Limits on Student Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Course Assessments
Below are options that you can consider using or revising to communicate allowable use of generative AI in course assessments with your students.
Option #1: No Use
Use of generative AI on external platforms (including, but not limited to, chatbots, coding tools and image/art generating tools, or other technologies that produce work for you) connected to any assessment or work in this course is forbidden and is considered a violation of Conestoga’s Academic Offences policy under the category of Unauthorized Aids and Assistance (Cheating) or Copying from Others or Self Copying, and you will face an academic offence and an appropriate penalty will be applied. In cases where you are unsure if something is considered generative AI, speak with your professor before using it.
Option #2: Use with Limits
Except as explicitly permitted in writing in the assignment description, the use of generative AI in assessments and work in this course is considered a violation of Conestoga’s Academic Offences policy under the category of Unauthorized Aids and Assistance (Cheating) or Copying from Others or Self Copying, and you will face an academic offence and an appropriate penalty will be applied. In cases where you are unsure if something is considered generative AI, speak with your professor before using it.
Option #3: Experimental Use
You are permitted to use generative artificial intelligence (AI) to… (e.g., conduct initial brainstorming).
Note: Cyber security risks and the safe use of external platforms for generative AI (including, but not limited to, chatbots, coding tools and image/art generating tools, or other technologies that produce work for you) are a major concern and must be taken very seriously. You are not permitted to use your College email address or College systems and computers to create accounts and/or use this emerging technology. If you choose to use these platforms on your personal devices, it is at your own risk. Use of generative AI in outside of this specific use is considered a violation of Conestoga’s Academic Offences policy under the category of Unauthorized Aids and Assistance (Cheating) or Copying from Others or Self Copying, and you will face an academic offence and an appropriate penalty will be applied. In cases where you are unsure if something is considered generative AI, speak with your professor before using it.
