11 # University of Plymouth AI policy diff
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4+academic_integrity: University of Plymouth Faculty of Science and Engineering guidance states that using ChatGPT or similar AI tools to generate assessed work for submission is considered plagiarism and a breach of the university's academic offences regulations.
5+Evidence (en, e19401d4c8a7): Utilizing ChatGPT or similar AI tools to generate the assessed work that you submit is considered plagiarism and a breach of our university's academic offences regulations. Such practices can result in disciplinary action, up to and including a requirement to withdraw from the university.
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9+academic_integrity: University of Plymouth Faculty of Science and Engineering guidance says AI tools such as ChatGPT should generally not be used to generate the final version of assessed work, unless the coursework briefing clearly states an exception.
10+Evidence (en, e19401d4c8a7): In general, AI tools such as ChatGPT should not be used in generating the final version of your work for submission. Any exceptions to this will be clearly stated in the coursework briefing.
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14+ai_tool_treatment: University of Plymouth Faculty of Science and Engineering guidance describes limited AI uses such as brainstorming, planning, structuring work, proofreading, checking typos, generating example code, and exploring how code works.
15+Evidence (en, e19401d4c8a7): AI tools can be valuable for helping set out the parameters of arguments and providing examples of how to structure different pieces of work; AI can also be used to generate example code and also explore how other people's code works; AI can be used for proof-reading and checking for typos.
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19+Source https://ecm-academics.plymouth.ac.uk/jsummerscales/MATS347/Publications/FoSE_AI_statement_V3.pdf snapshot e19401d4c8a73981c9224819c661a3171d22fbe38e213e45ed455d96be63309c
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