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GenAI and Academic Integrity

Generative AI tools can save time and enhance learning if used appropriately, but they also raise vital questions about academic integrity. At the University of Bath staff and students must understand the responsible use and critical evaluation of GenAI to help ensure AI assistance complements traditional scholarship while upholding ethical and academic standards.

Where are we now?

GenAI tools are permitted in assessments only when specified and students must not present generated content as their own work. Assessment categories (A, B and C) are used to clarify whether, when and how GenAI is appropriate within assessments: Guidance and template text for the ABC categories. From next academic year we will evolve this response by incorporating a Two-Lane Approach.

We have also developed guidance around the ethics and legalities of GenAI use in the educational space.

For student-facing content, please direct students to content hosted by the Skills Centre and the Library.

How to…

Below you can find practical information and links to helpful resources right here on the Teaching Hub

Case Studies

The case studies detailed below offer real-world insights into how GenAI is shaping practice here at the University of Bath.

Topics include:
  • Incorporating GenAI in assessment (Type C)
  • Annotated bibliographies
  • Distance learning
  • Recommendations for practice

Professor James Davenport outlines how he has adapted assessments to promote appropriate use of GenAI. The case study contains a handy list of recommendations for GenAI-adapted assessments that are transferable to other disciplines.

Topics include:
  • How GenAI can assist learning and assessment completion
  • Reviewing and developing assessment portfolios
  • The future of assessment clinics

In March 2024, CLT held a successful assessment clinic for the Faculty of Engineering and Design, inviting staff to bring individual assessments to discuss how to develop these in the light of GenAI.

Topics include:
  • Curriculum redesign
  • Industry expectations
  • Coding and report writing

Dr Ioannis Georgilas outlines how he has incorporated GenAI into his curriculum, explicitly addressing with students the benefits and drawbacks of engaging with GenAI at different stages in their process.

Topics include:
  • The importance of context to GenAI tools
  • Equity issues around GenAI use
  • Getting off the blank page
  • Incorporating GenAI into team-based learning

In these three examples, colleagues from the University of Bath (Dr Harish Tayyer Madabushi, Kim Watts and Professor Steve Cayzer) share their brief reflections on how they’re using GenAI in the classroom.

Topics include:
  • The capabilities of ChatGPT3.5
  • ChatGPT’s performance in assessment tasks
  • GenAI’s role in promoting critical thinking
  • The relationship between linguistic form and inferential reasoning

A collection of short talks from 7 March 2023, discussing the impact of ChatGPT3.5 on various aspects of education. The speakers are from Computer Science, Health and Management.