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Ethical and appropriate use of Artificial Intelligence in student assessments
With the growing prevalence of AI-powered tools in education, particularly those geared towards writing assistance, it is crucial to understand how to best utilise these technologies while maintaining academic integrity and standards. The resources on this page are designed to help you better navigate the appropriate use of AI writing tools within the context of the assessments undertaken throughout all programmes delivered by MLA College. Students and staff at MLA College are encouraged to review all of the resources on this page.
For students, most of what appears here is also available through your Total Learning Package (TLP), so your access to these resources is not limited by your internet connection. As a student of MLA College, you are reminded that you are responsible for the work you upload, so please refer to the guidance published here as often as required throughout your studies.
AI in MLA College Assessments
In this video, Dr Paul Wright, Senior Lecturer in Global Sustainable Development, reviews the ethical and responsible use of AI in student assessment. Particular focus is given to the importance of applying your own ideas and intellectual skills.
Understanding and navigating text output from AI generative predictive text models
Here, Dr Paul Folan, Senior Lecturer in Engineering Management, considers the reliability of typical output from generative AI. Paul highlights some of the pitfalls of relying on AI and provides strategies to mitigate some commonly encountered issues.
AI and academic integrity at MLA College
Dr Jaimie Cross, Vice-Rector of MLA College, is joined in conversation with Dr Paul Wright, Senior Lecturer in Global Sustainable Development. Jaimie and Paul explore some provisional findings from experiments undertaken to detect the use of AI in student coursework submissions.
Resources
This area is where you will find helpful written resources, developed by the College Academic Team, to assist you in using AI tools appropriately. All documents that appear here will be reviewed on a frequents basis, so may be updated and/or replaced without notice.
Student AI Handbook
Click below to download a copy of the Student AI Handbook. This handbook will provide you with guidance on using AI tools responsibly and ethically and recognising its constraints. The primary purpose of this handbook is to assist you in utilising AI content responsibly in your assignments at MLA College. Its goal is to equip you with the necessary information to acknowledge, describe, and reference any AI utilisation you have incorporated into your assignments in a safe and proper manner.
