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UC Referencing Guide

Artificial Intelligence / Nonrecoverable Sources

Works that cannot be accessed by your reader are considered nonrecoverable sources.  This includes personal emails, nonarchived social media, and output from paraphrasing and artificial intelligence sites.  There are no guidelines regarding this type of material.

The Library is following the guidelines for personal communication.

Personal communication is cited in text only.

Format

(Site and type of request, personal communication, Day Month Year)

Examples

Healthdirect (advice, personal communication, 7:30am, 19 January 2023) advised that...

...(Grammarly paraphrase, personal communication, 5:30pm, 19 January 2023)

...(ChatGPT paragraph, request 'provide a short introduction to the Australian legal system', 9:30am, 19 January 2023)

UC GenAI Acknowledgement Statement

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.

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

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.