Plan your studies

You can create prompts with GAI tools that can be helpful for planning your studies, for example:

To plan and establish effective study routines
To create structured and efficient group work
For review and repetition

Try to be as specific as possible when creating prompts for study planning. For example, describe the subject, your questions, and the context where you want guidance

Get an overview of a subject area – check scientific sources

With GAI tools, you can quickly get an overview of a subject area, with central themes or questions listed in bullet points. You can gain multiple perspectives and opportunities for deeper exploration that you might not have considered before.
However, make sure to critically review the facts and sources provided. Are facts up-to-date? Is the source reliable?
To be able to discover if the GAI tool misses perspectives or angles, you also need to search for facts and scientific evidence yourself. Therefore, supplement by searching for information on your own to get a nuanced and comprehensive picture.
For more guidance, see: Search, evaluate, cite (link to Canvas and a guide from the library)

Reading and understanding texts – get summaries and study questions

With generative AI tools, you can summarize texts and create bullet points that highlight the most important content. You can also generate discussion questions or study questions based on a text. This can help you get an overview of the text and the subject. GAI tools can also suggest deeper questions or additional material. Consider different perspectives and angles on the text and topic—does the GAI tool have a particular viewpoint? Could there be bias in the facts or material presented that emphasizes a certain perspective?

GAI tools as discussion partners

Based on your question, GAI tools can provide follow-up questions to explore further or offer new angles on your topic. This can give you an overview and different perspectives on your question, supporting your learning. By giving clear instructions about the context in which you want to use the answer, you can broaden your own perspective and gain insights you hadn’t considered before.

Referencing GAI tools

If you would like to reference how you used GAI tools, there are some tips on how to write the reference using Karolinska Institutet’s guide for references (Vancouver style). Remember that it’s a good idea to save your prompt and the result so you can show what you did.

Reference AI-tools (link to Karolinska institutet)