Gen-AI

Incorporating Gen-AI content

If you have received permission from your Unit Coordinator, you may be able to incorporate content from a Gen-AI tool into your assessment. In this case, you should ensure that any use of Gen-AI tools or content is appropriately acknowledged.

In brief, when using or incorporating Gen-AI into your work, you should always:

  • Declare use by including a statement explaining the tool and prompt you used, as well as how it was incorporated or modified.
  • Reference AI outputs in the unit’s referencing style.

Declaring use

Whenever you use Gen-AI technology related to assessments, you must acknowledge how you have utilised it and what it has contributed to.

You should include a declaration explicitly stating how it has been used or incorporated into your work. The declaration should be placed after your reference list.

A declaration should include the AI tools used, what each tool was used for, the prompts used, and an explanation of how the output from the tools was used in your work.

Template

You are encouraged to copy the declaration template below directly into your work and edit it as needed.

Declaration of Gen-AI use

I acknowledge the use of [AI tool or technology name, hyperlinked] in the preparation and/or writing of my assessment. I have used [insert AI tool] to assist with (delete items from the following list that do not apply):

  • Research: I generated an overview of my topic to assist with the research process.
  • Idea generation: I generated suggestions on possible topics or angles to explore within my assessment.
  • Clarifying: I generated explanations/examples to help me understand confusing or complex topics.
  • Structure and organisation: I generated an assessment plan.
  • Writing: I generated text which I adapted in my assessment. I have indicated through in-text citations where text has been quoted or paraphrased.
  • Other: Please provide a description of how you have used the tool.

I entered the following prompt/s:

Example

Declaration of Gen-AI use

I acknowledge the use of Microsoft Copilot in the preparation of my assessment. I have used Microsoft Copilot to assist with:

  • Structure and organisation: I generated an assessment plan
  • Idea generation: I generated suggestions on possible topics or angles to explore within my assessment.

I entered the following prompts: “Provide the most logical order for my literature review on artificial intelligence in human resources, which covers the topics bias and discrimination, automation, and efficiency. Suggest any additional topics or sub-topics that I may have missed.”

Referencing use

Gen-AI outputs must be referenced using in-text citations and in a declaration following your reference list.

Undisclosed use can be considered dishonest or unfair behaviour and, therefore, considered academic misconduct.

For specific referencing details, view the Gen-AI sections of our referencing guides below.