Most undergraduate students in computer science–related programs are unaware of their institution's GenAI regulations (62.25% not aware; 25.83% aware)¶
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q2 i? Among 151 surveyed undergraduates, only 39 (25.83%) reported awareness of institutional GenAI regulations while 94 (62.25%) reported none, a pattern shared across both study programs. → Lasse Bischof 2026
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Lasse Bischof 2026¶
Lasse Bischof, Eva-Maria Schön, Maria Rauschenberger, Michael Neumann. (2026). Knowing the Rules Is Not Enough: Student Regulatory Awareness and Use of GenAI in Higher Education. https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.12436 doi:10.48550/arxiv.2606.12436
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Descriptive analysis of an anonymous online survey of 151 undergraduates in BIS and EGOV programs, conducted November–December 2024. The article reports "only 39 students (25.83%)" were aware of the regulations and "94 students (62.25%)" were not; program-level breakdowns showed only minor differences.
"Across the full sample of 151 respondents, only 39 students (25.83%) reported that they were aware of such regulations. In contrast, 94 students (62.25%) stated that they were not aware of the regulations, while 18 respondents (11.92%) abstained from answering this question."
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Related Claims¶
- Awareness of institutional GenAI regulations does not automatically translate into clarity about rule-compliant use — related
- GenAI tools are already widely used in the academic work of the surveyed undergraduates — related
- Institutional GenAI guidance is more pro-use than computing course syllabus policies, where 92% of syllabi set explicit permissions and half prohibit use outright — related
- Course syllabi name specific GenAI tools — ChatGPT in 90 of 98 — while institutional guidelines contain no code for specific tools — related
- Perceived institutional AI regulation differs significantly across STEM subjects, with mathematics and natural sciences perceived as prohibitive and computer science as permissive — related
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Most undergraduate students in computer science–related programs are unaware of their institution's GenAI regulations (62.25% not aware; 25.83% aware) |
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Most undergraduate students in computer science–related programs are unaware of their institution's GenAI regulations (62.25% not aware; 25.83% aware) |
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