AI in the Classroom
Always check with your instructor about acceptable uses of artificial intelligence in coursework and assessments.
Academic Skills offers guidance and support to help students uphold academic integrity standards:
- Trent's Academic Integrity policies include information about unauthorized use of AI tools in assessments:
- How do I Protect my Academic Integrity is an online guide for students that includes information on the use of AI tools in assessments, and tips for how to avoid academic integrity violations.
- Documentation Guides for APA, MLA and Chicago style include guidelines for citing AI generated content.
- Book an appointment with an Academic Skills Instructor for help with study skills including the appropriate use of AI tools for learning.
AI for Research
The Ontario Council on Graduate Studies offers guidance for Graduate Students on the use of AI tools in research:
The Library provides information and resources for students using AI tools for research:
- Artificial Intelligence Research Guide
- O'Reilly for Higher Education: This collection of ebooks, videos, and self-directed courses covers IT topics including Artificial Intelligence.
Copyright & Intellectual Property
Generative AI tools often require users to agree to terms that permit the retention and reuse of data entered into their systems for training machine learning models.
Users that choose to upload or enter copyrighted or licensed material into generative AI tools may be infringing on copyright or license terms.
Review the terms of use for any generative AI tools before uploading or entering any copyright protected material to ensure that data is not retained or reused for training purposes.
Trent University's Microsoft Copilot subscription includes enterprise data protection and does not retain or reuse data for training.
Contact copyright@trentu.ca for questions about copyright.