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What is

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Academic Integrity

Academic integrity is defined as "a commitment, even in the face of adversity, to five fundamental values: honesty, trust, fairness, respect, and responsibility. From these values flow principles of behavior that enable academic communities to translate ideals to action.

Academic Integrity Responsibilities

The long-term value of the CSU, Chico degree is dependent upon all members of the campus community taking part in creating a culture of academic integrity. This responsibility is borne jointly by students, faculty, academic departments, and administrators and staff members.

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Per Executive Memorandum 24-048

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DONT CHEAT SHEET

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AI and Information Security

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AI and Information Security

• Become familiar with the Chico State Data Classification and Protection Standard
• Know and understand how to identify, handle, and safeguard Level 1 and Level 2 classified data.
• Never upload personal, proprietary, or confidential information that could violate CSU Policies, state or federal privacy laws, including HIPAA (related to health and medical records), expose FERPA (student educational records), or otherwise expose Level 1 or Level 2 data?
• We should never be working with data that we would not place on the open internet into GenAI.
• Do not use GenAI in confidential or sensitive meetings, including materials for documenting information outside approved Chico State’s systems
• California is a “two-party consent” state, meaning it is illegal to record a private conversation unless all parties consent to that recording, including digital records and transcripts, which specific GenAI tools can generate.

AI and Information Security

• Review: Responses provided by GenAI large language models (LLMs) and machine learning (ML) must be subjected to rigorous human review before being used or published.
• Never use existing copyrighted works, including scripts, messages, chapters, articles and similar content, to be edited and/or modified with GenAI without the owner’s expressed permission.
• Use GenAI tools that provide commercial and enterprise data protection
• Read and become familiar with GenAI terms of service, data collection, and privacy
• Will information I privately upload to GenAI remain in a protected instance?
• Are there protections uploaded data will be discarded after use?
• Will data you upload be used to train the GenAI’s LLM?
• Review: Information Technology Procurement Review (ITPR) process and request a review if you would like to use AI software.

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How Has

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Academic Integrity

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Theory One: Not Very Much

• Copying answers was already rampant.
• Sites like StudyBlue, Chegg, and others have loads of exam copies.
• Students could already outsource writing to paper mills.

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Percentage of students copying homework at Rutgers (2020 study)

Theory Two: This Isn’t Cheating

• Getting good results from an LLM is labor intensive. A different kind of work.
• All human knowledge is repackaged and rearranged information.
• No one owns knowledge.
• This is an essential skill so it’s best students learn it now.

Theory Three: The End Times Are Here!

• Students can outsource nearly all tasks.
• Without completing those tasks they will not build expertise. Lacking expertise, they cannot be successful.
• AI makes other forms of cheating like copying language seem quaint.
• We don’t have any good tools to check.

Step-by-Step for Instructors

1. Be transparent with your students about your use and what you want.
2. Tell them why.
3. Scaffold assignments to minimize the impact of AI.
4. Incorporate AI where it is appropriate.
5. Things are going to go wrong, it’s okay.

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AI Syllabus Statements

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Three possible use situations​

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All Use​ Some Use​ No Use​

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AI Syllabus Statements

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All Use

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AI Writing tools such as ChatGPT are welcome in this class, provided that you cite when and how you use the tool. You will be provided with examples of how to cite your use of this tool in your assignments.

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AI Syllabus Statements

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Some Use​�​

As an instructor I recognize that there are a variety of AI programs available to assist in creating text, images, audio, and video. However, I want to stress that, AI programs are not a replacement for human creativity, originality, and critical thinking. Creating is a skill that you must nurture over time in order to develop your own individual voice, style, and view. During our class, we may use AI tools. You will be informed as to when, where, and how these tools are permitted to be used, along with guidance for attribution. Any use outside of this permission constitutes a violation of the Chico State Policy on Academic Integrity and may result in you being reported to the Office of Students Rights and Responsibilities.​

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AI Syllabus Statements

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No Use

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AI Writing tools are not permitted for any stage or phase of work in this class. If you use these tools, your actions will be considered academically dishonest, and a violation of Chico State's Academic Integrity Policy and you may be reported to the Office of Students Rights and Responsibilities.

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AI Syllabus Statements

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• Syllabus Statement Resources:
• Sample Syllabus Statements
• Classroom Policies for AI Generative Tools - (Collection from campuses across the country)
• The document is collaborative and you can share your policy and add it to the document.
• Generative AI Syllabus Statement Tool

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Scenario:

Accusation of Using ChatGPT for a Research Paper

Scenario: Accusation of

Using ChatGPT for a Research Paper

How might this play out?

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Characters:

• Sarah: A hard-working college student majoring in history.
• Professor Mitchell: Sarah’s history professor, strict but fair.
• Dean Roberts: The dean of students who oversees academic integrity issues.

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Setting:

It’s a sunny afternoon at Wildcat University. Sarah is in her dorm room when she receives an unexpected email from Professor Mitchell.

Scenario: Accusation of

Using ChatGPT for a Research Paper

We have a university student accused of using ChatGPT to write a paper, violating academic integrity policies. The student denies the accusation, but the available evidence strongly supports that the paper was generated using AI tools.

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• University’s perspective
• Evidence supporting ChatGPT use
• Student’s argument
• Resolutions Process (Student Conduct Process)
• Investigation
• Hearing
• Possible outcomes
• sanctions
• learning opportunity
• Academic Integrity Council