Considerations for AI use in this and other classes
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Every class has a syllabus that tells you about the plan for learning and the professor’s expectations. In most courses, professors will also include rules for using AI. Read the syllabus carefully and if AI isn’t mentioned, ask the professor about it right away. |
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Expect that AI policies will vary between professors, courses and even by projects and class assignments. Some faculty members will encourage or even require you to use AI, while others will prohibit it. Those decisions are based on the learning goals for the course. Keep track of the policies for each course and assignment so you don’t get confused. |
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Originality: Ensure all work submitted is your own, representing your unique voice and ideas. When permitted, you can use AI tools for help but not to do the work for you, unless your professor says it’s okay to use AI in a specific way. |
How I would use AI for this workshop: Brainstorming & organizing ideas
My example of exploring pay gaps among men and women in non-profit orgs was my own inspiration, but I asked AI
- to give me ideas about how to organize it as a research topic
- to narrow the scope of my topic
- to give me keywords and synonyms that I could use when searching for sources.
I would not ask AI to:
- Provide information sources. Sometimes it will just make up sources that do not exist.
- Draft my research essay. If you do this, you lose control of whether or not the essay actually makes sense.
Credit: Some content has been adapted under a Creative Commons license from the AI-U/v1.0: A Student Guide to Navigating College in the Artificial Intelligence Era, AAC&U.