Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) can be a powerful tool when used responsibly, with integrity, and within academic expectations. We have curated resources that have been developed by various campus units to guide your use of GenAI as you learn, research, and work.
AI literacy
These resources provide an overview or foundational understanding of GenAI. Use these resources to learn more about GenAI:
- Introduction to GenAI for Students (LEARN Module)
- Applied AI for Future-Focused Professionals (LEARN Module)
- Artificial Intelligence and Society (LEARN Module)
Academic work
As a student, it is important to comply with your instructors’ rules about the use of GenAI in academic work such as course assignments and research projects. If you do not comply with them, you may be subject to an investigation into academic misconduct as outlined in Policy 71.
The following guidelines are intended to help you use AI effectively in coursework, research, and other learning activities while maintaining academic integrity:
- How to Responsibly Use GenAI in Writing
- How to Use GenAI Productively: The Assignment Dilemma
- How to Cite GenAI tools
- How to Prompt like a Pro
- How to Use AI in Assignments: A Practical Checklist
- How to Credit Others' Work: Attribution and the AID Framework
- How to Exercise Copyright Cautions with GenAI
For access to these and other relevant resources, please visit the GenAI Student Resource Hub.
Co-op and Experiential learning
For guidance in building your work or experiential skills using AI:
- Waterloo Experience (WE) Accelerate: Azure and AI Stream
- The Co-op Workplace Simulation by Velocity
- Applied AI for future-focused professionals
- Using Generative AI for Interviews
Support
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