{"id":28466,"date":"2025-09-24T10:44:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T02:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/?post_type=oasis-news&#038;p=28466"},"modified":"2025-06-30T18:49:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T10:49:12","slug":"how-to-ethically-use-gen-ai-tools-for-your-personal-and-academic-growth","status":"publish","type":"oasis-news","link":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/oasis-news\/how-to-ethically-use-gen-ai-tools-for-your-personal-and-academic-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"How to ethically use Gen AI tools for your personal and academic growth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ever asked ChatGPT to write a meal plan, fix a sentence or explain quantum physics in plain English? Same. Gen AI tools are now part of student life but using them without thinking can land you in trouble with academic integrity. At Curtin, you <em>can<\/em> use Gen AI tools. You just need to know where the line is, and how to stay on the right side of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>First things first: Gen AI isn\u2019t off limits<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s right, Gen AI isn\u2019t banned. In fact, we encourage students to use it for all kinds of tasks, as long as it\u2019s not being used to write your assessments for you. That means you can use it to help with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Planning your week or budget<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Organising your study timetable<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Turning a brain dump into actions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Understanding a tricky topic (hello, statistics)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Practising for job interviews<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Troubleshooting programs\u00a0like Microsoft Word and Adobe Suite<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Think of Gen AI as a study buddy, not a shortcut. It can help you think clearer, plan smarter and solve problems. But your ideas still must come from you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Don\u2019t let it do the thinking for you<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s super tempting to copy-paste your assignment prompt into ChatGPT and let it write a first draft. But that\u2019s not learning, and at Curtin, it\u2019s also considered misconduct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why? Because even if it sounds good, Gen AI can \u2018hallucinate\u2019, meaning it might give you false facts, incorrect citations or just bland, generic content. That\u2019s not going to earn you marks or help you develop real skills. We want you to sharpen your critical and analytical skills at uni, not dull them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead, you can use Gen AI to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ask it to explain something you\u2019re struggling with.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Roleplay scenarios, such as a getting it to ask potential presentation questions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use it to sanity-check your time management or break a big task into steps.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Our tips for using Gen AI ethically:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Understand and follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/essentials\/rights\/academic-integrity\/gen-ai\/\">Curtin\u2019s Gen AI Guidelines<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Always check what Gen AI gives you to make sure it\u2019s correct.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Avoid uploading personal information or things you wouldn\u2019t want shared with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Don\u2019t rely on it for content. Use it to support your thinking, not replace it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Respect your unit\u2019s rules. Some assessments allow limited Gen AI use, while others don\u2019t.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keep your own voice. Your ideas, your words \u2013 that is what Curtin really wants to see.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If in doubt, ask your tutor or Unit Coordinator. Nothing is worth the risk of accidently committing academic misconduct if you\u2019re unsure.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about some of the creative, ethical ways you can use Gen AI at Curtin, plus a whole range of ways to structure your prompts, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/uniskills.library.curtin.edu.au\/digital\/gen-ai\/using\/\">the Library website.<\/a><br><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At Curtin, you can use GenAI tools. You just need to know where the line is and how to stay on the right side of it. | Reading time: 3 mins<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4418,"featured_media":28467,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"_oasis_task_priority":"","_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"7479,7339,5082,5764,5454,5107","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","wds_primary_oasis-categories":0,"footnotes":""},"oasis-categories":[141,147],"class_list":["post-28466","oasis-news","type-oasis-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","oasis-categories-online","oasis-categories-study-skills"],"acf":{"post_options":{"":null,"banner":{"image":false}}},"featured_image":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/article-2-1000x500.jpg","author_meta":{"first_name":"Rachelle","last_name":"Erzay","display_name":"Rachelle Erzay"},"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-07-04 03:22:45","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"oasis-categories","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oasis-news\/28466","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oasis-news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/oasis-news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4418"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oasis-news\/28466\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28467"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28466"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"oasis-categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oasis-categories?post=28466"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}