🔹 Session 1: Introduction to GPT for Research Discovery
Duration: 1 Hour
Topics:
- What GPT is and how it can support research
- Overview of SayPro’s mission and thematic areas
- Demonstration: Prompting GPT to generate broad research topics
Hands-On:
- Participants use simple prompts like: “Generate research topics related to youth skills development in Southern Africa.”
- Explore how prompt phrasing changes results
🔹 Session 2: Refining Topics with Contextual Prompts
Duration: 1.5 Hours
Topics:
- Adding context: policies, regions, SDGs
- Filtering by impact relevance and feasibility
- Using constraints: timelines, demographics, resources
Hands-On:
- Prompting GPT with SayPro-aligned context: “Suggest research topics aligned with SayPro’s focus on social entrepreneurship among women in rural South Africa.”
- Iterative refinement: Top 5 topic selection and validation
🔹 Session 3: Clustering and Thematic Analysis with GPT
Duration: 1.5 Hours
Topics:
- Grouping topics by themes (education, tech, sustainability)
- Coding responses into clusters
- Using GPT to identify gaps and overlaps
Hands-On:
- Feed GPT a list of 10-20 topics and ask it to cluster them
- Ask GPT: “Which themes are most under-researched or emerging?”
🔹 Session 4: Validating and Localizing Topics
Duration: 1 Hour
Topics:
- Matching topics with real-world needs (using SayPro data)
- Asking GPT to localize topics to country or community levels
- Comparing GPT output with stakeholder input
Hands-On:
- Input data from SayPro Monthly Research
- Prompt example: “Based on this data, what are the top 3 emerging research questions for our next quarter?”
🔹 Session 5: Exporting and Presenting Results
Duration: 1 Hour
Topics:
- Formatting topics for internal reports or stakeholder decks
- Turning topics into research proposal outlines
- Creating summary documents with GPT
Hands-On:
- Turn final topics into structured outlines: “Create a one-page research brief for this topic: ‘The role of vocational training in reducing youth unemployment in Limpopo.’”
🧩 Optional Add-On Modules
- Integrating GPT with tools like Google Sheets or Notion for real-time topic management
- Automating topic suggestion using SayPro’s own survey input or dashboard data
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