Check your course profile for each assessment item to find out if AI use is allowed. AI use will be specified for each assessment task. Check with your course coordinator if you are unsure of any requirements.
AI for assessment contains guidance on using AI responsibly.
Any use of AI in assessment must be acknowledged or referenced. Your course profile will have guidance on how you should acknowledge any permitted use of AI in your assessments. You may be asked to acknowledge AI use through:
You may also need to cite or reference AI content using a particular referencing style.
If you are a Higher Degree by Research student, consult your advisor before using AI tools in the research and writing of your thesis, and follow the advice provided in the Thesis preliminary pages template.
If you use AI in your assessment without permission or appropriate acknowledgment, it may be considered Academic Misconduct.
You must acknowledge where you used AI in assessment, including where you have directly quoted or paraphrased AI-generated content or used tools to summarise readings, brainstorm ideas, plan your process, or for editing or proofreading purposes.
You may be asked to acknowledge AI using a cover sheet, form, template or table.
The following information should be included when acknowledging the use of AI tools:
This coversheet is an example of good practice in acknowledging the use of AI tools. Courses across UQ may have specific guidance you should follow on how to acknowledge the use of AI.
Yes. AI and/or machine translation tools have been used to generate material in this document.
| Tool | Use | Prompt(s) | Section | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT 4o | Initial idea generation that I adapted | Brainstorm ideas around how sustainable development goals can be applied locally | Framework on p 18 | 25 October 2024 |
| Claude 3.5 | Generating a draft conclusion that I adapted | Provide a summary of Chapters 3, 4, and 5 | Conclusions (p 30, 31) | 25 October 2024 |
| Grammarly EDU | Used to check spelling and grammar and edit my final document | Enhance my text to improve clarity and expression | Entire work | 8 November 2024 |
| Microsoft Copilot | Used to modify the written tone/style of the introduction | Rewrite this paragraph so that the tone is appropriate for a university assignment | Introduction (p 2) | 8 November 2024 |
| Microsoft Copilot | Generating images for analysis | Create an image of a highly effective suburban park | Introduction (p 1) | 28 March 2025 |
References should provide an accurate description of each source and indicate where they have been used in your work.
Where the AI output includes sources, it is recommended that you cite these directly rather than citing the output itself. Find quality information can help you understand the best information for your assignments and research.
The following sections have examples of how to cite AI-generated content for different styles.
Based on APA Style guidance.
Author of AI model, Year of version used
Example:
(OpenAI, 2022)
OpenAI (2022)
(Microsoft, 2025)
Microsoft (2025)
Author of AI model used. (Year of AI model used). Name of AI model used (Version of AI model used) [Type or description of AI model used]. Web address of AI model used
Example:
OpenAI. (2022). ChatGPT (Dec 20 version) [Large language model]. https://chat.openai.com/
Microsoft. (2025). Copilot [Large language model]. https://copilot.cloud.microsoft/
The full transcript of a response can be included in an appendix or other supplementary materials.
Visit How to cite ChatGPT for more information.
Essentially use rule 7.12 that covers written correspondence. This is included in the bibliography (rule 1.13). Include the name of the creator and recipient first.
Microsoft, Copilot to Fred Jones, Output, 24 February 2025.
Note:
Number Output from [program], [creator] to [recipient], [full date].
1 Output from ChatGPT, OpenAI to Fred Jones, 24 February 2025.
2 Output from Copilot, Microsoft to Fred Jones, 24 February 2025.
Text explaining the prompt that was used can be included in the footnote. The full detail can also be included in an appendix.
1 Output from ChatGPT, OpenAI to Fred Jones, 24 February 2025. The output was generated in response to the prompt, ‘What is the history of the Law School at The University of Queensland’: see below Appendix C.
2 Output from Copilot, Microsoft to Fred Jones, 24 February 2025. The output was generated in response to the prompt, ‘What is the history of the Law School at The University of Queensland’: see below Appendix C.
The Chicago Manual of Style Online provides guidance on citing and documenting sources derived from artificial intelligence.
When using an author-date style, you should include the author of the AI model and date in parentheses unless it is mentioned in-text e.g. (Microsoft Copilot, 30 July 2024).
Author, response to [prompt], Publisher, Day Month Year.
1. ChatGPT, response to "Describe the symbolism of the green light in the book The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald,” OpenAI, 7 February 2023.
2. Text generated from ChatGPT, OpenAI, 7 February 2023.
If you have included your prompt in-text there is no need to repeat it in the note.
Guidance based on How do I cite generative AI in MLA style? from the official style website.
(Short form Title of source)
(“Describe the symbolism”)
“Title of source” prompt. Name of AI Tool, version, Company, Date content was generated, General web address of tool.
“Describe the symbolism of the green light in the book The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald” prompt. ChatGPT, 13 Feb. version, OpenAI, 8 Mar. 2025, chat.openai.com/chat.
“Describe the symbolism of the green light in the book The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald” prompt. Copilot, Microsoft, 8 Mar. 2025, https://copilot.cloud.microsoft/.
AI tools can be cited in the text of your work by specifying:
On August 5, 2024 the pre-determined questions were entered into ChatGPT (GPT-4-turbo, OpenAI) and the responses recorded for analysis.
In an online chat with Microsoft's Copilot AI language model (February 7, 2023) ...
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