Ave Maria University AI Policy

Regarding academic assignments, violations of the Honor Code shall include representing another’s work or

any part thereof, be it published or unpublished, as one’s own. They shall also include presenting or submitting

any academic work in a manner that impairs the instructor’s ability to assess the student’s academic

performance. Plagiarism is the act of passing off as one’s own the ideas or writings of another. It can include

quoting, paraphrasing, summarizing, or utilizing the published or unpublished work of others without proper

acknowledgement (e.g., failure to use quotation marks or other conventional markings around material quoted

from any source, or failure to cite paraphrased ideas). Most frequently, it involves the unacknowledged use of

websites, whether as direct copying or as paraphrasing. Students are responsible for educating themselves

as to the proper mode of attributing credit in any course or field. Note that plagiarism can be said to have

occurred without any affirmative showing that a student’s use of another’s work was intentional. Academic

plagiarism may also include the use of generative AI or language translation software in any aspect of the

writing process without the explicit permission of the instructor. Generative AI refers to the use of artificial

intelligence to create original content based on patterns it has learned. Absent a clear statement from the

course instructor, use of or consultation with generative AI shall be treated as assistance from another person.

Failure to adequately cite its use will therefore constitute academic plagiarism. When generative AI is allowed

by the instructor, its use must be cited appropriately according to the course guidelines. Students should

acknowledge the use of generative AI and default to disclosing such assistance when in doubt. Adequately

citing the use of generative AI does not constitute a violation of the Honor Code. As autocomplete, spell-check,

and grammar-check are not generative AI, they are exempted from this policy.

DATA 220 DATA MANAGEMENT WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Creation of database schemata; practice loading and extracting information using SQL (relational databases) and

introduction into noSQL (which includes non-relational databases). The goal of the course is for students to understand the

challenges surrounding data storage and access and for students to be equipped with SQL skills to begin loading and pulling

data. A key element of the course is the judicious use of Artificial Intelligence tools to accelerate data management tasks.

Absent a clear statement from the

course instructor, use of or consultation with generative AI shall be treated as assistance from another person.

Failure to adequately cite its use will therefore constitute academic plagiarism. When generative AI is allowed

by the instructor, its use must be cited appropriately according to the course guidelines. Students should

acknowledge the use of generative AI and default to disclosing such assistance when in doubt. Adequately

citing the use of generative AI does not constitute a violation of the Honor Code.

Academic integrity requires all members of the academic community always to act honorably and responsibly. Every act of

academic dishonesty seriously undermines the mission of the AMU and will be dealt with seriously.

Failure to adequately cite its use will therefore constitute academic plagiarism.

2. Any student who violates the Honor Code is expected to report the violation to the instructor and/or the Dean of

Faculty.