Setting GenAI Rules for Your Assessments: Ready-to-Use Statements

This [assessment/course] focuses on the development of specific skills including [insert skills here]. The use of generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) tools [for this assessment/in this course] undermines the development of these skills. As such, the use of Gen AI tools is not permitted in this course. These tools include Copilot, ChatGPT, DALL-E, and all other Gen AI tools.  

You can copy and paste the following recommendations into your assignment outlines: 

• Using Gen AI [for this assessment/in this course] may be considered cheating (using unauthorized aids or assistance) and may result in an Academic Integrity Violation (AIV).

• It is best practice to save your work if you are asked to provide evidence during an academic misconduct investigation. Use your Conestoga OneDrive to keep track of your progress on all assessments (i.e., research notes, sources you find, brainstorming, first drafts, second drafts, etc.).   

The following supports are available at Conestoga to support you with your coursework:

• Gen AI Toolkit for Students - Conestoga Library and Learning Services

• The Academic Integrity Office for questions on academic integrity practices, policies, and procedures

• The Library for research and citing questions

• Writing@Conestoga

• APA@Conestoga

Some Gen AI use is permitted [in this course / for specific assessments in this course.] 

[Pick and choose which statements you would like to include. Feel free to modify these to fit a specific assessment.] 

• Students may use Generative AI as a study partner/learning aid to better understand course concepts, but they cannot use Gen AI to complete graded work. Prohibited use includes (but is not limited to): outlining, paraphrasing, summarizing, writing, analyzing, drafting, editing, and proofreading.   

• Students may not use Generative AI for completing quizzes, tests, and exams in this course, but they can use it for [brainstorming, outlining, drafting, editing] in other graded work (essays, reports, presentations).   

• Students may use Generative AI tools to brainstorm initial ideas for assessments, but they may not use Generative AI tools in the completion of any graded work. 

• Students may use Generative AI to produce an initial outline of writing assessments, but all final work must be their own writing/work.   

• Students may use Generative AI to proofread and edit assessments. Students should save a copy of their assessment before it is edited by Gen AI.  

You can copy and paste the following student expectations into your assignment outlines: 

1. Citations and references: Gen AI must be properly cited and referenced. Review this guidance on APA@Conestoga.
2. An acknowledgement or “Gen AI Use” statement: in an appendix, students should include what Gen AI tool they used, where they used it in the assessment, and what they used it for (brainstorming, outlining, paraphrasing, analyzing, summarizing, drafting, editing, proofreading, generating practice questions…).  
3. Optional - A transcript of the conversation with the Gen AI tool: the transcript should include the complete conversation that students had with the Gen AI tool involving the assessment (all prompts used and all responses).   

You can copy and paste the following recommendations into your assignment outlines: 

• Using Gen AI but not properly acknowledging this use or using in an unauthorized manner may be considered a form of cheating (using unauthorized aids and assistance) and may result in an Academic Integrity Violation.

• It is recommended that students use Conestoga’s privacy-protected version of Microsoft Copilot.

• Remember that Gen AI can produce outdated, false, and biased information, as well as incorrect (or fake) citations and references. Students must evaluate the accuracy of Gen AI output. Students are ultimately responsible for all work they submit.  

• Library and Learning Services has created a GenAI Toolkit for students with guidance on Gen AI and academic integrity, copyright, research, writing, prompting, misinformation, and more. Before using Gen AI in this course, it is recommended to review information found in the Gen AI Toolkit.

• It is best practice to save copies of your work if you are asked to provide evidence of your writing process. Use your Conestoga OneDrive to keep track of your progress on all assessments (i.e., all conversations with Gen AI tools, research notes, sources you find, brainstorming, first drafts, second drafts, etc.). 

Students may use generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) tools [in this course / on this assessment] as long as they properly acknowledge their use. They may use these tools to brainstorm ideas, generate practice questions, write initial outlines and drafts, get feedback on their writing, etc.  and students can use Gen AI for the completion of graded work.  

You can copy and paste the following student expectations into your assignment outlines: 

1. Citations and references: Gen AI must be properly cited and referenced. Review this guidance on APA@Conesotga.
2. An acknowledgement or “Gen AI Use” statement: in an appendix, students must include what Gen AI tool they used, where they used it in the assessment, and what they used it for (brainstorming, outlining, paraphrasing, analyzing, summarizing, drafting, editing, proofreading, generating practice questions…).
3. Optional - A transcript of the conversation with the Gen AI tool: the transcript should include the complete conversation that students had with the Gen AI tool involving the assessment (all prompts used and all responses).   

You can copy and paste the following recommendations into your assignment outlines: 

• Using Gen AI but not properly acknowledging this use may be considered a form of cheating (using unauthorized aids or assistance) and may result in an Academic Integrity Violation.

• It is recommended that students use Conestoga’s privacy-protected version of Microsoft Copilot.

• Remember that Gen AI can produce outdated, false, and biased information, as well as incorrect (or fake) citations and references. Students must evaluate the accuracy of Gen AI output. Students are ultimately responsible for all work they submit.  

• Library and Learning Services has created a GenAI Toolkit for students with guidance on Gen AI and academic integrity, copyright, research, writing, prompting, misinformation, and more. Before using Gen AI in this course, it is recommended to review information found in the Gen AI Toolkit.

• It is best practice to save copies of your work if you are asked to provide evidence of your writing process. Use your Conestoga OneDrive to keep track of your progress on all assessments (i.e., all conversations with Gen AI tools, research notes, sources you find, brainstorming, first drafts, second drafts, etc.).