UC Referencing Guide

Describe how you used the AI tool in your method (reports) or your introduction (essays or other works) and provide the prompt you used at the specific point in text where you are using the AI output. (update from APA Style pages August 2023)

Format

Author site. (Year). Name of site (Month Day version)[Large language model]. URL

Examples

OpenAI. (2023). ChatGPT (Mar 14 version)[Large language model]. https://chat.openai.com/chat

GenAI Acknowledgement Statement at UC

At UC you must properly acknowledge any generative artificial intelligence that you use by completing the GenAI Acknowledgement Statement below and placing this statement in your submission (either after the reference list or another location as specified in the assessment instructions.

Students are permitted to use Studiosity Writing Feedback Plus to seek feedback on drafts of their assessments.  Refer to Study Help for more information.

You Unit Convener may require additional specific information about how you have used GenAI.

Be prepared to:

• produce records of your research and assessment drafts, and
• answer questions about your assessment to demonstrate your knowledge of the content and achievement of the learning outcomes of that assessment if your are requested to participate in a Learning Validation Conversation

GenAI Acknowledgement Statement

Select which of the following two statements is relevant to your submission based on whether you have use or not used GenAI in preparing the assessment.

I have not used any Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) tools/services in the preparation of this assessment.  I understand that providing false or misleading information in the GenAI Acknowledgement Statement may constitute a breach of the University of Canberra (Student Conduct) Rules 2023.

OR

I have used the following Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) tools/services in the preparation of this assessment:

• GenAI service name and version: [Insert]
• Link to the GenAI service: [Insert]
• Ways this GenAI service was used: [Insert]

I confirm that I have not used GenAI in the preparation of this assessment for any purpose other than what I have acknowledged above and I have cited and referenced any GenAI content in my assessment submission, applying the relevant referencing style.  I understand that providing false or misleading information in this Gen AI Acknowledgement Statement my constitute a breach of the University of Canberra (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. 

Example

I have used the following Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) tools/services in the preparation of this assessment:

• GenAI service name and version: Microsoft Copilot
• Link to the GenAI service: https://copilot.microsoft.com/
• Ways this GenAI service was used: for initial ideation in response to the topic, assisting is structuring my thinking, developing a comparison table, and suggesting clearer language.

I confirm that I have not used GenAI in the preparation of this assessment for any purpose other than what I have acknowledged above and I have cited and referenced any GenAI content in my assessment submission, applying the relevant referencing style.  I understand that providing false or misleading information in this Gen AI Acknowledgement Statement my constitute a breach of the University of Canberra (Student Conduct) Rules 2023.