• Automating Academic Workflows: AI Tools for Research and Teaching

• The workshop is organized by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Research Staff Association (RSA)  for Researchers.

This workshop focuses on automating research and teaching workflows using Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, and NotebookLM. Participants will learn how to streamline repetitive academic tasks like literature reviews, data analysis, manuscript preparation, lesson planning, and assessment design. The session will combine demonstrations and hands-on exercises to show how AI can enhance productivity and creativity in both research and teaching.

The outcome of this workshop is to enable researchers and educators to integrate AI tools effectively into their daily academic workflows, saving time, improving quality, and facilitating innovative approaches to research and instruction.

The main objectives include:

• To understand how AI tools can automate key academic tasks in research and teaching.

• To learn practical techniques for using ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, and NotebookLM in academic workflows.

• To explore responsible and ethical use of AI in generating, organizing, and communicating academic content.

• The workshop will take place on the 25th and 26th November, 2025 from 10am to 12pm. 

1. Introduction to AI Chatbots

1. • ChatGPT Setup

   • Gemini Setup

   • Copilot Setup

   • NotebookLM Setup

   • ChatGPT vs Gemini vs Copilot vs NotebookLM

2. Prompt Engineering

1. • The Core Elements of a Good Prompt

   • Zero, One, and Few-Shot Prompting

   • Using Output Templates

   • Providing Cues and Hints

   • Separating Instructions from Content

   • Ask Before Answering Prompting

   • Emotional Prompting 

There are no prerequisites. Anyone interested can join this workshop. 

All you need include:

• A computing device with a web browser and access to the internet 

• An OpenAI Account or Google Account or Microsoft Account

  • Click here to setup OpenAI's ChatGPT Chatbot

  • Click here to setup Google's Gemmin's Chatbot

  • Click here to setup Microsoft's Copilot Chatbot

  • Click here to setup Google's NotebookLm Chatbot

• Dennis Agyemanh Nana Gookyi graduated with a Bachelor's in Computer Engineering from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana, in 2013. He then attended Hanbat National University in South Korea, where he completed his Master's degree (2017) and PhD (2021) in Information and Communication Engineering. He worked as a Researcher at the Korea Electronics Technology Institute (KETI) until 2022. He is now a Research Scientist at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR–INSTI) in Ghana. His research focuses on designing computer chips and hardware for technologies like Deep Learning, Tiny Machine Learning (TinyML), and cryptography.