AACEAI SERVICES
All courses
ACE-AB-03BeginnerTier 2 · Practical

AI for Research & Analysis: From Brief to Insight

Turn a business question into a focused research process, then use AI to organise evidence and surface useful insights.

What you’ll explore

  • Apply the five-stage Research AI Workflow (Brief → Scan → Synthesise → Validate → Produce) to move from a research brief to usable insight in significantly less time
  • Brief AI for structured research tasks using all six elements of the SCOPE-R framework, including the Rigour standard
  • Run a structured literature scan and evidence synthesis using AI, with an explicit no-fabrication instruction
  • Validate AI-generated research using a claim log and gap analysis before any finding enters a professional document
  • Apply AI to data interpretation and pattern recognition without pasting raw data, and communicate quantitative findings to a non-technical audience
  • Produce AI-assisted analysis documents that meet a professional standard of attribution, disclosure and human judgment, and build a personal Research Prompt Library

Course outline

01AI as an Analyst, Not a Search Engine: The Research Workflow & SCOPE-R60 min
02Literature Scanning & Evidence Synthesis60 min
03Validating AI Research: The Claim Log & Gap Analysis60 min
04AI for Data Analysis & Interpretation60 min
05Producing Analysis Documents & Your Research Prompt Library60 min

Who it’s for

Analysts, researchers and anyone whose role regularly involves producing research or analysis documents Managers, consultants and project leads who commission or rely on research to make decisions Professionals who already use AI chat tools informally for research and want a structured, defensible approach