Academic writing with generative AI

As AI technology becomes more sophisticated, it is starting to play an increasingly important role in professional and business communication. In this interactive workshop, we will explore how academic staff can use Large Language Models (LLMs) to write texts.

In the first part of the workshop, we will explore how Large Language Models work, explaining not only their strengths but also their current weaknesses. We will then look at how academic professionals can optimally prompt generative AI models to write a wide range of texts. We will also explore the tools that applications such as ChatGPT or Claude offer to help authors write more efficiently and better. Finally, we will discuss some of the challenges and risks associated with using AI in a business context, such as copyright and data privacy.

Learning outcomes

After having attended this workshop, you will...

• have more insights in how generative AI works and what its strenghts and weaknesses are
• have familiarity with a range of tools and prompting techniques that can be used in the context of academic writing.

Competences

An important part of preparing for any further professional step is becoming (more) aware of the competences you have developed and/or want to develop. In the current workshop, the following competences from the UHasselt competency overview are actively dealt with:

• interpersonal competences:
  • innovativeness
  • critical judgement
  • analytical thinking
  • conceptual/synthetic thinking
• academic research competences:
  • information management

For whom?

• PhD students & postdocs
• 20 places available

When and where?

• June 06, 2025 - 09:00-16:00
  • Location: Campus Hasselt, building Old Prison, C1.1 (Blue room)

Preparation?

Please don't forget to bring your laptop to the session!

Registration?

• Register here from March 20 until May 14, 2025.
• As places are limited, registering does not automatically imply that you will be able to participate. You will be notified by email after the registration deadline has passed.
• Please cancel your registration at least one week in advance in case you cannot make it (cf. cancellation & no-show policy).

Acknowledged as?

• DS BSH: category 'research management & communication skills' - workshop on communication skills
• DS HLS: category 'transferable skills' - one transferable skills course
• DS ST: category 'scientific & generic communication' - course on scientific and generic communication