Plagiarism means unauthorized citing, e.g. presenting someone else’s thoughts and ideas as your own, without mentioning the source.

Do not plagiarise! Unauthorised citation is fraud, which may lead to your work being failed or even being temporary expulsion from the university!

You must always mention the source when you refer to someone else’s texts. Use  e.g. quotation marks to show that the text is a direct quotation. The source must be mentioned, whether you quote directly from the source or paraphrase it in your own words. If you are discussing common circumstances, facts or other generally known and accepted information you do not need to mention the source.

Using artificial intelligence in studies

As a rule, students of the University of Helsinki are allowed to use large language models (such as ChatGPT) for support in their studies. Ultimately, the decision on use is made by the coordinating teacher. The teacher may limit the use of large language models (including in independent work) if there is a risk that using the models could hinder the achievement of learning outcomes. If you are unsure whether language models can be used in a course, check with the course teacher.    

If you use a language model to help produce the work you hand in, indicate in writing the model you used (e.g. ChatGPT, DeepL) and how you used it. The instructions related to plagiarism also apply to AI-generated text, and you cannot present the output of artificial intelligence as your own.  

Learn more:
–What is cheating and plagiarism? (Studies Service)
–Avoiding plagiarism-guide (American Psychological Association)
–Using AI to support learning (Studies Service)