Academic Integrity
We encourage you to use Generative AI for educational purposes such as:
✅ Brainstorming ideas
✅ Breaking down course readings to build up to a fuller knowledge
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Helping you to build understanding of a
concept
However, the content of your submitted assessments must be your own work. Presenting a Generative AI output or another person’s work as your own is a breach of academic integrity. You are expected to engage in good academic practice that is consistent with the University's six fundamental values of academic integrity: honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility, and courage.
For more comprehensive guidance on using AI in your studies, please click here to visit our Moodle module, "Generative AI: Developing your AI Literacy".
You can also visit our extensive prompt bank to see examples of appropriate use of AI. Click here to access Kent AI Prompt Bank.
The University recognises the potential for the use of Generative AI to enable academic dishonesty in assessments. The University is updating its regulations on academic misconduct to clarify Policy around the use of Generative AI in your learning and assessment.
What You Need to Know
- Assessment-level guidance is key
Each assignment or module may have different rules about whether and how AI tools can be used. Always check your assignment brief or ask your Module Convenor if you're unsure.
- Academic integrity still applies
Whether or not AI is used, the final submission must demonstrate your own understanding and academic judgement. Submitting content that misrepresents your contribution, whether written by another person or AI, is a breach of academic integrity.
What ‘Your Own Work’ Means When Using AI
In some cases, you may be permitted to incorporate AI-generated content, similar to how you might incorporate ideas from books or websites, with clear attribution and academic judgment.
In others, no AI use may be allowed at all. The key principle is honesty and transparency, guided by your specific assessment requirements.
Unless it is otherwise noted, you should:
- Not include materials generated by AI in your submissions.
- Not submit materials that you have written but that have been substantially altered by AI (i.e. beyond what could be done by spellchecking or grammar checking software that does not have an AI enabled component).
⚠️ Generative AI Declaration
Some Schools may ask you to include a short declaration in your assessment submissions to confirm whether you have used Generative AI.
Where required, the wording and expectations for these declarations will be specified in the assignment brief.
By following this guidance, you can use Generative AI responsibly while maintaining academic integrity and avoiding misconduct.