Academic integrity and Artificial Intelligence

Academic integrity policies and AI

We expect tertiary education organisations to have a coherent assessment and moderation system across all programmes or micro-credentials they are accredited for.

Having an academic integrity policy helps prevent and manage academic misconduct. It also supports the credibility of learner credentials.

We encourage providers to:

work collaboratively with staff, learners and NZQA to uphold academic integrity
explain to learners the assessment requirements and their academic integrity responsibilities
use a range of assessment methods and practices to help prevent and detect cheating by learners and to validate achievement of learning outcomes
explain to learners how they respond to academic misconduct or cheating
explain to learners the importance of Māori data sovereignty and how this could be reflected in their research and study
support staff to understand how generative AI can be used in teaching, learning and assessment
regularly review the academic integrity policy to ensure it is up to date on the use of new technologies, such as generative AI.

Tertiary providers can use the recommended resources below to inform their policy and approach to academic integrity, including generative AI.