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As artificial intelligence becomes an integral part of the academic and professional world, it is vital that students are not only aware of these emerging technologies but also empowered to engage with them critically and creatively.
This section of the AI Framework is designed specifically for students—offering clear explanations, ethical insights, and practical tools to help you understand, apply, and reflect on the role of AI in your learning journey and beyond.
Responsible and Ethical Use
Artificial Intelligence is becoming an integral part of education, offering new ways to learn, explore, and create. As students, engaging with AI means more than just using tools—it involves understanding the broader implications of how AI shapes knowledge, communication, and decision-making. Responsible and ethical use of AI is about developing digital literacy, respecting academic values, and preparing to navigate a world where AI is increasingly present in everyday life.
Legal, Regulatory and Policy Awareness and Compliance
Baseline
Apply University policies on data protection, privacy, and academic integrity when selecting and using approved academic work, ensuring responsible and ethical practice.
Established
Reference and acknowledge policy and regulatory frameworks in interactions with peers relating to AI use, such as group projects.
Innovative
Contribute to institutional and/or student-led initiatives relating to AI governance.
Supporting Resources
Swansea University Guidance on Artificial Intelligence for Students
This resource sets out general guidance for Swansea University students on Generative Artificial Inteligence as it relates to your study, along with useful links to other resources.
Swansea University Policy on the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Student Assessment
The policy outlines the guidelines and principles for the responsible use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications, including generative AI, in assessment at Swansea University.
Centre for Academic Success Workshops
The Centre for Academic Success provides multi-faceted support for students in all things academic, including advice, guidance and support in relation to Generative AI.
Using AI through a Critical Lens
Baseline
Critically assess the limitations of generative AI outputs by identifying potential biases and inaccuracies, and edit the content using informed judgement before incorporating it into academic work.
Established
Identify and use criteria for evaluating the accuracy of AI output and address any issues identified.
Innovative
Critically analyse the effectiveness of AI in performing and/or supporting certain tasks in both academia and authentic professional contexts.
Supporting Resources
Newcastle University – Critical Evaluation of AI
This is a user-friendly checklist for evaluating the output of Generative AI.
Acknowledging and Referencing AI Use
Baseline
Apply appropriate referencing techniques to acknowledge the use of AI generated content in academic work, including accurate use of in-text citations in line with institutional academic integrity guidelines.
Established
Apply institutional accepted referencing standards for AI tools, including in-text citations, reference lists, and university declaration statements.
Innovative
Consistently acknowledge and reflect upon AI use in academic contexts, even where not specifically required.
Supporting Resources
Swansea University's “Lib Answers” resource provides guidance on referencing AI in four different styles:
Lib Answers – Referencing AI in APA Style
Lib Answers – Referencing AI in OSCOLA Style
Lib Answers – Referencing AI in MHRA Style
Lib Answers – Referencing AI in Vancouver Style
Core A.I Literacy
As AI becomes more embedded in education and everyday life, developing a foundational understanding of how it works is essential. Core AI literacy empowers students to engage critically and creatively with AI tools, understand their capabilities and limitations, and reflect on the broader social and ethical implications of their use, helping students become confident and responsible users in both academic and real-world contexts.
Understanding AI and its functions
Baseline
Identify and compare the core functions of commonly used AI tools, selecting appropriate tools for specific academic or professional tasks.Identify and compare the key functions of commonly used AI tools, and select appropriate tools to support specific academic tasks or problem-solving activities.
Established
Access institutional tools and use their basic functionality.
Innovative
Purposefully select and combine different AI tools in more advanced contexts.
Supporting Resources
Centre for Academic Success Workshops
The Centre for Academic Success runs regular workshops including AI Literacy. This page is updated as workshops are available to book.
Microsoft Learn: Get Started with AI
A short course (approx. 50 mins) aimed at students to help you learn the basic functions of AI
Being aware of the global role and impact of AI
Baseline
Understand that AI has global impact, both positive and negative, in economies, labour markets, education, social structures and environmentally.
Established
Engage with developments in the field, commentary and literature to remain up to date on the global role and impact of AI.
Innovative
Develop and implement strategies for making informed choices on AI use.
Supporting Resources
World Economic Forum – Transformation Maps – Artificial Intelligence
The WEF’s transformation maps can help you explore and make sense of the connections between different global issues, including how artificial intelligence links with climate impact, geopolitics and workforce transformation.
Prompt Engineering
Baseline
Use simple, direct prompts to generate relevant and useful outputs.
Established
Design structured, multi-step prompts to achieve specific outcomes including iteratively refining such prompts for accuracy, tone and inclusivity.
Innovative
Develop and share prompt engineering frameworks or templates for specific use cases.
Supporting Resources
Microsoft Learn: Craft effective prompts for Microsoft 365 Copilot
This learning path from Microsoft provides guidance and suggested practice on writing effective AI prompts to save time, effort and get the results to suit your needs.
Video Tutorial: Use Copilot's Prompt Gallery
This video tutorial covers how to use the Prompt Gallery to explore, customise, and reuse prompts that help you brainstorm, analyse, and create with ease.
Copilot tutorial: What makes a good prompt?
This video tutorial outlines helpful tips on how to define, contextualise, and craft detailed prompts for optimal results.
Copilot Tutorial: Quick tips for better prompts
This video tutorial expands further on prompt-use by exploring how you can refine your prompts for clearer requests and smoother collaboration.
Role-Specific A.I Literacy
As AI becomes more integrated into academic life, students are expected to develop ethical and effective use of these technologies to maintain academic integrity when using AI, recognise how AI can be applied within specific disciplines, and explore ways it can enhance personal learning. Developing these competencies helps students use AI as a tool for growth, creativity, and deeper engagement with their subject areas, while upholding the values of responsible scholarship.
Demonstrating Academic Integrity
Baseline
Recognise the risks of over-reliance on AI including the devaluation of learning opportunities at University
Established
Follow assessment instructions around permitted AI use and disclosure
Innovative
Influence and support peers in responsible, compliant and purposeful use of AI in assessment
Supporting Resources
Swansea University AI in Assessment Policy
The policy provides guidance on how AI use relates to assessment at Swansea University.
Swansea University Academic Integrity Ambassadors
The Academic Integrity Ambassadors (AIAs) are a team of volunteer students whose aim is to promote a culture of Academic Integrity across the university in a way that will resonate with other students.
Using AI in specific disciplines
Baseline
Explore how AI tools and applications are influencing professional practices within your field of study, and explain their potential implications for future developments.
Established
Use AI for discipline-specific learning activities and tasks.
Innovative
Analyse how AI tools can be used strategically alongside human input to improve the effectiveness of professional practice in your area of study.
Supporting Resources
Microsoft Scenario Library
This resource from Microsoft provides an insight into how AI is supporting professional practice across a wide range of disciplines including IT, Marketing, Human Resources and Law.
Enhancing learning with AI
Baseline
Use basic functions of AI tools to build knowledge and address misconceptions and/or gaps in understanding.
Established
Use AI tools to develop and use study resources including summaries, key points for revision and self-assessments.
Innovative
Share effective and responsible AI-supported study practices with others.
Supporting Resources
Microsoft CoPilot for Students
This resource includes study tips, productivity advice and ideas for using AI to organise life around university work.
