Adler School of Professional Psychology AI Policy

Any work submitted by a student must represent original work produced by that student. This could include, but is not limited to, coursework, presentations, and other professional activities. Any source used by a student must be documented through required references and citations, and the extent to which any sources have been used must be expressly stated in the work.

Copying material and/or using ideas from an article, book, unpublished paper, or any material or source found on the Internet without proper documentation of references and citations, or without properly enclosing quoted material in quotation marks. This includes material retrieved from or generated by artificial intelligence tools, including but not limited to ChatGPT.

Substantial utilization of the published or unpublished work of others without permission, citation, or credit—also known as “cut and paste” or “patch writing”—and including works retrieved from or generated by artificial intelligence tools such as but not limited to ChatGPT; and/or

It is each student’s responsibility to promptly raise any questions or doubts regarding permitted methods or assistance to the appropriate instructor or advisor.

It is the student’s responsibility to seek clarification from the course instructor about what assistance may be used to complete an assignment, examination, or project and what sources may be used.

Unauthorized copying, collaboration, or use of notes, books, or other materials on examinations or other academic exercises including:

Unauthorized use of electronic devices;

Text messaging or other forms of prohibited communication during an examination;

It is each student’s responsibility to promptly raise any questions or doubts regarding permitted methods or assistance to the appropriate instructor or advisor.

It is the student’s responsibility to seek clarification from the course instructor about what assistance may be used to complete an assignment, examination, or project and what sources may be used.

At Adler, students MUST get PERMISSION from their instructors to use generative AI for any coursework. It is your responsibility to know and follow your instructor’s directions. ... Possible Uses for Gen AI: Brainstorming and refining ideas; Summarizing complex texts for better understanding; Improving writing mechanics (grammar, style, and clarity); Practicing interview skills, and more. ... It is each student’s responsibility to promptly raise any questions or doubts regarding permitted methods or assistance to the appropriate instructor or advisor.

Any work submitted by a student must represent original work produced by that student. Any source used by a student must be documented through required scholarly references and citations, and the extent to which any sources have been used must be expressly stated in the work.

Copying material and/or using ideas from an article, book, unpublished paper, or any material or source found on the Internet without proper documentation of references and citations, or without properly enclosing quoted material in quotation marks. This includes material retrieved from or generated by artificial intelligence tools, including but not limited to ChatGPT.

Substantial utilization of the published or unpublished work of others without permission, citation, or credit—also known as “cut and paste” or “patch writing”—and including works retrieved from or generated by artificial intelligence tools such as but not limited to ChatGPT; and/or

Research misconduct involves the misrepresentation of data or material in research, and includes but is not limited to

Withholding data or materials, involving the refusal to make available for inspection the raw data and sources for student research;

Data manipulation, involving the suppression or changing of study data to facilitate a desired outcome;

Data fabrication, involving the intentional production of false or invented study or research data and representing such data as genuine; and/or

Data falsification, involving the intentional alteration of study or research data and representing such data as genuine.

Additionally, definitions are provided below for five categories of research misconduct, which involves the misrepresentation of data or material in research.

A Note on Ethics: It is important to be aware of these ethical concerns when using generative AI in your research and writing. These include, but are not limited to: Bias and fairness in algorithms; Privacy and data security; Intellectual property and copyright issues; Transparency and explainability of AI systems; Impact on employment and the workforce. ... Research misconduct involves the misrepresentation of data or material in research.

If you have used generative AI in your research, you will need to credit the tool in your paper. APA advises that you describe how you used the tool in the body of your paper... APA Style for Citing ChatGPT and other Generative AI: In-text citation: (OpenAI, 2023); Reference: OpenAI. (2023). ChatGPT (Mar 14 version) [Large language model]. https://chat.openai.com/chat. ... Any source used by a student must be documented through required scholarly references and citations... This includes material retrieved from or generated by artificial intelligence tools, including but not limited to ChatGPT.

What does the AI score mean? The percentage shown in the AI writing report is the amount of text that Turnitin's AI detector has determined was generated by AI. This score is not a definitive measure, a 'guilt' score, or a plagiarism score. The AI score should NOT be used as the sole basis for academic misconduct. ... Your instructor may use Turnitin to check for AI writing in your assignments, but they have discretion in how they use the tool.

Academic misconduct allegations are referred to the appropriate person or committee on each campus. All occurrences of academic misconduct, whether inadvertent or intentional, are serious and will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis and students may be subject to disciplinary action up to and including dismissal.

Implementing changes required the University to offer training for its faculty and students. These include training sessions that helped faculty and students better understand two specific software programs offered by the University: Grammarly and Turnitin.

Turnitin, an advanced AI writing detection software that helps faculty evaluate their students’ work, flag the student’s work for possible plagiarism, prompting further investigation if a student plagiarized any work.

Adler-Supported Tools: The following tools are supported by Adler University... Grammarly Premium ... The version of Grammarly provided by Adler, Grammarly Premium, DOES NOT use your writing to train their AI... Other Tools: The following tools are not supported by Adler, so use them at your own discretion. ... Be cautious about the information you share with these tools. ... Consider the privacy and data security of any information you are entering into a generative AI tool. Do not consider this a secure environment, and do not enter any confidential or personal data.

The white paper outlined Adler University’s efforts, including the creation of a taskforce to examine and evaluate its Academic Honesty Policy and making necessary changes that help address the rapid growth in usage of AI tools. All policy changes were then approved by all three faculty councils and implemented in Spring 2024.

Implementing changes required the University to offer training for its faculty and students.