Bernie Goldbach conducted this 10-hour training programme across five intensive sessions in May 2026 for SETU enviroCORE PhD and postdoctoral researchers.
Personal Knowledge Management & Prompting Workflows
The core of the training revolved around an advanced prompting and Personal Knowledge Management (PKM) workflow. Individual hands-on sessions required participants to become proficient in leveraging:
- NotebookLM: Synthesizing academic literature, grounded research notes, and source document analysis.
- Copilot Notebook: Structured prompt engineering and iterative research data extraction.
- Claude Projects: Managing complex research context, code execution, and manuscript preparation.
Measured Productivity Gains & Critical Evaluation
The syllabus focused on ensuring learners achieved practical productivity gains of approximately 4 hours per week, while incorporating explicit critical-evaluation and policy-literacy content to maintain strict academic integrity and source verification.