Approved/Unapproved Uses

Unapproved Uses:

• You should not use GAI for any of these purposes:

• Using GAI summaries or commentaries as a replacement for actually reading and responding to the text
• Generating whole assignments or essays
• Serving as a source for information
• Replacing your original thought and intellectual growth

• All assignments should be your own original work, created for this class. We will discuss what constitutes plagiarism, cheating, or academic dishonesty in class, but you should not use paraphrasing software (spinbots) or GAI writing software (such as ChatGPT).

• Use of any GAI such as ChatGPT, MidJourney, DALL-E, etc., is explicitly prohibited unless otherwise noted by the professor.

• A large component of this course requires critical thinking and synthesis of ideas in writing. GAI could easily be used as a student proxy for this work. Therefore, the policy in this course is for students not to use AI platforms at all. It is critical for students to develop core research and writing skills before adding AI and other technological tools to their research toolbox.

Approved uses:

• Fine-tune your research questions

• Brainstorm and fine tune your ideas; use GAI to draft an outline to clarify your thoughts

• Check grammar, rigor, and style

• Brainstorming and Outlining: AI can be prompted to generate ideas, create outlines, and structure arguments for essays or presentations.

• Thesis/Claim Generation: AI can aid in formulating strong, clear, and arguable thesis statements or claims for written assignments.

• Here are my expectations regarding what is acceptable use and what is not acceptable. (Provide guidelines)