Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education: A Threat to Academic Integrity and an Opportunity to Address Language Barriers

Prepare a proper scientifically written literature review for a research proposal of between 9 and 12 pages that summarises and integrates relevant information on the following topic: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION: A THREAT TO ACADEMIC INTEGRITY AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS LANGUAGE BARRIERS • Use 12-point font (Arial or Times New Roman) and include a table of contents and reference list – these form part of the number of pages required. If you break down the task into smaller parts, you will notice that you must: 1. consult relevant references, 2. summarise and integrate what you learn from these references in a proper scientifically written document, and 3. reference the sources that you used appropriately according to the APA 7th edition guidelines. PART 1: For the first part of the task (consulting relevant references), we provide several references that you can use and include in your literature review. Use at least 5 of the references that we provided and do your own search to find 2 or 3 additional scientific, relevant and recent sources to add to your literature review and the reference list. It is recommended that you use the 2 or 3 additional articles to conceptualise and contextualise your literature review within an open-distance learning institution. Balalle, H., & Pannilage, S. (2025). Reassessing academic integrity in the age of AI: A systematic literature review on AI and academic integrity. Social Sciences & Humanities Open, 11, 101299. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssaho.2025.101299 Barrot, J. S. (2023). Using ChatGPT for second language writing: Pitfalls and potentials. Assessing Writing, 57, 100745. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asw.2023.100745 Baskara, R. (2023). Exploring the implications of ChatGPT for language learning in higher education. Indonesian Journal of English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics, 7(2), 343-358. http://dx.doi.org/10.210 93/ijeltal.v7i2.1387 Benke, E., & Szőke, A. (2024). Academic integrity in the time of artificial intelligence: Exploring student attitudes. Italian Journal of Sociology of Education, 16(2), 91-108. DOI: 10.14658/PUPJ-IJSE-2024-2-5. IJSE-2024-2-5.pdf HMEMS80_2025_S2_ASS 01 5 Fajt, B., & Schiller, E. (2025). ChatGPT in academia: University students’ attitudes towards the use of ChatGPT and plagiarism. Journal of Academic Ethics, 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10805-025-09603-5 Funda, V., & Mbangeleli, N. B. A. (2024). Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a tool to address academic challenges in South African higher education. Int. J. Learn. Teach. Educ. Res, 23, 520-537. https://doi.org/10.26803/ijlter.23.11.27 Hadar Shoval, D. (2025). Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education: Bridging or Widening the Gap for Diverse Student Populations? Education Sciences, 15(5), 637. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci15050637 Imran, M., & Almusharraf, N. (2023). Analyzing the role of ChatGPT as a writing assistant at higher education level: A systematic review of the literature. Contemporary Educational Technology, 15(4), ep464. https://doi.org/10.30935/cedtech/13605 Patel, S., & Ragolane, M. (2024). The implementation of artificial intelligence in South African higher education institutions: Opportunities and challenges. Technium Education and Humanities, 9, 51-65. https://regent.ac.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/ID11452.pdf Suliman, Z., Mohale, N. E., Maphoto, K. B., & Sevnarayan, K. (2024). The interconnectedness between Ubuntu principles and generative artificial intelligence in distance higher education institutions. Discover Education, 3(1), 188. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44217-024-00289-2 PART 2: For part 2 of the task, you need to write a literature review. We know that some students find this to be a daunting and difficult task. Writing does not come naturally for many people. We have many styles of writing – a note to a partner, a love letter to a romantic partner, a memo to a boss, an email to a friend, a report to colleagues, and then there is academic/scientific writing – in a class all of its own! To assist you with this written part for the assignment, we provide additional material on scientific writing as an additional resource uploaded in the folder for Assignment 01 on the HMEMS80 myUnisa website. The additional material ranges from some fun exercises to guiding steps and helpful hints and we hope that exploring the different facets and problems typically associated with writing will help you to produce quality academic writing as an output for this assignment! Also, review the checklist for academic writing included at the end of the additional resource to finalise and evaluate your own writing before you submit the assignment. The format of the literature review should include at least the following aspects/headings (Adapted from the Week 2 Resource 8 document): Front page and table of contents 1. INTRODUCTION – provides an overview of the context and background to the topic. An introduction should furthermore provide an overview of what the rest of the document entails namely to “set the scene” for what is to come. HMEMS80_2025_S2_ASS 01 6 2. VARIABLES – Clearly identify the variable/s. Each variable should be identified and defined under its own heading. 2.1 Variable 1 2.2 Variable 2 3. PREVIOUS RESEARCH – this includes a variety of research related to the variable/s; it includes exposing different viewpoints, that is, which views concerning the variable/s did you find corresponding and which ones did you find to be contradictory? And what does the literature say about the relationship between the variable and other variables? 4. PROBLEM STATEMENT 4.1 Flowing from the discussions in the literature review identify the research problem – formulate the research question. 4.2 Highlight how the existing body of knowledge (as presented in the literature review) links to the identified research problem (research question). 4.3 The need/value/motivation for the research. REFERENCE LIST Refer to the library link: https://libguides.unisa.ac.za/c.php?g=1307587 for the APA 7th edition guidelines. You can also use the Week 4 Resource 3 (under Additional Resources >> Week 4 >> Week 4 Resource 3). PART 3: Part 3 of the task requires of you to reference the sources that you use appropriately according to the requirements of the APA 7th edition style of referencing. Review section 4.3 titled ‘Referencing’ in the Weekly Content Week 4 and Week 4 Resource 3 APA 7th EDITION GUIDELINES (https://libguides.unisa.ac.za/c.php?g=1307587) again if you need more guidelines on referencing.