In this special episode, Dr. Renée Jordan takes a deep dive into how AI tools, specifically ChatGPT, can assist researchers—especially doctoral students—by enhancing their research process without doing the work for them. Dr. Jordan shares a module created for a professor, highlighting four AI products she’s used to help with research tasks like crafting guiding questions for a literature review and refining research contributions. She emphasizes that AI is a valuable tool for organizing and shaping ideas but cannot replace the essential work of the researcher. Through a hands-on demonstration, Dr. Jordan shows how to use AI to outline literature reviews, identify research gaps, and refine study focus areas, offering practical tips for integrating AI into academic research workflows. This episode is ideal for anyone looking to enhance their resea ...