ACADEMIC INTEGRITY (IB)

Students Demonstrating Academic Integrity:

1. Adhere to assessment protocol and complete assessments without assistance.

2. Know it is wrong to intentionally or unintentionally copy or paraphrase another person’s work, homework, ideas or words without clear and appropriate citation (adapted from IB)

3. Guard their own work against the cheating efforts of others.

4. Complete their own work.

5. Submit original work only once and always cite their work from previous classes

6. Take ownership of their reputation and take intentional steps to demonstrate and promote academic integrity.

7. Keep information about exams, tests and quizzes to themselves

8. Report incidents of academic misconduct

9. Demonstrate respect of personal, political and/or spiritual values and beliefs in all work they produce and submit

10. Conduct themselves in a way that is above reproach (or appearance of lack of integrity)

11. Give credit to all sources used and submit work with verifiable data and citations.

12. Communicate honestly.

Academic Integrity Policy for the Use of Artificial Intelligence at AIS West

Introduction

The increasing use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools in education presents both opportunities and challenges. This policy aims to ensure the responsible and ethical use of AI tools while promoting academic integrity and student learning.

Definitions

• AI Tools: Generative AI tools, paraphrasing tools, and other technologies that can be used to create or modify academic work.

• Acceptable Use: Use of AI tools for research, organization, and inspiration, with proper citation and disclosure of their use.

• Unacceptable Use: Using AI tools to generate content that is solely the product of the AI without human contribution, claiming AI-generated content as original work, or using AI tools to alter content in a way that misrepresents information.

Guidelines

• Faculty Expectations: Instructors will explicitly state in their course syllabi whether and how AI tools can be used in their courses. This could include specific permitted uses, citation requirements for AI-generated content, or a complete ban on using AI for specific assignments.

• Student Responsibilities:

  • Students are responsible for understanding the instructor's expectations regarding AI use in each course.

  • Students must disclose the use of any AI tools in their work as instructed by the faculty member.

  • Students retain full responsibility for the content and originality of their work, even when using AI tools.

• Permitted Uses:

  • Students may use AI tools for tasks like brainstorming ideas, organizing research materials, or paraphrasing existing sources (with proper citation of the original source).

  • Students may use AI tools to translate languages (except in the subjects of Arabic, Spanish or French) or check for grammatical errors, provided they review and understand the changes made.

• Unacceptable Uses:

  • Submitting AI-generated content as original work without human contribution is strictly prohibited.

  • Using AI tools to fabricate or manipulate data is a violation of academic integrity.

  • Using AI tools to complete assessments intended to measure individual student knowledge or skills is not allowed.

  • Consequences of Violations: Violations of this policy will be treated as plagiarism or academic dishonesty and may result in disciplinary actions, including failing grades, suspension, retention and disqualification from graduation.

Implementation

This policy will be disseminated to all faculty, students, and staff through the school website, academic handbook, and relevant training sessions.

• Faculty will be encouraged to develop strategies for detecting AI-generated content in student work.

• The school may consider using plagiarism detection software that can identify AI-generated text.

Review and Updates:

• This policy will be reviewed and updated periodically to reflect evolving technologies and best practices.

Conclusion: By promoting responsible AI use, this policy fosters a learning environment that prioritizes intellectual integrity, critical thinking skills, and student ownership of their academic work.

Accountability steps taken for students not demonstrating academic integrity:

• Students receive zero for the assignment

• Before other classwork is graded students are required to redo the assignment in question. Feedback will be provided by the teacher however work will be documented as a Zero.

First Offense (Managed by Teacher)

• Student will receive a zero on the assignment/assessment

• No make ups will be offered for that assignment/assessment

• PowerSchool Log-Entry

• Academic integrity violation notification sent to parents

Second Offense (Managed by Assistant Principal)

• Student will receive a zero on the assignment/assessment

• No make ups will be offered for that assignment/assessment

• Powerschool Log-Entry

• Student is placed on behavior probation

• Mandatory face-to-face parent meeting with the assistant principal. 

• IB students may be removed from program

Subsequent Offenses (Managed by Discipline Review Committee)

• A member of the review committee will meet with the parents to discuss the student’s pattern of behavior. Based on this meeting, the student may face additional consequences and/or be placed on behavior probation.