AI in Research: Redefining Methodology, Empowering Analysis

AI in Research: Redefining Methodology and Empowering Analysis | 📅 Day 1 Highlights

📍 A One-Week Online Workshop by Communication Today & Writers Reservoir India

Welcome to the highlights of Day 1 of our transformative online workshop on AI in Research: Redefining Methodology and Empowering Analysis. This dynamic academic initiative brings together scholars, professionals, and educators to explore how artificial intelligence is revolutionizing the research process across disciplines.

🔹 Dr. Manvinder Singh Pahwa, Professor, Department of Commerce, Dr. Harisingh Gour Central University, Sagar, conducted a highly engaging session on the fundamentals of research. He explained the key differences between analysis and analytics, while laying the groundwork for understanding AI tools and their practical applications in research methodology.

🔹 Dr. Anil Mehta, Professor of Commerce, Department of Law, Banasthali Vidyapith, shared deep insights into the ethical challenges, opportunities, and academic significance of integrating AI in research practices.

🔹 Prof. Sanjeev Bhanawat, Founder Editor of Communication Today, delivered the theme address, emphasizing how AI is not merely a tool but a transformative force—reshaping research thinking, design, analysis, and interpretation.

🔹 Dr. Aditi Pareek, Organizing Secretary and Associate Professor, Department of Mass Communication, IIS (Deemed to be University), Jaipur, extended a warm welcome to all participants and collaborators. The session was gracefully moderated by Dr. Aastha Saxena, Associate Professor & Head, Department of Mass Communication, Poornima University, Jaipur.

Participants from diverse domains shared thoughtful expectations—from digital PR and ethical data collection to qualitative research tools and prompt engineering.

🙏 Special thanks to Dr. Ashwarya Mathur, Dr. Babita Sharma, Dr. Deepshikha Parashar, Prof. Ruchi Goswami, and Rama Choudhary for their valuable support and encouragement.

AI in Research: Redefining Methodology, Empowering Analysis | 📅 Day 2 Highlights– A One-Week Online Workshop

Organized by Communication Today in collaboration with Writers Reservoir India

On Day 2 of our national workshop series, participants explored the expanding role of Artificial Intelligence in research, guided by expert speaker Dr. Manvinder Singh Pahwa Professor, Department of Commerce, Dr. Harisingh Gour Central University, Sagar.

The session began with a detailed discussion on the difference between analysis and analytics, followed by definitions and phases of AI—Narrow AI, General AI, and Super AI—alongside critical ethical considerations like data privacy, bias, and accountability.

Participants gained real-world insights into how AI is transforming research through automation, data processing, natural language processing (NLP), predictive analytics, and real-time decision-making. Tools like ChatGPT, EndNote, Zotero, and Power BI were discussed.

The session also addressed challenges in academia, including overreliance on AI by students, and explored evolving roles of educators in fostering critical thinking. A hands-on introduction to ChatGPT helped participants navigate login, interface features, and prompt use for academic tasks.

Thoughtful questions from participants like Devashish Shedge , poet Shailesh Shukla, Dr Tanushri Mukherjee and Prof Sanjeev Bhanawat enriched the dialogue, while Dr Aditi Pareek facilitated logistics, group interaction, and announced a daily quiz to reinforce learning.

A group photograph, quiz feedback, and discussion on future sessions concluded the day on an interactive note.

🙏 Special thanks to Dr Aastha Saxena, Dr Ashwarya Mathur, Dr. Babita Sharma, Dr. Deepshikha Parashar, Prof. Ruchi Goswami, and Rama Choudhary for their valuable support and encouragement

📅 Day 3 | Online Workshop on AI in Research
18th June 2025

Welcome to Day 3 of the One Week Online Workshop on “AI in Research: Redefining Methodology, Empowering Analysis”, jointly organized by Communication Today and Writers’ Reservoir. Today’s session was moderated by Rama Choudhary, visiting faculty at IIS University, who warmly introduced the lead resource person Prof. (Dr.) Manvinder Singh Pahwa.

The session focused on Prompt Engineering in AI-based Research – a critical skill for effective communication with AI tools like ChatGPT. Dr. Pahwa explained core principles including prompt design, contextualization, instruction clarity, output formatting, and iterative refinement. Participants gained hands-on exposure to few-shot prompting, chain-of-thought reasoning, and prompt chaining.

The practical demonstration featured file uploads, data analysis, and generation of thesis-style outputs. The session covered statistical applications, such as normality tests, regression, correlation, and hypothesis formulation. Participants including Meenal Pendse, Madhumita Das, and Girish Chandra Sharma etc interacted actively, refining prompts live and exploring tools like Mann-Whitney U test, Chi-square, and Cronbach’s Alpha.

Additional discussions included ethical use of AI, changing referencing styles, and generating APA-styled data analysis chapters. The engaging session concluded with a group photo and feedback collection.

🙏 Special thanks to Dr. Ashwarya Mathur, Dr. Babita Sharma, Dr. Deepshikha Parashar, and Prof. Ruchi Goswami for their valuable support and encouragement.

📅 Day 4 | AI in Research Workshop
🔍 Hypothesis Testing, Data Distribution & AI Integration

Welcome to Day 4 of the National Online Workshop on “AI in Research: Redefining Methodology, Empowering Analysis” organized by Communication Today and and Writers’ Reservoir

In this insightful session, Professor Manvinder Singh Pahwa skillfully guided participants through the essential components of research statistics, hypothesis testing, and the integration of AI tools in academic work. The session began with a warm welcome by Dr. Deepshikha Parashar, Assistant Professor of Political Science at IIS University, Jaipur, who also expressed heartfelt gratitude to Professor Sanjeev Bhanawat for his visionary leadership.

📊 Topics Covered:

• Understanding frequencies and their graphical representations
• The concept of p-values and statistical significance
• Differentiating mathematics vs. statistics in research
• Insights into normal distribution, skewness, kurtosis, and standard error
• Exploring central tendency and data variability

💡 Prof. Pahwa also demonstrated how to use AI tools like ChatGPT to:

• Frame relevant research questions and hypotheses
• Generate interdisciplinary research ideas
• Conduct literature reviews and locate relevant articles with DOIs
• Perform normality testing using AI-assisted prompts

🧠 Active participation from scholars such as Renuka Phadnis, Dr. Sheel Nidhi Tripathi, Dr. Tanushri Mukherjee, Neel Kullu, Parul Soni, Dinesh Chand Sharma, and others enriched the session with thoughtful insights and queries.

✨ From the basics of frequency analysis to advanced AI integration in research planning, this session offered valuable takeaways for both aspiring researchers and experienced academics.

🙏 Special thanks to Dr Aditi Pareek ,Dr. Ashwarya Mathur, Dr. Babita Sharma, Rama Choudhary and Prof. Ruchi Goswami for their valuable support and encouragement.

📅 Day 5 | AI in Research
Workshop: Statistical Tests & Group Differences Analysis
Theme: AI in Research – Redefining Methodology,Empowering Analysis

Organized by Communication Today and Writers’ Reservoir In the concluding session of the national-level online workshop on AI in Research, expert speaker Dr. Manvinder Singh Pahwa delivered a highly engaging and practical lecture focusing on analyzing group differences using t-tests and ANOVA, seamlessly integrated with AI-powered tools.

📌 Key Highlights of the Session

🔹 Independent & Paired Sample T-Tests
🔹 One-way ANOVA & Its Assumptions
🔹 Hypothesis Formulation with Real Data
🔹 Sample Size Considerations
🔹 Normality, Homogeneity, and Data Distribution
🔹 Using AI (like ChatGPT) for Statistical Analysis
🔹 Generating APA-Style Output Tables Automatically
🔹 Real-time Queries & Application Scenarios
🔹 Participant Interaction & Ethical Research Insights

🙋‍♀ Participants Raised Questions On:

• Choosing the right test
• Sample size adequacy
• Violations of parametric test assumptions
• Survey data normality
• Use of AI in advanced simulations and operations research

Valuable Contributions & Reflections
Gratitude was expressed by participants including Sh. G. S. Bawa, Dr. Pragya Kaushik, Shailja Minocha, Renuka Phadnis, Girish Chandra Sharma, Meenal Pendse, Dr. Rachana Goswami, Dr. Madhumita Das, Dr. Neel Kusum Kullu, Dr. Ravinder, Sunit Mukherjee, Dr. Tulika, Dr. Sheel Nidhi Tripathi and many more who found the session practical, interactive, and intellectually enriching.

📣 Vote of Thanks by:
Prof. Ruchi Goswami (Writers’ Reservoir), Ms. Aditi Pareek, Dr. Babita Sharma, Dr. Deepshikha Parashar, Ms. Rama Choudhary, Ashwarya Mathur, and Prof. Sanjeev Bhanawat

🌍 Participation Update: More than 100 participants from 19 states joined the workshop, including media educators, research scholars, and professionals from various disciplines — making it a truly diverse and multidisciplinary academic experience.