AI Acknowledgement

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Flinders University AI acknowledgement

Flinders lets each topic coordinator set an AI level per assessment; wherever AI is allowed, students must declare which AI tools they used and how, cite them in the reference list, and usually attach their prompts and outputs in an appendix.

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

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Did you use AI?

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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 acknowledge the use of ChatGPT for brainstorming ideas and checking grammar and spelling ([year]). The prompts and output from ChatGPT are included in Appendix 1. I rewrote anything I used in my own words. I checked the facts it gave me against the original sources.

Flinders University's own wording

"I acknowledge the use of ChatGPT in the early stages of brainstorming the research ideas for this project (OpenAI, Year). The prompts and output from ChatGPT are included in Appendix 1."

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The rules at a glance

When you need one
Whenever generative AI is used in an assessment where it is permitted; failing to acknowledge AI use is treated as an academic integrity breach.
Framework
AI Assessment Scale (No AI permitted; AI-Prompted/in-built tools; AI-Assisted Idea Generation & Structuring; AI-Assisted Editing; AI-Task Completion, Human Evaluation; AI creative/collaborative use)
Where it goes
Staff template: a declaration at the beginning of the submission, with prompts/outputs in an appendix. Student guide: as a footnote or at the end of the reference list (check with topic coordinator).
Prompts and outputs
An appendix with all prompts and AI output should be included with the final submission; drafts showing authorship should be kept and may be requested by assessors. For the editing level, original non-AI work must also be supplied.
Referencing
AI must also be listed in the reference list (and cited in-text for the higher AI levels), using the topic's preferred style; APA 7 and Harvard guides cover AI. Example given: "(Year). ChatGPT (Month, Year, Version) [Large language model]. https://chat.openai.com/chat"
Must include
  • which AI tool(s) were used
  • how/what the AI was used for
  • pointer to the appendix containing prompts and outputs
Also note
  • use AI only within what the topic coordinator/assessment permits
  • some tasks allow no AI at all
  • at the idea-generation level AI may not create content (sentences, paragraphs, images)
  • submitting AI output as your own work may be treated as contract cheating (at minimum Level 2 misconduct)
  • not acknowledging or not citing AI use is an academic integrity breach

Sources

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