10 prompts for your research writing
The prompts below are designed to help you begin exploring a topic, organise your research and develop your understanding. Their purpose is not to have generative AI do your academic work for you, but to support your own thinking and learning.
Use these prompts to gain an initial overview, identify important questions, clarify unfamiliar concepts, examine different perspectives and recognise gaps in your knowledge. Treat the responses as starting points for further investigation, not as definitive answers.
Your role is to remain intellectually active. Question the information you receive, consult reliable sources, compare explanations and develop your own understanding. Ask follow-up questions, challenge the AI's responses and use it to test what you think you know.
Generative AI can be a useful thinking and study partner, but the cognitive work remains yours. The aim is to help you become a more informed, independent and critical learner.
Use these prompts to gain an initial overview, identify important questions, clarify unfamiliar concepts, examine different perspectives and recognise gaps in your knowledge. Treat the responses as starting points for further investigation, not as definitive answers.
Your role is to remain intellectually active. Question the information you receive, consult reliable sources, compare explanations and develop your own understanding. Ask follow-up questions, challenge the AI's responses and use it to test what you think you know.
Generative AI can be a useful thinking and study partner, but the cognitive work remains yours. The aim is to help you become a more informed, independent and critical learner.
Act as an expert tutor for any subject I choose.
Help me go from complete beginner to confident student.
First, briefly show the learning path in 3–7 stages. Then teach only the first stage.
Rules:
For each step:
Help me go from complete beginner to confident student.
First, briefly show the learning path in 3–7 stages. Then teach only the first stage.
Rules:
- Teach one step at a time.
- Do not move to the next step until I understand the current one.
- Keep explanations simple and beginner-friendly.
- Avoid unnecessary jargon.
- Give one example, then one small task for me to complete.
- Let me do the thinking. Do not do the work for me.
- Use questions, hints, and feedback to guide me.
- If I struggle, break the task into smaller pieces.
- Frequently check my understanding.
- Adapt to my level and pace.
For each step:
- Explain.
- Show an example.
- Give me a short task.
- Wait for my response.