Coursework
Set by the assessment brief
King's does not ban AI, but the level allowed is set per assessment using four suggested levels: Minimal (spell/grammar checkers, transcription), Limited/selective (delineated tasks), Open (no specific restrictions but key stages tracked) and Embedded (AI is part of the task). Copying AI output into a submission is not appropriate under the Academic Misconduct Policy, and work must remain the student's own; ask if unsure.
CourseworkKing's College London
Set by the assessment brief
Status & scope
Four-level framework and misconduct policy s4.2-4.5.
King's does not ban AI, but the level allowed is set per assessment using four suggested levels: Minimal (spell/grammar checkers, transcription), Limited/selective (delineated tasks), Open (no specific restrictions but key stages tracked) and Embedded (AI is part of the task). Copying AI output into a submission is not appropriate under the Academic Misconduct Policy, and work must remain the student's own; ask if unsure.
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King's guidance on generative AI: student guidance (last updated April 2025)
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We have suggested four broad levels that your Programme and Module leaders may adjust to the specifics of an assessment:
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King's College London suggests four broad levels of generative AI use in assessment that programme and module leaders may adjust to each assessment: Minimal (routine tools such as auto transcription, spell and grammar checkers), Limited/selective (clearly delineated tasks as allowed), Open (no specific restrictions but key stages and tools must be tracked) and Embedded (AI use is a focal part of the assessment). The levels are a framework for the actual assessment brief, not an automatic university-wide permission, and verbatim use of generated content without acknowledgement is never appropriate.
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What constitutes appropriate use?; lines 260-260 of captured page text
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Includes routine and established use of tools such as auto transcription, spell checkers, grammar check.
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King's College London suggests four broad levels of generative AI use in assessment that programme and module leaders may adjust to each assessment: Minimal (routine tools such as auto transcription, spell and grammar checkers), Limited/selective (clearly delineated tasks as allowed), Open (no specific restrictions but key stages and tools must be tracked) and Embedded (AI use is a focal part of the assessment). The levels are a framework for the actual assessment brief, not an automatic university-wide permission, and verbatim use of generated content without acknowledgement is never appropriate.
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1. Minimal; lines 264-264 of captured page text
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Use for clearly delineated tasks as appropriate/allowed/recommended.
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King's College London suggests four broad levels of generative AI use in assessment that programme and module leaders may adjust to each assessment: Minimal (routine tools such as auto transcription, spell and grammar checkers), Limited/selective (clearly delineated tasks as allowed), Open (no specific restrictions but key stages and tools must be tracked) and Embedded (AI use is a focal part of the assessment). The levels are a framework for the actual assessment brief, not an automatic university-wide permission, and verbatim use of generated content without acknowledgement is never appropriate.
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2. Limited/selective; lines 268-268 of captured page text
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No specific restrictions but with requirement to track key stages/tools utilised.
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King's College London suggests four broad levels of generative AI use in assessment that programme and module leaders may adjust to each assessment: Minimal (routine tools such as auto transcription, spell and grammar checkers), Limited/selective (clearly delineated tasks as allowed), Open (no specific restrictions but key stages and tools must be tracked) and Embedded (AI use is a focal part of the assessment). The levels are a framework for the actual assessment brief, not an automatic university-wide permission, and verbatim use of generated content without acknowledgement is never appropriate.
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3. Open; lines 284-284 of captured page text
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AI use is a feature of the assessment itself. Here the use of generative AI is a focal aspect of the assessment.
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King's College London suggests four broad levels of generative AI use in assessment that programme and module leaders may adjust to each assessment: Minimal (routine tools such as auto transcription, spell and grammar checkers), Limited/selective (clearly delineated tasks as allowed), Open (no specific restrictions but key stages and tools must be tracked) and Embedded (AI use is a focal part of the assessment). The levels are a framework for the actual assessment brief, not an automatic university-wide permission, and verbatim use of generated content without acknowledgement is never appropriate.
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4. Embedded; lines 296-296 of captured page text
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Once again, we state that in no circumstance is it appropriate to use generated content verbatim without clear indication and acknowledgement, or to effectively outsource the writing task as much as it is inappropriate to get someone else to write something and claim it as your own.
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King's College London suggests four broad levels of generative AI use in assessment that programme and module leaders may adjust to each assessment: Minimal (routine tools such as auto transcription, spell and grammar checkers), Limited/selective (clearly delineated tasks as allowed), Open (no specific restrictions but key stages and tools must be tracked) and Embedded (AI use is a focal part of the assessment). The levels are a framework for the actual assessment brief, not an automatic university-wide permission, and verbatim use of generated content without acknowledgement is never appropriate.
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What constitutes appropriate use?; lines 304-304 of captured page text
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No, King's does not ban the use of any type of AI. It is increasingly part of the wider world and is changing the nature of many aspects of life including the jobs you are in or will progress into.
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King's College London does not ban the use of generative AI by students. Whether and how AI may be used in a given assessment is set by the assessment guidance: students should be given clear guidance on the level of AI that is appropriate and should ask if uncertain.
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Is generative AI banned at King's?; lines 194-194 of captured page text
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You should be given clear guidance on what level of generative AI is appropriate in any given assessment. Things are moving quickly so if you are uncertain, please do ask.
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King's College London does not ban the use of generative AI by students. Whether and how AI may be used in a given assessment is set by the assessment guidance: students should be given clear guidance on the level of AI that is appropriate and should ask if uncertain.
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What constitutes appropriate use?; lines 260-260 of captured page text
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Academic Misconduct Policy (effective 1 September 2023; next review September 2026)
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However, the use of generative AI tools to produce output which is then copied as part of a submission is not appropriate. Prudent, ethical and constructive use of tools is increasingly likely to form part of the production of assessed work.
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King's Academic Misconduct Policy states that using generative AI tools to produce output that is then copied as part of a submission is not appropriate, that any work submitted must genuinely demonstrate the student's own work, skills and knowledge and follow the assessment guidelines, and that generative AI writing programmes are third-party technologies to be used only in accordance with College guidance. The King's guidance adds that submitting AI-generated text as one's own without written departmental permission is considered misconduct (third-party involvement or text manipulation) where it gives undue advantage or interferes with assessment of the student's own understanding. A written permission or acknowledgement does not by itself make substantive AI content creation acceptable.
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Academic Misconduct Policy s4.2; physical PDF page 4; lines 172-174 of captured PDF text
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This means that any work submitted must represent a genuine demonstration of the student’s own work, skills and subject knowledge, adheres to the guidelines of the assessment task, and respects the College’s value of academic integrity and honesty.
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King's Academic Misconduct Policy states that using generative AI tools to produce output that is then copied as part of a submission is not appropriate, that any work submitted must genuinely demonstrate the student's own work, skills and knowledge and follow the assessment guidelines, and that generative AI writing programmes are third-party technologies to be used only in accordance with College guidance. The King's guidance adds that submitting AI-generated text as one's own without written departmental permission is considered misconduct (third-party involvement or text manipulation) where it gives undue advantage or interferes with assessment of the student's own understanding. A written permission or acknowledgement does not by itself make substantive AI content creation acceptable.
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Academic Misconduct Policy s4.2; physical PDF page 4; lines 176-179 of captured PDF text
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The service should not assist with substantive content creation or structuring of the assessment. Above all, third parties cannot make substantive changes which compromise the authorship of the text
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King's Academic Misconduct Policy states that using generative AI tools to produce output that is then copied as part of a submission is not appropriate, that any work submitted must genuinely demonstrate the student's own work, skills and knowledge and follow the assessment guidelines, and that generative AI writing programmes are third-party technologies to be used only in accordance with College guidance. The King's guidance adds that submitting AI-generated text as one's own without written departmental permission is considered misconduct (third-party involvement or text manipulation) where it gives undue advantage or interferes with assessment of the student's own understanding. A written permission or acknowledgement does not by itself make substantive AI content creation acceptable.
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Academic Misconduct Policy s4.3; physical PDF page 4; lines 185-187 of captured PDF text
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For the avoidance of doubt, generative Artificial Intelligence writing programmes are third party technologies and must only be used in accordance with College guidance.
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King's Academic Misconduct Policy states that using generative AI tools to produce output that is then copied as part of a submission is not appropriate, that any work submitted must genuinely demonstrate the student's own work, skills and knowledge and follow the assessment guidelines, and that generative AI writing programmes are third-party technologies to be used only in accordance with College guidance. The King's guidance adds that submitting AI-generated text as one's own without written departmental permission is considered misconduct (third-party involvement or text manipulation) where it gives undue advantage or interferes with assessment of the student's own understanding. A written permission or acknowledgement does not by itself make substantive AI content creation acceptable.
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Academic Misconduct Policy s4.5; physical PDF page 4; lines 197-199 of captured PDF text
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King's guidance on generative AI: macro-level (last updated April 2025)
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Submitting text generated by technology/artificial intelligence as their own, without written permission from their department is considered misconduct under the offences of third-party involvement or text manipulation, if it provides undue advantage or interferes with assessment of the student's own understanding.
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King's Academic Misconduct Policy states that using generative AI tools to produce output that is then copied as part of a submission is not appropriate, that any work submitted must genuinely demonstrate the student's own work, skills and knowledge and follow the assessment guidelines, and that generative AI writing programmes are third-party technologies to be used only in accordance with College guidance. The King's guidance adds that submitting AI-generated text as one's own without written departmental permission is considered misconduct (third-party involvement or text manipulation) where it gives undue advantage or interferes with assessment of the student's own understanding. A written permission or acknowledgement does not by itself make substantive AI content creation acceptable.
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Guidance on academic integrity, attribution, detection; lines 204-204 of captured page text
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