【活動】教師社群研習 : 使用AI作為研究助理 Utilizing AI as a Research Assistant for EMI courses

On April 8, 2025, the International Affairs, AI, and EMI Synergy faculty community, jointly organized by the College of Culture, Education and External Affairs and the Department of International Affairs, held a sharing session featuring Associate Professor Daniel Lin from the Department of International Affairs. The topic of his talk was Utilizing AI as a Research Assistant for EMI Courses.

Research has always been an essential part of a faculty member’s responsibilities—both conducting their own research and guiding students in theirs. Leveraging AI to assist in research processes can significantly enhance productivity. In his presentation, Professor Lin shared his insights on using AI to support research purpose and literature review headings, while also offering several creative ideas for integrating AI into academic work.

Professor Lin mentioned four key features for using ChatGPT effectively as a research assistant. First, provide a prompt that clearly outlines the context, allowing the AI to better understand the user’s needs. Second, define your role in the research process, as this information helps guide the AI's responses more appropriately. Third, be able to pose specific and focused questions. Lastly, aim for precise outputs when working with ChatGPT.

During the session, participants raised several thought-provoking questions. One in particular sparked lively discussion: “Should we include the word ‘please’ when giving instructions to ChatGPT?” The audience enthusiastically responded, agreeing that since ChatGPT works hard, adding "please" to prompts seems like a courteous and reasonable gesture.

Professor Lin concluded by reminding attendees that a solid foundation in research knowledge is still necessary in order to use ChatGPT effectively as a research assistant. In other words, AI is a helpful tool—but it works best when paired with strong fundamental research knowledge.

　　國際學院和國際事務系共同合辦之教師社群「International Affairs, AI, and EMI Synergy」於2025年4月8日舉辦分享會，由國際事務系林建宏副教授，以「Utilizing AI as a Research Assistant for EMI courses」為題進行演講分享。

　　研究一直都是教師們必須面對的課題，一方面要自己投入研究，另一方面也需要指導學生進行研究；而利用AI來協助研究的進行，確實有助於提高產出的效率。林教授在演講中分享其運用AI進行研究目的與文獻探討的心得，並提供其他有趣的點子。

　　林教授進一步提供四點建議如何使用ChatGPT作為研究助理。首先是須給出一個情境內容清晰的指令，使AI能更加清楚與我們的需求；第二是我們在研究中的角色，這點對於AI非常重要；第三是要能提出特定的問題；最後牽涉到ChatGPT給出特定產出。

　　演講過程中，與會者也提出有趣的問題：「給ChatGPT的指令是否需要加上『請』字?」此問題引起大家熱烈地回應，基於ChatGPT辛苦地工作，在指令上加上「請」字也是合理的。

　　林教授最後還是提醒與會者，基本研究知識要夠才比較適合使用ChatGPT作為研究助理。換言之，研究的基本功夫還是得具備，AI才能做為協助研究的有效工具。(12/4.05)