Can I use AI for my coursework? How to find out and how to do it
It depends on your institution's rules and on the brief for that particular course — and the two often differ. Most commonly, literature search, an outline and language editing are allowed, while generating whole passages is not. If you cannot find a rule, ask your teacher in writing and keep the answer; it is the cheapest insurance you have.
Where to look for the rules
The course brief first, then the examination regulations, then any faculty guidance. The most specific one applies.
When the sources disagree or say nothing, write to your teacher. A written answer doubles as evidence if somebody else asks later.
What is usually allowed and what is not
Searching for sources, drafting an outline, explaining a concept and proofreading usually pass. Generating text that stays in the work, results and the discussion usually do not.
Translation and summarising someone else's article sit on the line. Ask before, not after submitting.
How to declare it and what to keep
A few sentences at the end of the work will do: which tool, for what, and what you did with the output. Declared help is usually fine; undeclared is not.
Write in a versioned editor and keep your notes. If a question comes, the version history explains more than any argument about a score.
FAQ
What if the brief contradicts the regulations?
Ask your teacher and follow the answer. A specific instruction for the assignment usually governs that course.
Do I have to declare a spellcheck by AI?
A short note spoils nothing. Proofreading tends to be judged leniently; staying silent is worse than the use itself.
Does checking my own work with a detector help?
It shows which passages read as machine-made, but a low number is not permission. The rules decide, not the score.
Try it on your own text
Paste a text or upload a file and look at the score and at the specific sentences that came out suspicious.
Run a detection