Gen AI tools can be helpful in suggesting structure for your assignments and your time management, because structure and scheduling plans are repeatable patterns with consistent terminology.
Following on from the previous brainstorming session for keywords:
- Use it to plan the structure of your response:
- PROMPT: "How would you format these topics as a 2000 word essay?"
- Get it to help breakdown assignment topics for searching:
- PROMPT: "You are a 1st year Politics student, can you break down an assignment question? The question is: Discuss how Foucault's theory of "Disciplinary Power" normalises self-censorship. Please provide detailed analysis of the assignment concepts, focusing on the main topics: Surveillance, Punishment, and Discourse. Present your response in a table using the column headings Topic, Tasks and Information Sources. Provide links to all information sources used."
- HINT: By asking for the table including Topic, Tasks, and Information sources, gen AI can help guide you to the kinds of sources that will help answer your assessment.
- Ask it to organise your study schedule:
- PROMPT: "You are a time-strapped 3rd year university student studying Criminology, how could you plan a study schedule to compile a 2000 word essay? What steps would you take?"
- Ask follow-up questions: "How can I stay better focused for an hour on writing my essay?"