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Edith Cowan University

RankingQS World University Rankings 2026: =487UpdatedMay 16, 2026

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Academic Integrity

ECU's academic-misconduct guidance states that plagiarism includes unacknowledged use of a generative artificial intelligence tool such as ChatGPT.

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Plagiarism is defined as presenting, intentionally or unintentionally, the ideas or work of another person as one's own ideas, or work without appropriate referencing or acknowledgement. Plagiarism is the most common and well-known form of academic misconduct. It also includes unacknowledged use of a generative artificial intelligence tool such as ChatGPT
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Main Content > Avoiding Academic Misconduct > What is Plagiarism?

Academic Integrity

ECU tells students that the same academic-integrity rules that apply to traditional study also apply to generative AI, and that submitting AI-generated work without permission is an academic-integrity breach.

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Normalized value: existing_academic_integrity_rules_apply_to_genai

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At ECU, the same rules of academic integrity that apply to traditional study also apply to Generative AI. That means honesty, fairness and doing your own work.
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Main Content > AI at uni: how to use it the right way

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Submitting AI-generated work without permission is an academic integrity breach, just like plagiarism. It's also risky to trust AI to write your content as it may hallucinate information or sources.
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Main Content > When AI helps and when it harms

Academic Integrity

ECU Library guidance says students who use generative AI as a study or research tool must acknowledge that use in their assessment, and that not giving credit to GenAI tools counts as plagiarism.

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Normalized value: genai_use_must_be_acknowledged

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Evidence 1
If you use generative AI like a tool to help your study and research process (as discussed in this guide), you must still acknowledge the use you have put it to even though it has not been used to directly create assessment output.
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Acknowledging your use of GenAI

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Not giving credit to Gen AI tools counts as plagiarism. If you get caught, you could get anything from a warning letter to losing marks, failing the assignment, or even more serious actions like being suspended.
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Academic Misconduct

Ai Tool Treatment

Edith Cowan University has a public Artificial Intelligence Framework intended to empower staff and students to use AI productively and ethically, with ethical principles and responsible-use guidance rather than a standalone prohibition.

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Evidence 1
The purpose of this framework is to empower and enable staff and students to productively and ethically use AI, in line with ECU's vision to lead the sector in the educational experience, research with impact, and in positive contributions to industry and communities.
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Main Content > More about this framework

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Productive use will be primarily supported by practical Guidelines for Responsible Use. They articulate the application of the Ethical Principles to different domains of work, which at this stage are: Learning, Teaching and Student Support; Research and Research Training; Organisational Productivity.
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Main Content > Elements of the framework > Guidelines for Responsible Use

Teaching

ECU provides student-facing generative-AI learning support that covers responsible use, learning, academic integrity, prompt strategies, attribution, drop-ins, and workshops.

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Evidence 1
ECU students can access a range of resources on Canvas that offer guidance on using these tools. In alignment with ECU's Ethical Framework, these resources include: advice on how to use gen AI for learning and demonstrating academic integrity; practical prompt strategies for obtaining meaningful feedback; guides for correctly attributing AI-assisted work.
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Main Content > Generative AI in Learning > Self-access resources

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Citation: University AI Policy Tracker. "Edith Cowan University AI Policy Tracker record." Last checked May 16, 2026. https://eduaipolicy.org/universities/edith-cowan-university

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