Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Guidelines Set by TSU’s Office of Academic Affairs

To ensure responsible use of generative AI on campus, the university has provided the following guidelines:

Each faculty member has the option to choose one of the three statements below, which may be adopted to reflect a given instructor’s course learning objectives.

1. The use of generative AI is strictly prohibited

Intellectual honesty is vital to an academic community and for fair evaluation of your work. Generative AI including but not limited to ChatGPT is not permitted. Use of such tools in this course, will violate the University Code of Honor Policy and will be treated as plagiarism.

2. Generative AI is permitted under some circumstances or with explicit permission

The use of generative AI, including platforms like ChatGPT, is allowed in specific situations and with explicit permission. However, it must be used responsibly and with appropriate citation. It may be used for assignment with appropriate citation. If you are in doubt as to whether you are using AI models appropriately in this course, you are encouraged to discuss your situation with the instructor of record. Any misuse or improper use of generative AI will be considered a violation of the University Code of Honor Policy and will be treated as plagiarism.

3. Broader use of generative AI is permitted within specified guidelines.

The use of generative AI, such as ChatGPT, is allowed for any assignment with the proper citation in this course. You are responsible for fact checking statements composed by all generative AI models. It is essential to adhere to these guidelines, as any misuse or improper use of generative AI will be regarded as a violation of the University Code of Honor Policy and will be treated as plagiarism.

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To make sure that you are not questioned on plagiarism and to add voice to your paper, consider the following standards set by the editor of the Brown University Library:

• Cite or acknowledge the outputs of generative AI tools when you use them in your work. This includes direct quotations and paraphrasing ("Generative Artificial Intelligence”).

• Read all the sources cited by the AI tool – they could be fake ("Generative Artificial Intelligence”).

• When in doubt, remember that we cite sources for two primary purposes: (1) to give credit to the author or creator; and (2), to help others locate the sources you used in your research ("Generative Artificial Intelligence”).

Work Cited

“Generative Artificial Intelligence.” Citation and Attribution, Brown University Library, 5 Feb.

2025, libguides.brown.edu/c.php?g=1338928&p=9868287.