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Academic Integrity, Ethics and Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI)

Setting Expectations for GAI Use in Your Courses

Be explicit about your expectations for the course. Whether or not you decide to incorporate GAI into your course(s). It is important to make your expectations clear to your learners. The Polytechnic has developed some statements that can be used or adapted to help you formulate the message you want to relay to students about how GAI may or may not be used in your course. Feel free to adopt or adapt these statements for your course path or for specific assignments.


Sample Language for Critical Path and Assignments

Use of GAI not permitted

Students are not permitted to use generative AI in this course. In alignment with Humber Polytechnic Academic Regulations, Section 17.3 submitting academic work for assessment that was copied, purchased, or acquired from an unauthorized source is considered academic dishonesty/misconduct and is subject to the penalties outlined in Humber’s Academic Misconduct Sanctions Section 17.4. This includes work created by generative AI tools. Charges of academic dishonesty/ misconduct will be brought forward to the Associate Dean of your department.

Some Use of GAI is permitted for specific tasks or assignments

Students are not permitted to use generative AI in this course. In alignment with Humber Polytechnic Academic Regulations, Section 17.3 submitting academic work for assessment that was copied, purchased, or acquired from an unauthorized source is considered academic dishonesty/misconduct and is subject to the penalties outlined in Humber’s Academic Misconduct Sanctions Section 17.4. This includes work created by generative AI tools. Charges of academic dishonesty/ misconduct will be brought forward to the Associate Dean of your department.

Students may use generative AI in this course in accordance with the guidelines outlined for each assessment, and so long as the use of generative AI is referenced and cited following citation instructions given in the critical path. Use of generative AI outside assessment guidelines or without citation will constitute academic dishonesty/ misconduct. It is the student’s responsibility to be clear on the limitations for use for each assessment and to be clear on the expectations for citation and reference and to do so appropriately.

Students may use generative AI for [editing/translating/outlining/brainstorming/revising] work throughout the course so long as the use of generative AI is referenced and cited following citation instructions given in the critical path. Use of generative AI outside the stated use of [editing/translating/outlining/brainstorming/revising] work without citation will constitute academic dishonesty/ misconduct. It is the student’s responsibility to be clear on the limitations for use and to be clear on the expectations for citation and reference and to do so appropriately.

Students may freely use generative AI in this course so long as the use of generative AI is referenced and cited following citation instructions given in the critical path. Use of generative AI outside assessment guidelines or without citation will constitute academic dishonesty/ misconduct. It is the student’s responsibility to be clear on the expectations for citation and reference and to do so appropriately.

Unrestricted use of GAI

Students may use generative AI throughout this course in whatever way enhances their learning; no special documentation or citation is required. (McMaster University, 2023)

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