Digital Electronics and Devices

AI tool use
Generative AI Tools Are Not Restricted for the Project Milestone and Project Demonstration.
In these assessments, you are permitted to use generative artificial intelligence (AI) to assist
you in any way within the bounds of academic integrity.

Generative AI Tools Are Permitted for Certain Parts of the Project Report, Project Code Submission
and CMOS Assignment.
For the project report and CMOS assignment, you are permitted to use generative artificial
intelligence (AI) solely for the purpose of improving the clarity of your writing. No other use of
generative AI is permitted. To assist with maintaining academic integrity, you must appropriately
acknowledge any use of generative AI in your work. Please include a statement of acknowledgement
with your work, clearly indicating which AI tools were used and how they contributed to your
assessment.

For the project code submission, you are permitted to use generative artificial intelligence (AI)
for the purpose of developing and improving your VHDL code. No other use of generative AI is
permitted. To assist with maintaining academic integrity, you must appropriately acknowledge any
use of generative AI in your work. Please include a statement of acknowledgement in each relevant
file, clearly indicating which AI tools were used and how they contributed to your assessment.

Generative AI Tools Cannot Be Used for the Test and Exam.
In these assessments, you are strictly prohibited from using generative artificial intelligence
(AI) to generate any materials or content related to the assessment. This is because the
requirements of these assessment are for students to demonstrate human knowledge and skill
acquisition without the assistance of AI. The use of AI-generated content is not permitted and may
be considered a breach of academic integrity. Please ensure that all work submitted is the result
of your own human knowledge, skills, and efforts.

Scaling of marks
Scaling is used to maintain consistency across the courses and fairness for students. In the
Faculty of Engineering target course GPAs are calculated based on the performance of the cohort of
students taking the course in the previous year. Scaling of the raw total course marks is normally
performed so that when converted to grades (using UC Grade Scale) the outgoing GPA is in line with
the target GPA for a course. Scaling up or down can
occur. The Grading Scale for the University is available

Classification: In-Confidence
at  https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/study/study-support-info/study-related-topics/grading- scale.



Dishonest Practice
Plagiarism, collusion, copying and ghost writing are unacceptable and dishonest practices.
•    Plagiarism is the presentation of any material (test, data, figures or drawings, on any medium
including  computer  files)  from  any  other  source  without  clear  and adequate acknowledgment
of the source.
•    Collusion is the presentation of work performed in conjunction with another person or persons,
but submitted as if it had been completed only by the named author(s).
•    Copying is the use of material (in any medium, including computer files) produced by another
person(s) with or without their knowledge and approval.
•    Ghost writing is the use of another person(s) (with or without payment) to prepare all or part
of an item submitted for assessment.

Do not engage in dishonest practices. The Department reserves the right to refer dishonest
practices to the University Proctor and, where appropriate, to not mark the work.

Contact Hours

Lectures: 36 hours
Tutorials: 9 hours
Workshops: 0 hours
Laboratories: 20 hours

Independent study

Review of lectures: 36 hours
Test and exam preparation: 18 hours
Assignments: 8 hours
Tutorial preparation: 14 hours
Project work outside of laboratories: 9 hours

Total 150 hours