One of the biggest and most immediate impacts of AI in higher education has involved student use of AI tools to complete coursework. Syracuse University's Center for Teaching & Learning Excellence (CTLE) has issued the following statement to help faculty and instructors navigate the use of AI in their classrooms:
Academic integrity is a core value of the University. It is essential to our scholarly and creative work and to our teaching. Students need your support if they are to develop an appreciation of academic culture and the value it places on citation as a means of tracing the history of intellectual contributions to research. The rapid evolution of generative artificial intelligence (AI) makes clear communication to students of university-wide and course-specific academic integrity expectations especially important now. Taking small amounts of class time to explain your expectations and their connection to course learning goals can foster student engagement and motivate academic integrity. The Center for Learning and Student Success (CLASS) supports faculty in promoting academic integrity and collaborates with schools and colleges to implement our policy for academic integrity developed in consultation with the University Senate. Please contact aio@syr.edu if you have questions.
For further teaching support around generative AI contact CTLE at CTLE@syr.edu. For questions about ChatGPT and academic integrity, contact CLASS at aio@syr.edu.
In most cases, AI writing tools should not be used as an academic source of information unless a faculty member or instructor has explicitly approved AI-generated content for use in coursework. Please consult both your instructor and the following resources that articulate the usage and citation conventions for common citation styles:
Additional citation guidance and support can be found on the Citation Styles research guide.
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