Using AI to write your work is not fundamentally different from having another person write your paper, take your test, or complete your assignment. Use of an AI Generator such as ChatGPT, iA Writer, MidJourney, DALL-E, etc. is explicitly prohibited. It’s imperative that all work submitted should be your own. Any assignment that is found to have been plagiarized or to have used unauthorized AI tools will receive a zero and/or be reported for academic misconduct. 

Policy in an Education Class: 

AI is ubiquitous in today's technology driven society. This class prepares you for teaching with technology in meaningful ways. Therefore, we will intentionally use AI at specific times in the course. There will also be assignments where I ask you to affirm that you did not use AI to construct a response. These assignments will be checked using AI writing detection tools like Turnitin and GPTZero. Assignments not complying with this course policy will receive a zero. Additionally, your decision to comply with this policy will influence your preparation for teaching.

Policy in an Mathematics Class (use for homework only, not during tests)

You are allowed to use any software to do homework, including GPT-4/chat GPT, especially to check your work. My Math Lab homework assignments give examples to guide you through a problem. Critical assessments such as quizzes on MyMathLab can be done using graphing calculator and notes. However, critical assessments such as exams and the final are in-class and only a graphing calculator may be used. No mobile phones or web browsing is allowed during in-class assessments, so generative AI cannot be used. If you are unsure whether a tool qualifies as a generative AI tool, or if you have questions regarding allowable use, please consult with me before using it. 

Policy in an Humanities Class (brainstorm only)

You may use AI programs e.g. ChatGPT to help generate ideas and brainstorm. Think of generative AI as an always-available brainstorming partner. However, you should note that the material generated by these programs may be inaccurate, incomplete, or otherwise problematic. Beware that use may also stifle your own independent thinking and creativity. When/if you use Artificial Intelligence (AI) platforms in your assignments, please write a note to clarify where in your process you used AI and which platform(s) you used. If you include material generated by an AI program, it should be cited like any other reference material. We will discuss this more throughout the semester in class **Please note, you may not submit any work generated by an AI program as your own.

AI Statement for CBPM Courses:

Organizations are leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) and appropriate use of AI technology is part of a leading-edge education. AI programs (e.g. ChatGPT/GPT-4/Bard) can be valuable tools for gathering information and generating ideas. However, material generated by AI programs may be inaccurate, incomplete, or otherwise problematic. Your instructor will specifically state when AI programs are allowed for use in assignments, if you are unsure whether you should be using AI, then you should ask your instructor. If allowed by your instructor, inclusion of AI generated material must always be properly cited like any other reference material. Students should never submit AI generated work as their own original work as this would constitute a plagiarism violation as defined by the University Academic Integrity Policy and subject to appropriate sanctions. Instructors may use Canvas Turn-it-in technology to monitor AI content in assignments.

AI Statement from a Health Class

• Intellectual honesty is vital to an academic community for a my fair evaluation of your work. All your work submitted in this course must be your own, completed in accordance with the University's Academic Regulations. 

  • Kean University’s academic integrity guidelines emphasize the need for students to attribute authorship to others when the work they present is not their own thought through the use of quotation marks, citations, and oral source attributions, and other means of making clear what is original to the student and what is taken from other sources. 

• Academic work involves developing essential skills such as critical thinking, problem-solving and effective communication, which cannot be fully developed by relying solely on Artificial Intelligence (AI). Engaging in independent research, reading, writing and discussion with peers and instructors are crucial components of academic work that should not be overlooked or replaced by technology.

• Use of AI tools, including, but not limited to, ChatGPT is permitted in this course for students who wish to use them. HOWEVER, To adhere to the University's scholarly values, students MUST CITE ANY AI-generated material that informed their work (this includes, but not limited to, in-text citations and/or use of quotations and in your reference list). 

• Using an AI tool to generate content WITHOUT PROPER attribution qualifies as academic dishonesty. Additionally, be aware that information derived from these tools is often incomplete or inaccurate. 

  • How to cite ChatGPT - American Psychological Association

  • Any assignment that is found to have been plagiarized or to have used unauthorized AI tools may receive a zero and/or be reported.

• Students should acknowledge the use of generative AI (other than incidental use) and default to disclosing such assistance when in doubt. 

  • Any use of generative AI – meaning programs such as ChatGPT, GPT 4, DALL-E, Vertex and many others to come – is subject to the same citation rules as any ideas, text, speech, or imagery derived from human authors.

• Any student who is unsure of policies regarding generative AI tools are encouraged to ask their instructor for clarification.

Yes. It is a good idea to adjust your teaching strategies and to reflect this in your syllabus. 

• Teach using a draft-writing approach and emphasizing the writing process is best practice. By requiring students to submit their work at various stages of the writing process, faculty can help students to develop their ideas and ensure that student essays are original and well-written. 

• Design assignments that encourage original work, that require critical and creative thinking and goes beyond summarizing information. These kind of assignments minimizes the risk of academic dishonesty. 

• Create instructional activities that guide students guide students to appropriately use AI/ChatGPT tools as a writing aid and NOT as a replacement for original thought and writing.

• Require in class writing assignments (major and smaller assignments)

Kean requires faculty to create a AI policy that discipline and course appropriate. Instructors are urged to make this plain on syllabi and to explain how students should and should not use AI applications in preparing course assignments. Faculty should align their policy to department expectations. 

• Talk to your students about academic integrity. 

  • Talk to your students about your expectations. Remember, your policy may differ from policies in other classes so it is important to give specific examples.

  • Outline your concerns using active learning techniques. Look at, briefly review and discuss the University’s Academic Integrity Policy. Raise questions to stimulate reflection: Why is academic integrity valuable and important to uphold? What’s the point of pursuing a degree, of taking a class, if you don’t learn?

  • Instructors are also encouraged to include learning activities that prompt students to critically discuss, analyze and evaluate the opportunities and limitations/pitfalls of using generative AI within the specific field of study covered in the course. 

• Make plagiarizing difficult. 

  • Use social annotation tools that require students to engage with a text along with their classmates. Try Hypothes.is or Perusall. While discussion boards allow students to write general comments, social annotations require students to add comments right in the reading. 

  • Accept work in diverse media. Replace or complement written assignments with one that requires students to submit an audio file, podcast, video, or multimedia project. Generally, it is easier to identify AI-generation in these forms, compared to texts.

  • Require personal connections to the content and/or application to current real-world experience that AI will not have. Many AI tools have a knowledge cut-off date; therefore, they will not have access to information published after that date. To make plagiarizing difficult, connect assignments to very recent events or new conversations in the field; to issues specific to the local community, or to discussions that took place in your own classroom. Alternatively, ask your students to find a connection between course concepts/topics and their personal experience or knowledge.

  • Play with AI ChatGPT or other widely available tools. Run your assignments through ChatGPT first. Tell your students about your experience and that you’ve saved the output. While ChatGPT does not produce the same answer each time, outputs are often similar.

1. https://gptzero.me/ 

2. Turnitin.com