Academic Integrity
The university’s policy on AI use for coursework aligns with the university’s academic integrity and academic misconduct guidelines. Whether you plan to use AI or not, we recommend including a specific statement on AI and Academic Integrity in your syllabus and course materials to promote transparency for students.
The EHE Curriculum Committee has approved initial language that can be adjusted to meet your course needs. This language can always be found in the EHE Syllabus Template, and is required on all distance education course syllabi. In addition, as a best practice, we recommend you adopt and provide specific language around AI for each assignment you have in your course. This will help students to know if, when, and how AI can or cannot be used on any given assignment.
We also encourage you to explore the Drake’s resource GenAI Syllabus Statements: Supporting Transparent Conversations with Students. This resource provides additional examples of syllabi and assignment statements, and discusses the recommendation by Committee on Academic Misconduct (COAM) that instructors incorporate Academic Integrity Icons in their assignment details to provide additional clarity for students. These icons can always be found in the EHE Carmen Course Template, which is the recommended starting point in Carmen for all distance education courses.
Exemplar Syllabus Statement
The following syllabus statement was created by Annemarie Turpin, a Clinical Assistant Professor of Hospitality Management in the Department of Human Sciences. The statement serves as a practical example of an AI policy statement that promotes transparency and clarity, both around permitted and prohibited uses of AI in the classroom. In addition, the statement incorporates concrete examples that are relevant to the course assignments and the students’ learning experience.
Artificial Intelligence and Academic Integrity
All students have important obligations under the Code of Student Conduct to complete all academic and scholarly activities with fairness and honesty. Our professional students also have the responsibility to uphold the professional and ethical standards found in their respective academic honor codes. Specifically, students are not to use unauthorized assistance in the laboratory, on field work, in scholarship or on a course assignment unless such assistance has been authorized specifically by the course instructor. In addition, students are not to submit their work without acknowledging any word-for-word use and/or paraphrasing of writing, ideas or other work that is not your own. These requirements apply to all students undergraduate, graduate, and professional.
In accordance with this policy, in our course we will use AI in the following ways. If you are not sure if a tool you wish to use is permitted for our course or you wish to use a tool for specific purpose you think does not violate the principles articulated here, please contact me to discuss it first.
Approved Tool for Collaboration:
You may use Co-Pilot, the university’s approved AI tool, for the following assignments and activities:
- Refining Your Own Writing:
- Utilize Co-Pilot to help improve the clarity, coherence, and quality of your written assignments.
- Example: Grammar and style suggestions, restructuring paragraphs, or enhancing the flow of your discussions.
- Collaborating on Ideas:
- Engage with Co-Pilot to expand upon your own ideas and thoughts for various projects and assignments.
- Example: Brainstorming sessions, developing outlines, or generating new perspectives on a topic.
Permitted Uses:
- Writing Improvement:
- Apply Co-Pilot’s suggestions to enhance the technical aspects of your writing, such as grammar, punctuation, and syntax.
- Assignments
- Utilize Co-Pilot to improve the structure, clarity, and coherence of your final paper. However, ensure that the content reflects your original research and analysis.
Prohibited Uses:
- Authentic Content Creation:
- Discussion Prompts:
- Discussion prompts require your authentic and original ideas. Do not use Co-Pilot to generate responses for these assignments.
- Ensure that all content in discussion posts reflects your personal understanding and experiences.
- Quizzes:
- Do not use Co-Pilot or any AI tool to answer questions on quizzes or exams, as this violates academic conduct policies.
- Final Paper and Assignments:
- Do not use Co-Pilot to generate the main content or research for your final paper or other assignments. All research and analysis must be your own work.
- Discussion Prompts:
Citing AI Usage
When you use Co-Pilot or any AI tool to assist with your assignments, you must properly cite its usage. Here’s how you can do it:
- In-text Citation: If you use Co-Pilot for specific suggestions or improvements, include an in-text citation like this: (Assisted by Co-Pilot AI).
- Acknowledgment Section: Include a brief acknowledgment at the end of your assignment or in a footnote. For example:
- “This document was improved with assistance from Co-Pilot AI for grammar and style suggestions.”
AI tools like Co-Pilot are valuable for enhancing your learning experience but should be used appropriately. They can assist in improving your writing, gathering information, and expanding your ideas. However, they should not replace authentic content creation, especially for discussion prompts or assignments. Always ensure your submissions reflect your original thoughts and understanding.
All students have important obligations under the Code of Student Conduct to complete all academic and scholarly activities with fairness and honesty. Our professional students also have the responsibility to uphold the professional and ethical standards found in their respective academic honor codes.
Specifically, students are not to use unauthorized assistance in the laboratory, on field work, in scholarship or on a course assignment unless such assistance has been authorized specifically by the course instructor. In addition, students are not to submit their work without acknowledging any word-for-word use and/or paraphrasing of writing, ideas or other work that is not your own. These requirements apply to all students undergraduate, graduate, and professional.
To maintain a culture of integrity and respect, these generative AI tools should not be used in the completion of course assignments unless an instructor for a given course specifically authorizes their use. Some instructors may approve of using generative AI tools in the academic setting for specific goals. However, these tools should be used only with the explicit and clear permission of each individual instructor, and then only in the ways allowed by the instructor.