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Effective & Responsible Use of Generative AI Tools

Effective & Responsible Use of Generative AI Tools

AI may give you the ingredients, but you should always be the chef.

Open book Study Assistance

NotebookLM can act as a tutor partner; ask it to create study notes, challenge you with quizzes, and test your understanding. Make sure you critically evaluate the accuracy of the materials generated as you study.

A magnifying glass Research Assistance

Perplexity gives you the links to its sources so that you can easily do further research. There are also AI tools within academic databases that are invaluable discovery tools, e.g., ScopusAI and AskSkift. They can distill or explain complex concepts in language you can understand, and the conversational output means you can ask for clarification when you still aren’t sure.

Three people brainstorming Brainstorming Assistance

Use AI to generate ideas or to help with the logical organization of your assignment. Declare this use and always remain the primary author of your work.

Black eye glasses Proofreading Assistance

When you have written your assignment, use AI to ensure your writing style suits your audience and purpose, and to check sentence clarity, spelling, and grammar, or to format your citations. Declare this use and always remain the primary author of your work.

A screenshot of a computer Data Analysis

Use AI to offer interpretations and to summarize data sets. Always verify the outputs and make sure you can explain and justify the results.

Examples of Unacceptable GenAI Use in an Academic Context

  • Generating work that you present as your own in your assignment
  • Writing a draft of your assignment
  • Writing entire sentences, paragraphs, or sections that you present as your own
  • Paraphrasing text written by others (or output from GenAI)
  • Using generated information without verification

For more information of the use of AI in Research, check out this guide - AI in Research. 

Prompt Engineering

Basic Prompt Formula

Format: ‘Declare a [ROLE]. Give [CONTEXT]. Create a [TASK] and specify [FORMAT]’

Examples

You are a college student taking a hospitality management course and studying the topic of [TOPIC].

Give me a summary of current academic thinking around the topic, highlighting the most important concepts. Deliver this as a list of bullet points followed by a one-sentence summary.

You are an expert researcher who finds information that other people don't notice.

Give me 5 search engine queries I should use to find interesting facts and statistics about [TOPIC & DETAILS]. Make the search terms specific and powerful to help us get to the information we need faster. Present your response in a table, using the columns "Search Term" and "Information we're looking for".

I want you to act as an interactive study tutor for [French/German/Spanish].Use a concise communication style and present the output in a dialogue format. You will play the role of the tutor, guiding me (the learner) through [French/German/Spanish] vocabulary, grammar, and conversational practice. Here are the instructions for your responses:

  1. Start each session by asking about my learning goals or a specific area to focus on (e.g., verb conjugation, vocabulary, conversational phrases).
  2. Break down complex topics into simple, digestible parts with clear examples.
  3. Encourage me to practice by asking questions and prompting me to respond in [French/German/Spanish].
  4. Correct my errors gently and provide explanations when necessary.
  5. Use [French/German/Spanish] as much as possible while ensuring I can understand the content.

Maintain a supportive and engaging tone throughout. Let's begin by asking me about my current level and goals in learning [French/German/Spanish].

How to declare your use of AI tools

To be transparent about your use of AI on your learning journey, you should declare what and how you have used AI in any work that you are submitting for grading. We recommended including an appendix which includes a detailed log of any tools used:

Date & Time Tool used Prompt (copy & paste your exact prompt)

19/02/2025

15:45

 Perplexity In the role of a college student brainstorm ideas for how technology is changing the hospitality industry and provide suggested source for research
  Chat GPT 4.0 Proofread this text for spelling, grammar and syntax errors:….[include your original text]

References

Elon University and AAC&U (2024) AI-U 1.0: A student guide to navigating college in the artificial intelligence era. Available at: https://studentguidetoai.org/ Accessed: 6 January 2025.

Birss, D. (2024)The Prompt Collection. LinkedIn Learning. Available at: https://davebirss.com/documents/the_prompt_guide.pdf Accessed: 6 January 2025.