Current Regulations
Awards Framework
Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI), also known as Large Language Models (LLMs), can generate multi-modal content based on human prompts and are making a significant impact on the field of education. The rapid development of tools, such as ChatGPT, present substantial challenges in terms of assessment and maintaining academic integrity, but they also offer valuable opportunities to enrich and personalise student learning experiences.
The University of South Wales (USW) is committed to leveraging generative AI for the benefit of students and staff, and promotes the fair, ethical, professional, and responsible use of generative AI tools. The University is committed to preparing our students for an increasingly AI-enabled future and acknowledge digital fluency as a key USW graduate attribute.
The University has strict guidelines on student conduct and academic integrity. These stress that students must be the authors of their own work. Content produced with generative AI platforms, such as ChatGPT, without an approved method of declaration and/or prior academic approval, does not represent the student’s own original work so could be considered a form of academic misconduct to be dealt with under the University's Academic Misconduct procedures.
Students are encouraged to engage collaboratively with our staff to uphold the academic integrity of our awards and maintain the University’s core values of being Professional, Responsive, Creative, Inspiring and Collaborative that are at the heart of our community.
The University will continue to monitor the developments of generative AI and is committed to ensuring student and staff are supported with guidance as this technology evolves.
Exceptional Regulations
In accordance with the University’s Regulations for Taught Courses, the Exceptional Arrangement Regulations (Section 7) were invoked on 15th May 2023. These were updated and signed off by Academic Board in April 2023. This is to enable Assessment Boards to determine module outcomes, progression decisions and awards, wherever possible, taking into account all available information.
For USW students who have commenced their studies since September 2013. Links to previous versions of the Regulations for Taught Courses can be found below.