Teaching & Learning
Research
- The dissertation manual states that use of such tools is allowed only with advisor approval and does not permit listing AI as an author
- For graduate research documents, the university requires students to disclose any use of generative AI and treats the student as fully responsible for all submitted content
The use of generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Grammarly, DALL-E) in the preparation of dissertations, theses, and capstone projects must be disclosed. Students remain solely responsible for the originality, accuracy, and integrity of all submitted work, regardless of AI use.
Students may use generative AI tools to assist with brainstorming, grammar checking, or formatting only with advisor approval. AI may not be listed as an author or co-author, and all use must be acknowledged appropriately within the manuscript.
- The policy also bars naming AI as an author or co-author in dissertations, theses, and capstone projects
- In graduate research, students are held fully responsible for the originality, accuracy, and integrity of work even when AI is used
The use of generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Grammarly, DALL-E) in the preparation of dissertations, theses, and capstone projects must be disclosed. Students remain solely responsible for the originality, accuracy, and integrity of all submitted work, regardless of AI use.
Students may use generative AI tools to assist with brainstorming, grammar checking, or formatting only with advisor approval. AI may not be listed as an author or co-author, and all use must be acknowledged appropriately within the manuscript.
Academic Integrity
- Any approved use must also be acknowledged within the manuscript
- For dissertations, theses, and capstone projects, disclosure of generative AI use is required
The use of generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Grammarly, DALL-E) in the preparation of dissertations, theses, and capstone projects must be disclosed.
AI may not be listed as an author or co-author, and all use must be acknowledged appropriately within the manuscript.
Institutional & Administrative
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Common Questions About Eastern Michigan University's AI Policies
Eastern Michigan University has defined AI policies in 3 of 12 categories, with an overall coverage score of 25%.
For dissertations, theses, and capstone projects, disclosure of generative AI use is required. Any approved use must also be acknowledged within the manuscript.
No explicit detection or enforcement process is currently defined in the available policy sources.
No explicit data protection or approved AI platform policy is currently defined in the available policy sources.