Teaching & Learning
- Adrian College permits or prohibits student use of AI on coursework based on instructor-set course policy
- Submitting AI-generated work as one's own is treated as false submission, and students must follow the professor's assignment guidelines and syllabus rules for any AI use
Students should submit assignments that illustrate their own cognitive, creative, interpretive,
and decision-making processes per syllabus policy and
instructor guidelines.
4. Use of Prohibited Materials: Using prohibited
materials or equipment for performances, rehearsals, or
classics assignments. For example, using a hidden “cheat
sheet” with text for a vocal repertoire, vocal jury, or
junior/senior recital or using AI tools when it is against
course policy.
5. False Submission: Submission as one’s own, work that
has been produced by another. For example, using another
person’s speech or presentation materials (e.g., a
PowerPoint presentation created by another student or
obtained from the Internet) or submission of work written or
produced by another entity or person (e.g., a paper acquired
online, from other published sources, student organization
files, or unattributed results generated by AI programs).
Use of AI programs created by others, such as language
translation services,
evolutionary algorithms, etc., must follow policies laid
out by the instructor in the
syllabus.
- The catalog treats unauthorized electronic-device use and AI use against course policy as academic dishonesty
- Use of AI during exams and similar assessed performances is not uniformly allowed; it is prohibited when the instructor or course policy does not authorize it
3. Cheating on Quizzes, Tests, or Examinations:
Using or attempting to use any materials, including but not
limited to notes, study aids, books or electronic devices not
authorized by the instructor; copying off another student’s
work; allowing another student to copy off your own work;
taking an exam (which includes tests and quizzes) for
another student or allowing another person to take an exam
in your place; providing or receiving any kind of
unauthorized assistance in an examination, such as
providing or receiving substantive information about test
questions or materials, topics, or subjects covered by the
test.
4. Use of Prohibited Materials: Using prohibited
materials or equipment for performances, rehearsals, or
classics assignments. For example, using a hidden “cheat
sheet” with text for a vocal repertoire, vocal jury, or
junior/senior recital or using AI tools when it is against
course policy.
- The university does not define a general institution-wide rule for student AI use as tutoring, studying, or personal learning support
- The only stated direction is that use of AI programs created by others must follow the instructor's syllabus policies when used in academic contexts
Use of AI programs created by others, such as language
translation services,
evolutionary algorithms, etc., must follow policies laid
out by the instructor in the
syllabus.
Research
- The catalog does not set a specific AI policy for drafting or editing research papers, theses, dissertations, or manuscripts
- It does, however, require students to present original work and treat work produced by another entity or person as false submission unless permitted under instructor policy
Students should submit assignments that illustrate their own cognitive, creative, interpretive,
and decision-making processes per syllabus policy and
instructor guidelines.
5. False Submission: Submission as one’s own, work that
has been produced by another. For example, using another
person’s speech or presentation materials (e.g., a
PowerPoint presentation created by another student or
obtained from the Internet) or submission of work written or
produced by another entity or person (e.g., a paper acquired
online, from other published sources, student organization
files, or unattributed results generated by AI programs).
- The policy also requires students not to falsify, fabricate, distort, omit, or otherwise misrepresent data
- Adrian College prohibits students from using AI models to generate or evaluate research data as part of fabrication in research misconduct
2. Misconduct in Research and Creative Efforts:
Submission of work that the student knows to be
inaccurate, including the fabrication, falsification, improper
revision, selective reporting, or inappropriate concealing of
data.
Fabrication also includes using technology (such as
language based-Artificial Intelligence (AI) models to
generate and evaluate research data. Adrian College
believes the research and creative process are primarily a
human social pursuit.
- No student shall falsify or fabricate data, distort data
through omission, or in any other way misrepresent
data.
- Faculty are also responsible for informing students of relevant professional standards, while students remain responsible for learning them even without explicit instruction
- The university addresses AI within research integrity by classifying AI-based generation and evaluation of research data as fabrication and by requiring compliance with IRB and other human-subject protections
2. Misconduct in Research and Creative Efforts:
Submission of work that the student knows to be
inaccurate, including the fabrication, falsification, improper
revision, selective reporting, or inappropriate concealing of
data. Misconduct also includes a violation of human
subjects standards including the failure to obtain IRB or
equivalent approval before conducting research with
human subjects; and/or the release of information or data
given in the expectation of confidentiality to the researcher,
creative artists, etc.; and/or failure to adhere to any
applicable federal, state, municipal, disciplinary or
collegiate regulations, standards or rules for the protection
of human or animal subjects, or the protocols of the study
population.
Fabrication also includes using technology (such as
language based-Artificial Intelligence (AI) models to
generate and evaluate research data.
Faculty have the duty to inform
students of relevant professional standards, and
students have the superseding duty to learn
professional standards even in the absence of
explicit instruction from the faculty.
Academic Integrity
- The catalog also requires proper citation for copied internet material and source-identified reproduced media
- When AI use is allowed by the instructor, Adrian College requires students to disclose it through academic citations appropriate to the project
When allowed by the instructor, use of AI tools must be
included in academic
citations appropriate to the project.
- Any text or item copied and pasted from the
Internet must include proper citation
- Reproduced images and sounds, including
photographs, drawings, charts, tables, graphs, or any
other graphical items or audio segments must be
identified by proper citation of the source.
- Adrian College does not state a position on AI detection tools in the provided catalogs
- It does define enforcement procedures for academic dishonesty: faculty notify students, discuss the infraction, impose academic penalties such as reduced or failing grades, may report the incident to Student Life, and disciplinary proceedings may involve dismissal
Any student who engages in behaviors that violate
academic integrity and honesty can face disciplinary
proceedings that may involve dismissal from Adrian
College.
Students suspected of academic dishonesty may be subject
to academic and/or administrative disciplinary procedures.
In the first disciplinary procedure level, faculty members
notify students of suspected dishonesty, meet with the
students to discuss the infraction, and impose appropriate
academic penalties if an academic integrity violation is
determined (e.g., reduced or failing grade for project and/or
class). The faculty member also has the authority to report
the incident to the Office of Student Life for inclusion in the
student’s file.
Institutional & Administrative
- The provided catalogs do not define a policy for faculty or staff using AI for grading, feedback, recommendation letters, or administrative work
- The only relevant faculty direction is that faculty must inform students of relevant professional standards and enforce academic integrity procedures
It is a joint
responsibility of faculty and students to create
awareness and understanding of professional
standards. Faculty have the duty to inform
students of relevant professional standards, and
students have the superseding duty to learn
professional standards even in the absence of
explicit instruction from the faculty.
In the first disciplinary procedure level, faculty members
notify students of suspected dishonesty, meet with the
students to discuss the infraction, and impose appropriate
academic penalties if an academic integrity violation is
determined (e.g., reduced or failing grade for project and/or
class).
- The catalogs do not identify approved AI platforms or set AI-specific data-entry restrictions
- They do state general privacy protections, including students' right to privacy for confidential information and FERPA-based limits on disclosure of personally identifiable information
• privacy and limited access regarding confidential
information.
Adrian College and the Adrian College School of
Graduate Studies uphold the Family Educational Rights
and Privacy Act (FERPA) of 1974 and its amendments,
Under FERPA, students have the following rights:
limit disclosure of personally identifiable information
(Known as “directory information”); inspect and review
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When AI use is allowed by the instructor, Adrian College requires students to disclose it through academic citations appropriate to the project. The catalog also requires proper citation for copied internet material and source-identified reproduced media.
Adrian College does not state a position on AI detection tools in the provided catalogs. It does define enforcement procedures for academic dishonesty: faculty notify students, discuss the infraction, impose academic penalties such as reduced or failing grades, may report the incident to Student Life, and disciplinary proceedings may involve dismissal.
The catalogs do not identify approved AI platforms or set AI-specific data-entry restrictions. They do state general privacy protections, including students' right to privacy for confidential information and FERPA-based limits on disclosure of personally identifiable information.