Example Policy Statements for AI in Higher Education

Syllabi Policy Statements

The AI FLC participants find that there is likely no “one size fits all policy” for AI uses in higher education. Much like attendance/participation policies, AI policy statements will be determined by individual instructors, departments, and programs.

Example policy Statements from the Faculty Learning Community Participants

• Claire Hughes-Lynch

  • AI (artificial intelligence) resources such as ChatGPT can be useful in a number of ways. Because it can also be abused, however, you are required to acknowledge use of AI in any work you submit for class. Text directly copied from AI sites must be treated as any other direct quote and properly cited. Other uses of AI must be clearly described at the end of your assignment.

• Selma Koc

  • While AI tools can be useful for completing assignments and detecting plagiarism, it is important to use them responsibly and ethically. Practice based on these guidelines as a future or current K-12 teacher. The following are some guidelines for what not to do when using AI in your assignments and for plagiarism detection:

    1. Do not rely solely on AI tools to complete assignments. It is important to understand the material and complete assignments on your own, using AI tools as a supplement rather than a replacement for your own work.
    2. Do not use AI tools to plagiarize*. Using AI to generate or modify content to evade plagiarism detection is unethical and violates academic integrity.
    3. Do not assume that AI responses are always correct. It has been noted that AI can generate fake results.

    * Please see the plagiarism/academic integrity policy in the course syllabus.

• Xiongyi Liu

  • Intellectual honesty is vital to an academic community and for my fair evaluation of your work. All work submitted in this course must be your own, completed in accordance with the University’s academic regulations. Use of AI tools, including ChatGPT, is permitted in this course. Nevertheless, you are only encouraged to use AI tools to help brainstorm assignments or projects or to revise existing work you have written. It is sorely your responsibility to make all submitted work your own, maintain academic integrity, and avoid any type of plagiarism. Be aware that the accuracy or quality of AI generated content may not meet the standards of this course, even if you only incorporate such content partially and after substantial paraphrasing, modification and/or editing. Also keep in mind that AI generated content may not provide appropriate or clear attribution to the author(s) of the original sources, while most written assignments in this course require you to find and incorporate highly relevant peer-reviewed scholarly publications following guidelines in the latest publication manual of the APA. Lastly, as your instructor, I reserve the right to use various plagiarism checking tools in evaluating your work, including those screening for AI-generated content, and impose consequences accordingly.

• Emily Rauschert on AI as collaboration partner

  • If you are ever unsure about whether collaboration with others, including using artificial intelligence, is allowed or not, please ask me right away. For the labs, although you may discuss them in groups (and try using AI), you must all create your own code, output and answers. Quizzes will be done in class and must be solely your own work. You alone are always responsible for the correctness of the final answers and assignments you submit.

• Shelley E. Rose AI Tools Statement

  • AI Tools: Artificial Intelligence tools like ChatGPT and other copilots are not prohibited in the course. In fact, we will explore their uses (and potential issues) throughout the semester. Keep in mind that 1. You are required to submit original work (that is not generated by AI) for all assessments in this course. That means citing if you use AI-generated text and how you apply it in your work. 2. Note well that large language models (LLM) like ChatGPT have been known to supply inaccurate information and fake citations. Use your information literacy skills to corroborate AI information if you are using it in your research. Failure to cite your use of AI or using fabricated information could result in your violation of the Academic Honesty Policy (see above).

• Leah Schell-Barber for a Business Communications Course

  • Chat GPT: The use of Chat GTP is neither encouraged nor prohibited from use on assignments for GAD 250. Chat GPT is quickly becoming a communication tool in most business settings. Therefore, if you choose to use Chat GPT for assignments, please be sure to revise the content for clarity, conciseness, and audience awareness. Chat GPT is simply a tool and should not be used as a way to produce first and only drafts. Every assignment submission will be graded using the rubric provided in the syllabus. Be aware that Chat GPT may not develop high-quality work that earns a passing grade. It is your responsibility to review and revise all work before submitting to the instructor.

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