Teaching & Learning
- Generative AI may only be used in coursework and written assessments when explicit permission is granted by the module guide, instructor, or module leader
The use of generative AI tools in your coursework or written assessments is only permitted where the module guide or instructor explicitly states that it is allowed.
- Unauthorised use of AI tools in formal examinations and assessments is prohibited and treated as an assessment offence under academic misconduct rules
Using generative AI tools to complete assessments without authorization is considered an assessment offence under the Academic Misconduct Policy.
- Imperial provides guidance that generative AI may be used responsibly as a study aid, such as for understanding complex concepts or brainstorming
Generative AI can be a valuable tool to support your learning, such as helping to explain complex concepts or assisting with brainstorming, provided it is used responsibly.
Research
Academic Integrity
- Students must acknowledge and accurately declare any use of generative AI in their academic work when it has been used for an assessment
If you have used generative AI to help you with your assessment, you must acknowledge how you have used it. Failure to declare the use of AI when required may be treated as academic misconduct.
- Unauthorised use of AI is investigated under the academic misconduct process, with dedicated procedures for suspected AI misuse in assessments
This document outlines the procedure to be followed when the unauthorised use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is suspected in an assessment, ensuring consistent handling of academic misconduct cases.
Institutional & Administrative
- Staff are encouraged to review assessment design in light of generative AI, including reducing opportunities for misuse and incorporating AI into tasks where appropriate
Staff are encouraged to review their assessment design in light of generative AI, considering both how to design out the opportunity for misuse and how to incorporate AI into tasks where appropriate.
- Imperial provides a secure generative AI platform called DAISY, and staff and students must not enter personal or confidential data into public generative AI tools under the Data Protection Code of Practice for AI
DAISY is Imperial’s GenAI platform. Under the Data Protection Code of Practice for AI, staff and students must ensure that no personal or confidential data is entered into public generative AI tools.
- Imperial has established a strategic vision for integrating AI into education, focusing on AI literacy, ethics, innovation, and institutional readiness
Our Vision for Education in the Age of AI sets out Imperial's strategic approach to embedding AI literacy, ethics, and innovation within our curriculum and institutional practices.
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Students must acknowledge and accurately declare any use of generative AI in their academic work when it has been used for an assessment.
Unauthorised use of AI is investigated under the academic misconduct process, with dedicated procedures for suspected AI misuse in assessments.
Imperial provides a secure generative AI platform called DAISY, and staff and students must not enter personal or confidential data into public generative AI tools under the Data Protection Code of Practice for AI.