| A. Assessments: quizzes, tests, exams | ||
| 1. Full & Documented Use | 2. Limited & Documented Use | 3. Forbidden Use |
|---|---|---|
| Students may use tools that read their screens, summarize content, or generate content. They must acknowledge and document their use of tools. | Students may use tools that read their screens, summarize content, or generate content in limited ways specified by the assignment instructions and the course instructor. | Students may not use tools that read their screens, summarize content, or generate content. |
| B. Writing assignments and presentations: Reviews, discussion posts, essays, research paper, speech, presentation, demonstration | ||
| 1. Full & Documented Use | 2. Limited & Documented Use | 3. Forbidden Use |
| Students may use tools that generate content such as outlines, bibliographies, summaries, prose, or creative writing. They must acknowledge and document their use of tools. | Students may use tools that generate content such as outlines, bibliographies, summaries, prose, or creative writing. Use of these tools must include the appropriate acknowledgments and citations, and students must remain within the guidelines specified by the course instructor and the assignment instructions. | Students may not use tools that generate content such as outlines, bibliographies, summaries, prose, or creative writing. Students may use tools that suggest corrections to spelling and grammar; however, phrasing suggestions of more than a couple of words in tools such as Grammarly might be flagged in AI detection programs. |
| C. Artistic and technical productions: artistic design, graphic design, audio or video compilation, technical plans, computer code, computer programs | ||
| 1. Full & Documented Use | 2. Limited & Documented Use | 3. Forbidden Use |
| Students may use tools that produce all or part of the design on their behalf. They must acknowledge and document their use of tools. | Students may use tools that produce all or part of the design on their behalf only to the extent specified by the course instructor and assignment instructions. | Students may not use tools that produce all or part of the design on their behalf. |
| D. Information synthesis assignments: required reading, online discussions, and required lectures | ||
| 1. Full & Documented Use | 2. Limited & Documented Use | 3. Forbidden Use |
| Students may use tools to summarize audio, video, or textual material to the extent specified by the course instructor and the assignment instructions. They must acknowledge and document their use of tools. | Students may use tools to summarize audio, video, or textual material to the extent specified by the course instructor and the assignment instructions. | Students may not use tools to summarize audio, video, or textual material in order to substantially reduce their academic engagement with the learning activity. |
| E. Research assignments: a stand-alone assignment or in preparation to distill the research in a writing assignment, presentation, or creative artifact | ||
| 1. Full & Documented Use | 2. Limited & Documented Use | 3. Forbidden Use |
| Students may use tools that support their engagement with and evaluation of the information for the research at hand. They must acknowledge and document their use of tools. | Students may use tools that support their engagement with and evaluation of the information for the research at hand. Use of these tools must involve the appropriate acknowledgments and citations while adhering to the guidelines specified by the course instructor and the assignment instructions. | Students may not use tools that substantially reduce engagement with sources and evaluation of the information for the research at hand. |
KYSU Online syllabi and assignment instructions are maintained by the course Subject Matter Expert (SME). The SME and other online faculty will collaborate to ensure that the appropriate policy