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Note: These guidelines are interim only and may change in the future. We will notify you of any changes in policy or advice; you are responsible to read all such emails and other official notifications.
Guidance on the use of ChatGPT and other AI-generative technologies:
Students may:
Use ChatGPT and similar sources for initial research, overviews, explanations, and other basic research.
Use it for initial and provisional answers.
Use it as you would resources such as Wikipedia, or the popular sites that Google may send you to.
You may summarise, paraphrase or quote such material, though this is discouraged for many reasons, and especially for reliability. If you do utilise such material, you must acknowledge it with a footnote and an acknowledgement declaration, as outlined below.
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Violate the spirit of the MTC Academic Integrity policy.
Present any material from ChatGPT or similar sources in a way that leaves the impression it was your original work, thought, or conclusions.
Referencing AI-generated technologies and information
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If you use an AI-generative technology such as ChatGPT at any stage of your research, you need to declare that. If you use it as a source, you need to footnote that. |
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Declaration of Al technology use If you use Al, you must include a declaration outlining your use of it and the programs used. This will help establish your academic integrity in this work. Declarations should follow the Bibliography of Sources Used. Declaration of use (When you use AI-generated information in the research process or for background only, and it does not form part of your final submission)
Template: I acknowledge the use of <insert Al system and link to the system> to <insert purpose of Al use> in <insert which stage of the assessment>. Examples: I acknowledge the use of ChatGPT, https://openai.com/blog/chatgpt/ to assist with the structuring of this essay in the drafting process. I acknowledge the use of Elicit https://elicit.org/ in collating resources for use during my initial research.
Declaration of modified use (When you use and quote, paraphrase, summarise, or otherwise rely upon AI-generated information in your submission) Template: I acknowledge the use of <insert Al system and link to the system> to generate <insert materials> which were [modified and] used <insert which stage of the assignment>. Examples: I acknowledge the use of Synthesia https://http://www.synthesia.io/ to generate a short video about using Al, which was then modified and used in my final oral presentation. (Adapted from Summary of Interim Al Technologies Referencing - Update February 2023 by Tabor Institute of Higher Education) |
Limitations and possibilities
Possibilities:
There are positive and wise uses of these technologies. Some students have told me they use ChatGPT during lectures to answer quick questions. As they report, “It pinballs us back into the lecture,” and saves yet another clarifying question. And there are other sources coming out that will list or suggest academic bibliographies on various topics. (They are not yet very good.) These are early days. The technology will develop, as will our imagination on how to use it. (Note: As you develop other positive uses, Gordon Cain would love to hear about them.)
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