BA 301 Research & Analysis of Business Problems: AI

Citing AI Generated Content

Using AI For...

You can use AI in various ways:

  • To brainstorm:
    • keywords to use when you search an article database
    • structure or outline of a paper (if you already have it from the instructor, use that instead)
    • categories of resources needed
    • citation mapping tools on a topic to find major academic articles and their connections
  • To supplement:
    • AI may unearth articles on page 10 of Google search results that you may never see
    • ask AI to provide pros and cons to incorporate different perspectives 
  • To refine:
    • grammatical revision
    • condensing paragraphs
    • tone change
  • To assess:
    • upload the rubric to AI to see if you have have hit all the points
    • ask AI to evaluate your first or final draft for suggestion

Library Guide on AI For Research

Don't use AI for...

Don't use AI to:

  • Write your paper, posting, etc
    • your professor will intuitively know if your writing is drastically different from your speech
    • your citations or content could be hallucinations and cost you everything for "cheating"
    • offloading your cognitive capabilities means you will learn nothing
  • Do your research
    • proprietary databases like IBISWorld or Mintel are usually not uploaded to AI as training materials
    • AI can hallucinate so you always need to check for accuracy, oftentimes by doing your own research
    • part of the college journey is to learn how to do independent research and critical thinking