AI Acknowledgement

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Curtin University AI acknowledgement

At Curtin you can only use GenAI in an assessment with explicit written permission from the Unit Coordinator; if you do, cite any quoted or paraphrased AI text in-text and add a declaration after your reference list saying which tools you used, how, and the prompts you entered.

Checked against Curtin University's own pages on 9 October 2026 · See the full rules

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Curtin University doesn't publish a fixed template, so this uses a general format that covers what it asks for.

Did you use AI?

Your university or journal

Which AI tools?

What did you use it for?

What did you do with what it gave you?

More details · prompts, date, versions
Your prompts and the AI's answers
I used ChatGPT (OpenAI, https://chatgpt.com) on [date] to brainstorm ideas and check grammar and spelling. I rewrote anything I used in my own words. I checked the facts it gave me against the original sources. A full record of my prompts and the outputs is available on request.

Curtin University's own wording

'Declaration of Gen-AI use' - I acknowledge using [tool, hyperlinked] in preparing and/or writing my assessment, to assist with (delete what doesn't apply) research, idea generation, clarifying, structure and organisation, writing (with in-text citations marking quoted/paraphrased text), or other; followed by 'I entered the following prompt/s' and a link to the chat.

Summarised from Curtin University's guidance.

The rules at a glance

When you need one
Whenever GenAI is used in an assessment where it has been permitted; in-text citation is required when AI text is quoted, paraphrased or summarised. Undisclosed use may be misconduct.
Where it goes
Declaration of Gen-AI use after the reference list, plus in-text citations and (where the style requires) reference list entries.
Prompts and outputs
Prompts must be included in the declaration (as a list or shared chat link). Students should also screenshot/save all prompts, outputs, edits and purpose of use.
Referencing
Cite AI as an information source in your faculty's style (APA 7th, Chicago, Vancouver, AGLC guides). Include a reference list entry unless the style says none is needed. No example reference given in these pages.
Must include
  • tool name, hyperlinked
  • what the tool was used for (research, idea generation, clarifying, structure, writing, other)
  • how it was employed to generate content
  • prompts entered (list or link to the chat)
  • date accessed and model/version (record these, as the referencing style may ask for them)
Also note
  • No GenAI in any assessment unless the Unit Coordinator explicitly grants written permission
  • HDR students must discuss appropriateness with supervisors
  • Do not upload work you don't own (lecture slides, assessment or tutorial questions) to GenAI tools
  • Submitting fabricated AI output may count as falsification or fabrication
  • Only the Curtin version of Grammarly is accepted; Free/Premium/Business versions use GenAI
  • Microsoft Copilot in Word counts as GenAI and needs permission

Sources

Your unit outline or the journal's author guide wins if it says something different. Spotted a change? Tell us.