Guidelines on Using
Modern Generative AI Tools (GenAI)
in Educational Activities
at the Faculty of Information and Communication Technology

The following guidelines refer to the seven recommendations for using artificial intelligence tools included in the University’s recommendations for employees and students of Wrocław University of Science and Technology available on the website.

Generative artificial intelligence systems represent a significant achievement of modern computer science, but they also pose a number of challenges. While they expand possibilities in research, education and analysis of reality, they raise questions about the credibility and quality of generated content. In this context, the academic environment has a special responsibility to ensure reliability, support the development of knowledge and technology, and respect existing regulations and high ethical standards.

Modern generative artificial intelligence tools, hereinafter referred to as GenAI, are understood as systems that use artificial intelligence and natural language processing to create content, analyse data and interact in a conversational form.

Recommendations for students

GenAI tools can be used for brainstorming, quickly searching for literature suggestions, generating lists of keywords related to a selected problem, summarising texts, language correction, translations, creating illustrations, generating program code or tests checking your knowledge. In the following section you will find several recommendations worth following if you want to use these tools responsibly.

When using GenAI tools, it is important to maintain critical thinking and remain alert to phenomena such as generating false content, intentional omissions, or hallucinations. Moreover, using texts generated by GenAI in your documents may lead to plagiarism. Remember that the academic environment treats plagiarism very seriously. Always verify bibliographic suggestions provided by GenAI independently. Be extremely cautious when sending data to GenAI systems and make sure they do not contain personal or confidential information.

Do not use GenAI to generate longer texts, especially entire thesis structures or individual chapters. Remember that after processing your text, illustrations or code using such tools you may lose copyright to them.

If you use GenAI while solving tasks, treat it as a solutions manual: always start with your own attempt and only afterwards compare your answer with the GenAI response. If GenAI solutions include concepts or methods you do not understand, ask for clarification. Your goal should be full understanding of the problem. Carefully verify program code generated by GenAI or translated between programming languages.

During the first class of a semester, the course instructor may present their own guidelines regarding the use of GenAI tools during the course.

Follow the principle of full disclosure when preparing documents: specify which tools were used and for what purpose (e.g. language editing, generating tables or illustrations).

In the diploma thesis template you will find detailed instructions on how to do this. Remember that all diploma theses are checked by an anti-plagiarism system. For other documents, ask the instructor how to mark sections created using GenAI.

Remember that you are responsible for any errors, references to non-existent sources, inclusion of morally or ethically unacceptable content, and possible copyright violations in the documents you prepare.

Recommendations for academic teachers

During the first class of a semester it is recommended to present clear and verifiable rules regarding the use of GenAI tools in the course. Reference may be made to §3 Chapter 2 of the Code of Ethics for Students of Wrocław University of Science and Technology. Instructors may establish rules for documenting the use of GenAI in student work, including lists of prompts and responses. At the beginning of the course it is also worth informing students about the didactic, substantive and ethical risks associated with the use of GenAI.

It is possible to introduce the rule of solving tasks in class without any supporting notes. Instructors may also consider prohibiting the use of devices providing access to GenAI or other systems during tests and exams. Students should be required to explain their solutions. Direct contact with students should be preferred.

Great caution should be exercised when attempting to use AI to evaluate student documents, including detecting the use of AI. Personal data may be disclosed and copyright issues may arise.

Recommendations for thesis supervisors

Before starting work on a diploma thesis, the rules for documenting the use of GenAI tools should be established together with the student. All doubts regarding the use of the recommended diploma thesis template should be clarified. It is advisable to regularly check whether the student fully understands the presented parts of the thesis.

Final remarks

The academic staff of the Faculty of Information and Communication Technology should follow developments related to the use of GenAI tools in teaching, including the creation of teaching materials tailored to student needs and monitoring student progress. They should also be prepared to provide competent answers to questions regarding appropriate ways of using GenAI tools.

Wrocław, January 2026