⚠️ Academic Integrity Alert: Always Consult Your Syllabus!
Before using Gemini, ChatGPT, or any other Generative AI tool for an assignment, you must refer to your course syllabus. Your professor's guidelines dictate permissible uses. When in doubt about AI use, immediately ask your professor for clarification.
Library Guide on Gen AI
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Generative AIDevelop an understanding of ChatGPT and other generative AIs and how it impact your studies here at Santa Clara University
Access to SCU Google Gemini / NotebookLM
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Brainstorming and Narrowing Down Your Topic using Gemini
Using Gemini for Grammar Support
Use "prompts" (instructions) that guide Gemini to act as a specific kind of editor.
| Goal | Example Prompt | Why it Works |
| Basic Proofreading | "Please proofread the following paragraph for spelling, punctuation, and grammatical errors. Only correct mistakes; do not change the tone." | Specifies the type of correction and sets a clear boundary ("do not change the tone"). |