Academic Integrity Statement Examples

 Academic Integrity Statement Examples

Example #1: AI Tools Not Allowed

(Carleton’s Academic Integrity Policy)

1. Plagiarism
   Plagiarism is presenting, whether intentionally or not, the ideas, expression of ideas, or work of others as one’s own, including content generated by AI tools. Plagiarism includes reproducing or paraphrasing portions of someone else’s published or unpublished material, regardless of the source, and presenting these as one’s own without proper citation or reference to the original source. Examples of sources from which the ideas, expressions of ideas or works of others may be drawn from include but are not limited to: books, articles, papers, literary compositions and phrases, performance compositions, chemical compounds, artworks, laboratory reports, research results, calculations and the results of calculations, diagrams, constructions, computer reports, computer code/software, material on the internet, and/or conversations.
2. Co-operation or Collaboration
   Students shall not cooperate or collaborate on academic work when the instructor has indicated that the work is to be completed on an individual basis. Failure to follow the instructor’s directions in this regard is a violation of the standards of academic integrity. Unless otherwise indicated, students shall not cooperate or collaborate in the completion of a test or examination. Students are responsible for being aware of and demonstrating behavior that is honest and ethical in their academic work (see www.carleton.ca/registrar). Instructors at both the graduate and undergraduate level are responsible for providing clear guidelines concerning their specific expectations of academic integrity (e.g. rules of collaboration or citation) on all course outlines, assignment and examination material.

Example #2: AI Tools Allowed

(Adapted from Mollick & Mollick, 2023; the authors gave their permission to use their language or adjust it to fit in one’s own course)

I expect you to use AI (e.g., ChatGPT and image generation tools) in this class. In fact, some assignments will require it. Learning to use AI is an emerging skill and I will provide instructions on how to use them. I am happy to meet and help you with these tools during office hours or after class.

Be aware of the limits of ChatGPT, such as the following:

• If you provide minimum-effort prompts, you will get low-quality results. You will need to refine your prompts in order to get good outcomes. This will take work.
• Do not trust anything ChatGPT says. If it gives you a number or fact, assume it is wrong unless you either know the answer or can check with another source. You will be responsible for any errors or omissions provided by the tool. It works best for topics you understand.
• AI is a tool, but one that you need to acknowledge using. Please include a paragraph at the end of any assignment that uses AI explaining what you used the AI for and what prompts you used to get the results. Failure to do so violates the academic integrity policy.
• Be thoughtful about when this tool is useful. Do not use it if it is not appropriate for the case or circumstance.

How to Prepare Syllabus Language Regarding the Use of AI Tools

General Language:

Violations of academic integrity standards include using AI tools to generate assignment-related content and submitting it as one’s own original work, as well as copying and/or paraphrasing the content generated from AI tools without proper citations or without permission by instructors.

Based on your course needs, choose from the following three use cases:

1. Generative AI tools as part of learning activities
   1. Indicate which assignments will require students to use AI tools.
   2. Indicate which AI tools are used for learning activities.
   3. Explain the purpose of using AI tools for specific assignments.
   4. Provide instructions on how to get started using the AI tools.
   5. Provide instructions on how to engage with the AI tools to complete learning activities.

Syllabus statement example: You will need to use ChatGPT (a generative AI tool) to complete the Paper Review assignment. You will use it to evaluate the accuracy of the grammar in the assigned paper and provide feedback based on the results from ChatGPT. For help with how to use it, please read the instructions on how to use ChatGPT. Also, check the assignment instruction documents on how to complete the assignment.

1. Generative AI tools as student learning supports or resources
   1. Indicate which assignments may include the use of AI tools.
   2. List the AI tools students may choose.
   3. Ask students to submit step-by-step procedures for using AI tools, including prompts.
   4. Include a clarifying statement such as, “Do not copy, paraphrase or translate anything from anywhere (ChatGPT included) without saying where you obtained it”.
   5. Provide Information about how to cite AI-generated content.

Syllabus statement example: AI tools can be used to assist you in your preparation for writing a final research paper. You are allowed to use AI tools to help create a draft of the paper outline, search for ideas from literature, and edit your paper. If you choose to use an AI tool, you must submit a complete report on what/how you used it, including all the prompts you entered to the system. Also, it is required to cite all the AI-generated content properly.

1.  Generative AI tools not being used in a course
   1. Make it clear when students are not allowed to use generative AI in a course by including a statement.
   2. Explain why AI tools are not allowed.