This course helps students use AI for research questions, outlines, citations, and clearer writing while staying original and responsible.
Includes practical lessons, exercises, and a clear next step after you enroll.
About this course
Curriculum
Lessons are listed in order. Each one has a goal, a walkthrough, practice, and a short check before you continue.
- 01AI as a research assistant, not a sourceUse models to plan, outline, and question — then go to real sources.
- 02Reading help: explain, outline, quiz meTurn a hard paper into a study plan you still verify.
- 03Notes and synthesis across sourcesKeep source labels so synthesis does not become a blend of rumors.
- 04Drafting with integrityOutline and improve clarity; write the argument in your own words.
- 05Citations and quotation disciplineQuote little, attribute always, and never invent a reference.
- 06A research session templateRepeatable 50-minute blocks: plan, gather, note, question.
- 07Workshop: a complete pass on a real taskCombine the earlier lessons into one working example you can keep.
- 08Quality bar, common mistakes, and a 30-day planLock in a checklist so the skill survives after the course ends.