Prompt
I am writing an academic paper.
Topic:
[Enter topic]
Degree program / field:
[Enter degree program or field]
Type of paper:
[Term paper / bachelor's thesis / master's thesis / research paper / literature review / empirical paper]
Length:
[Number of pages or range]
Language:
[English / German / etc.]
Citation style:
[APA 7 / Harvard / footnotes / university requirements / unknown]
Research question, if available:
[Enter research question]
If no research question is available yet:
Please develop a realistic, well-focused research question for this paper.
Goal of the paper:
[What should be examined, compared, explained, evaluated, or critically discussed?]
Desired focus:
[Theory / practical relevance / comparison / critical discussion / empirical analysis / literature review / recommendations]
Methodology:
[Literature review / survey / interviews / case study / data analysis / mixed methods / still open]
Available materials:
[Assignment brief, exposé, lecture notes, sources, dataset, transcripts, grading rubric, etc.]
Especially important:
[Supervisor notes, required literature, central theories, authors, models, case examples, desired number of sources, source period]
Source preferences:
[Publication years or age of sources, desired source languages, approximate number of sources, required literature or preferred authors]
Language requirements:
[For example, not too technical / very technical and academic / many technical terms, but define them first / especially easy to understand]
Please avoid:
[Topic too broad / specific content / colloquial language / overly complex methodology / invented data / too many practical guides / outdated sources, etc.]
Formal requirements:
[Cover page, outline requirements, abstract, appendix, figures, tables, margins, font size, etc., if known]