Teaching & Learning
- For graded coursework, students must submit their own work unless the instructor expressly permits assistance or collaboration
- Work prepared totally or in part by another and submitted as one’s own is treated as academic dishonesty, and faculty may impose assignment- or course-level penalties under their stated policies
The work that one submits for academic evaluation must be his/her own unless an instructor expressly permits certain types of collaboration.
D. Submitting as one’s own any academic assignment (e.g. written work, painting, sculpture, etc.) prepared totally or in part by another.
In addition to submitting the Academic Integrity Incident Report the faculty member should take such action as is deemed appropriate and pursuant to any stated policy of the faculty member and/or department, if any. Such action may be, but is not limited to, assigning a grade of zero for the assignment or test involved, assigning an F for the course, suspension from the major, or permanent dismissal from the major.
- During exams, tests, quizzes, and other evaluations, unauthorized assistance or materials are prohibited
- The policy also prohibits taking a test for someone else, permitting someone else to take a test, and obtaining or exchanging exam information without authority
G. Taking a test (or other evaluation) for someone else or permitting someone else to take a test for oneself.
C. Using notes, textbooks or other information in homework, examinations, tests or quizzes, except as expressly permitted.
D. Securing, giving or exchanging information during examinations without authority to do so.
A. Obtaining confidential information about, examinations tests or quizzes other than that released by the instructor.
Research
- However, it does not define a specific policy on AI use for drafting or editing research manuscripts
- The university’s academic integrity policy requires proper acknowledgment of sources and treats presenting someone else’s words or ideas as one’s own as plagiarism
Proper acknowledgment of ideas and sources is central to academic honesty.
Plagiarism is the intentional or unintentional presentation of someone else’s words, ideas or data as one’s own work.
If the work of another is used, acknowledgment of the original source must be made through a recognized documentation practice.
- Research data falsification is prohibited
- The university treats invention or alteration of research data, citations, or source information as fabrication, but it does not define a specific policy on AI tools for data analysis or synthetic data generation
Fabrication is the intentional falsification or invention of research, data, citations, or other information.
C. Inventing or altering data or source information for research or other academic exercise.
- It does not define AI-specific rules for grant proposals, IRB applications, or research ethics declarations
- The university sets general research integrity expectations by prohibiting fabrication of research, data, citations, and other information
Fabrication is the intentional falsification or invention of research, data, citations, or other information.
A. Citing information not taken from the source indicated.
B. Including in a reference list sources which have not been consulted.
C. Inventing or altering data or source information for research or other academic exercise.
Academic Integrity
- The university does not define an AI-specific disclosure statement requirement, but it does require attribution for borrowed material
- Ashland requires acknowledgment of original sources through recognized documentation practice when another’s words, ideas, or data are used
Proper acknowledgment of ideas and sources is central to academic honesty.
If the work of another is used, acknowledgment of the original source must be made through a recognized documentation practice.
A. Whenever one quotes another person’s actual words,
B. Whenever one uses another person’s idea, opinion or theory, even if it is completely paraphrased in one’s own words, or,
C. Whenever one borrows facts, statistics, or other illustrative materials, unless such information is of such common knowledge so as not to be questioned.
- The policy establishes formal reporting, adjudication, and sanctions for academic dishonesty
- Faculty or proctors file allegations with the Registrar, first offenses place students on Academic Integrity Probation and may carry assignment- or course-level penalties, and subsequent offenses are typically referred to the Academic Integrity Board and usually result in suspension
When a faculty member has observed a student violating any of the policies stated herein, an allegation of academic dishonesty shall be filed with Registrar.
When a proctor has observed a student violating any of the policies stated herein, the faculty member, under whose authority the proctor oversaw the academic activity, shall file an allegation of academic dishonesty with the Registrar.
Upon findings of an academic integrity violation, the student shall be placed on Academic Integrity Probation, and notification of that status shall be sent to the student’s academic advisor for placement in the academic advising folder.
Such action may be, but is not limited to, assigning a grade of zero for the assignment or test involved, assigning an F for the course, suspension from the major, or permanent dismissal from the major.
If the student is found by the Board to have committed a subsequent act of academic dishonesty, or multiple acts of academic dishonesty, the student under most circumstances shall be suspended from Ashland University for a period to be determined by the Board, but not to exceed two years.
Institutional & Administrative
- The policy does not identify approved AI platforms or AI-specific data-entry rules, but it clearly restricts handling of confidential and university data in external systems
- The university requires all users to comply with restrictions on AU confidential data and with retention, disclosure, and management requirements for AU data, including data placed in cloud services or other external repositories
3.3.1. Users must strictly comply with all restrictions relating to the use of AU Confidential Data, (e.g., Protected Health Information (PHI), Personally Identifiable Information (PII), or export-controlled data.
3.3.3. Users must comply with all requirements regarding retention, disclosure, and management of AU data, and return, upon request, any AU data that you place in a cloud service or other external repository.
3.4.1. You must not use AU IT resources to violate the privacy rights of anyone.
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Common Questions About Ashland University's AI Policies
Ashland University has defined AI policies in 8 of 12 categories, with an overall coverage score of 67%.
Ashland requires acknowledgment of original sources through recognized documentation practice when another’s words, ideas, or data are used. The university does not define an AI-specific disclosure statement requirement, but it does require attribution for borrowed material.
The policy establishes formal reporting, adjudication, and sanctions for academic dishonesty. Faculty or proctors file allegations with the Registrar, first offenses place students on Academic Integrity Probation and may carry assignment- or course-level penalties, and subsequent offenses are typically referred to the Academic Integrity Board and usually result in suspension.
The university requires all users to comply with restrictions on AU confidential data and with retention, disclosure, and management requirements for AU data, including data placed in cloud services or other external repositories. The policy does not identify approved AI platforms or AI-specific data-entry rules, but it clearly restricts handling of confidential and university data in external systems.