work he has undertaken a range of consulting work for industry and international bodies. He is a Senior Editor for Information Systems Journal and Associate Editor for the European Journal of Information Systems
About Writing skills
The ability to write well is critical to success in your research degree and a ‘top 10’ skill sought by employers. Learning the strategies for good writing will help you write efficiently. Knowing not only what to write, but how to write it for a particular audience, will help you communicate your research effectively.
Useful links
- UQ Academic Writing [online at UQ]
- Improving writing through corpora [online at UQ]
- Getting started with a literature review (Library)
- Getting started with a Systematic Review (Library)