UWA’s Academic Integrity Policy allows for the limited use of AI in research, study and assessment. The policy permits you to use AI as educational and study tools. You can use them to assist in your research, your study, and for broad editorial assistance in your writing.

 

Importantly, these tools must not be used as a replacement of your critical thinking and analysis skills. AI tools may only be used in an assessment where it is explicitly permitted by your Unit Coordinator. Where it is permitted by your Unit Coordinator to use AI, you must always cite and reference your uses of it. You cannot submit for assessment any work that is not your own. 

 

Under UWA’s Academic Integrity Policy, plagiarism is defined as occurring when “the source of paraphrased material is not cited; quoted material is cited as if it were paraphrased; and quoted material not cited”. The policy explicitly includes as a form of plagiarism intentionally or unintentionally using AI and Generative Pretrained Transformer (GPT) language as if it were your own. 

 

UWA provides lots of support to help you complete your assessments. Contact STUDYSmarter, UWA’s Academic Skills Centre, for help developing your writing, research, study and maths & stats practices. Contact the Library If you have any questions about referencing or source work, or use Studiosity, UWA’s external study support provider.