Teachers/examiners at Trier University of Applied Sciences are currently working intensively on the use of AI systems in teaching and examinations. Due to the rapid pace of development, this process is not yet complete.

Trier University of Applied Sciences has included regulations on the use of AI systems in its General Regulations for Study Programmes at Trier University of Applied Sciences dated 4 May 2023, as last amended on 24 January 2024. This link will take you to publicus, the official publication of Trier University of Applied Sciences, where you will find all published regulations of Trier University of Applied Sciences. A highlighted box has been set up here for the General Regulations for Examinations (= A-PO), in which the documents relevant to these regulations can be found.

The principle is regulated: Use is prohibited unless the use is explicitly authorised by the lecturer/examiner and the use is indicated accordingly. The process of dealing with AI is not yet complete; lecturers determine for themselves how and to what extent they integrate AI systems into teaching and examinations.
In the case of assignments, project work, seminar papers, final theses and similar examinations in which students have to write texts independently, the principle of consultation with the lecturers/examiners on the possible use and the necessary labelling and presentation of the use applies in any case.

If this is not done and the use is detected during the assessment of the performance, this is considered an attempt to cheat and this examination is assessed as ‘failed’.

Corresponding handouts are currently being prepared and will be published accordingly once they have been finalised.

An extract from the A-PO with the wording of the relevant paragraph can be found in the next question.

Yes, Trier University of Applied Sciences has included regulations on dealing with AI systems in its General Regulations for Study Programmes at Trier University of Applied Sciences dated 4 May 2023, as last amended on 24 January 2024. This link will take you to publicus, the official publication of Trier University of Applied Sciences, where you will find all published regulations of Trier University of Applied Sciences. A highlighted box has been set up here for the General Regulations for Examinations (= A-PO), in which the documents relevant to these regulations can be found.

The principle is regulated: Use is prohibited unless the use is explicitly authorised by the lecturer/examiner and the use is indicated accordingly. The process of dealing with AI is not yet complete; lecturers determine for themselves how and to what extent they integrate AI systems into teaching and examinations.
For term papers, project work, seminar papers, final theses and similar examinations in which students have to write texts independently, the principle of consultation with the lecturers/examiners on the possible use and the necessary labelling and presentation of the use applies in any case.
If this is not done and the use is discovered during the assessment of the work, this is considered an attempt to cheat and the examination will be graded as ‘failed’.

Here you can see the current regulations regarding plagiarism and the use of AI:

§ Section 12 (5) A-PO: Examinations in accordance with Section 5 (2) No. 2-4 A-PO are deemed to have been assessed as ‘insufficient’ or ‘failed’ if they were not written by the student in whole or in substantial parts, but by other persons, and this is not indicated in a customary academic manner, e.g. by citation (plagiarism). To assess whether plagiarism has occurred, another authorised examiner must be consulted in accordance with Section 3 (2) A-PO. In the event of plagiarism, a resit of the examination may be excluded in accordance with Section 14 (4) A-PO. The respective examination board responsible decides on the exclusion of a resit in accordance with Section 14 (4) A-PO.

§ Section 12 (6) A-PO: The use of artificial intelligence applications (AI applications) that can automatically generate content according to certain specifications constitutes an inadmissible aid for examinations in accordance with sections 5 to 10 of these regulations, unless the use of AI applications is permitted in accordance with section 6a. In the case of examinations for which a declaration of independence is required, the student must also expressly confirm in this declaration in accordance with Section 10 (7) sentence 4 of these regulations that they have not been created with the help of AI-generated support.

§ Section 12 (6a) A-PO: Notwithstanding Section 12 (6a) sentence 1, it may be stipulated for the individual degree programmes in the respective subject examination regulations and/or module handbooks that the use of AI applications as an aid for coursework and examinations is permitted in the manner and to the extent specified therein, subject to compliance with labelling obligations that are also specified in more detail. For individual examinations, the use of AI applications can also be authorised in writing by the examiner in good time (usually at the beginning of the lecture). Unless otherwise specified in the respective examination regulations and/or module handbooks, students must at least indicate the source/origin and document the prompts used. In the case of examinations for which a declaration of independence is required, students must also expressly confirm in this declaration in accordance with Section 10 (7) sentence 4 of these regulations that they have complied with the regulations provided for the use of AI applications in the respective subject examination regulations and/or module handbooks and/or by the examiners and, in particular, that they have identified the content generated by the AI applications; they must also confirm that they have critically checked the AI-generated content for factual accuracy.

For final theses, term papers and seminar papers, etc., the examiners usually require a declaration of independence.
In this declaration, candidates confirm that they have prepared their work independently and without unauthorised aids and that, if AI aids are permitted, they have marked the texts created with them accordingly and checked the content for technical accuracy.

A sample template for a declaration of independence can be found here; logging in with your university account is required for this.