Generative AI Statements for Syllabi
The CTLA recommends instructors establish a course policy on student use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), and staff have created three versions of a policy reflecting varying levels of acceptable GenAI use by students. Instructors are welcome to adapt the following to align with disciplinary use of GenAI and pedagogical practices.
More Restrictive Options
- All assignments submitted for this course should represent your own thinking and effort and should be prepared entirely by you. Any use of generative AI at any stage of your work in this course constitutes academic dishonesty and is a violation of course policy and of the Ohio University Student Code of Conduct.
- There may be times when the use of AI-generated text or images would be appropriate in this course, but you should obtain advance permission from the instructor for any use of generative AI technologies. Including AI-generated materials in coursework without receiving advance permission and providing proper citation constitutes academic dishonesty and is a violation of course policy and of the Ohio University Student Code of Conduct.
Less Restrictive Options
- To adhere to our scholarly values, students must cite any use of generative AI that informs their work. Using an AI tool to generate content without proper attribution qualifies as academic dishonesty and is a violation of course policy. Use of generative AI must be documented according to [identify] citation style. For support in determining the appropriate way to document your use of AI-generated content, you can visit [resource].
- To be consistent with our scholarly values, students must cite any AI-generated material that informed their work and use quotation marks or other appropriate indicators of quoted material when appropriate. Students should indicate how AI tools informed their process and the final product, including what prompts you used and how you validated any AI-generated citations. Each assignment will provide additional guidance as to how these tools might be part of your process and how to be transparent about the use of AI in your work. Use of generative AI must be documented according to [identify] citation style. For support in determining the appropriate way to document your use of AI-generated content, you can visit [resource].
The College of Business Generative AI Use for Academic Work Policy
Use of Generative AI, such as ChatGPT and Microsoft Bing-Chat, must maintain the highest standards of academic integrity and adhere to the OU Code of Student Conduct.
The use of Generative AI should be seen as a tool to enhance academic research, not as a replacement for critical thinking and originality in assignments. Students are not permitted to submit assignments that have been fully or partially generated by AI unless explicitly stated in the assignment instructions. All work submitted must be the original work of the student. Any ideas garnered from Generative AI research must be acknowledged with proper in-text citation and reference. Students may be asked to save the AI chat as a PDF file for verification.
Three Common Citation Styles
MLA
https://style.mla.org/citing-generative-ai/
“Describe the symbolism of the green light in the book The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald”
prompt. ChatGPT, 13 Feb. version, OpenAI, 8 Mar. 2023, chat.openai.com/chat.
Chicago Manual of Style
https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/qanda/data/faq/topics/Documentation/faq0422.html
ChatGPT, response to “Explain how to make pizza dough from common household
ingredients,” March 7, 2023, OpenAI.
APA
https://apastyle.apa.org/blog/how-to-cite-chatgpt
OpenAI. (2023). ChatGPT (Mar 14 version) [Large language model].