Teaching & Learning
- Rutgers states that whether AI is appropriate in academic settings typically varies by discipline, course, and/or instructor
- Student-facing guidance also emphasizes that course policies may vary and that some instructors may permit use with proper attribution
- The university states that AI tools should not be considered permissible for coursework unless clearly stated or communicated by instructors, and students are responsible for understanding and abiding by program/instructor rules
At Rutgers, guidance on the appropriate use of AI tools in academic settings will typically vary depending on the discipline, course, and/or instructor.
Though AI tools are widely available to students, they should not be considered permissible for coursework unless clearly stated or communicated by instructors. Students are responsible for understanding and abiding by their program and instructors’ guidance or rules on the use of AI.
Be aware of all course policies governing the use of GenAI which may
vary. Some instructors may permit usage with proper attribution, while
- Rutgers states that AI guidance in academic settings typically varies depending on the discipline, course, and/or instructor, and students are responsible for following instructor rules
- The Academic Integrity Policy defines cheating to include use or possession of prohibited aids during an academic exercise and provides examples including using prohibited technology or devices during a quiz or examination
At Rutgers, guidance on the appropriate use of AI tools in academic settings will typically vary depending on the discipline, course, and/or instructor.
Students are responsible for understanding and abiding by their program and instructors’ guidance or rules on the use of AI.
Cheating - the use or possession of inappropriate or prohibited materials, information, sources, or aids in any academic exercise.
Using or having access to books, notes, calculators, cell phones, technology, or other prohibited devices or materials during a quiz or examination.
- Rutgers IT also lists Rutgers-provided AI tools and notes these tools can help with tasks such as brainstorming ideas
- Rutgers provides student-facing guidance that generative AI can support learning but is generally supplemental and should not replace critical learning opportunities
Avoid using
GenAI technologies to replace these critical learning opportunities as such
actions can have negative impacts on your future endeavors. While some
GenAI technologies can support learning, generally they are supplemental
tools.
Generative AI assistants and AI-based tools allow you to get help with brainstorming ideas, drafting documents, editing computer code, and more.
- Rutgers also describes that centrally funded/available AI tools can assist with editing computer code, and that ChatGPT Edu can be used for coding
- Rutgers indicates that academic guidance on AI use typically varies by discipline, course, and/or instructor, and that AI should not be considered permissible for coursework unless clearly stated or communicated by instructors
At Rutgers, guidance on the appropriate use of AI tools in academic settings will typically vary depending on the discipline, course, and/or instructor.
Though AI tools are widely available to students, they should not be considered permissible for coursework unless clearly stated or communicated by instructors.
Generative AI assistants and AI-based tools allow you to get help with brainstorming ideas, drafting documents, editing computer code, and more.
ChatGPT Edu at Rutgers offers access to advanced AI tools for writing, researching, coding, and more.
Research
- Rutgers also indicates that some Rutgers-provided AI tools can assist with writing and researching
- Rutgers states that users must always review and verify AI content and outputs and are responsible for ensuring the accuracy and appropriateness of AI-generated content used for university work, including risks such as copyrighted information without attribution
Always review and verify AI content and outputs. AI tools can produce biased and inaccurate information, and may include copyrighted information without attribution. You are responsible for ensuring the accuracy and appropriateness of AI-generated content used for university work.
ChatGPT Edu at Rutgers offers access to advanced AI tools for writing, researching, coding, and more.
- Rutgers cautions that confidential information, PHI, and other proprietary Rutgers information may not be appropriate for use in AI applications and points users to the data classification chart and Information Classification Policy for guidance
- The Rutgers AI data classification matrix includes guidance for specific categories such as "Research materials containing IRB-prohibited data" and "Copyrightable and patentable information related to research," and notes that items marked with a question mark have special conditions or require approval before use in a given service
Confidential information, Protected Health Information (PHI), and other proprietary Rutgers information may not be appropriate for use in AI applications and systems. For additional guidance, please consult this data classification chart for AI tools, as well as the Information Classification Policy 70.1.2 and other Information Technology policies.
The table describes which data types can be processed on each Rutgers AI platform.
Copyrightable and patentable information related to research
Research materials containing IRB-prohibited data
NOTE: Items marked with a “?“ either have special conditions attached to the storage of this type of data or approval is required before the listed type of data can be used in the service.
- Rutgers also links academic integrity principles to work being created without the aid of impermissible technologies
- Rutgers' Academic Integrity Policy includes research-related integrity expectations, including that unethical or improper means of acquiring, analyzing, or reporting data in research contexts can be a violation
Using unethical or improper means of acquiring, analyzing, or reporting data in a course research project, a senior thesis project, a master’s or doctoral research project, grant-funded research, or research submitted for publication.
As noted in Rutgers Academic Integrity Policy 10.2.13, the principles of academic integrity require that students ensure that coursework be “the student’s own and created without the aid of impermissible technologies, materials, or collaborations.”
Academic Integrity
- Rutgers Academic Integrity Policy defines plagiarism as copying or paraphrasing without proper attribution and incorporating materials without proper attribution
- Rutgers does not define a single university-wide AI citation/disclosure rule in the provided sources, but states that course-level AI policies may vary and that some instructors may permit GenAI use with proper attribution
Be aware of all course policies governing the use of GenAI which may
vary. Some instructors may permit usage with proper attribution, while
Copying word for word (i.e. quoting directly) from an oral, printed, or electronic source without proper attribution.
Paraphrasing without proper attribution, i.e., presenting in one’s own words another person’s written words or ideas as if they were one’s own, regardless of the nature of the assignment.
Incorporating into one’s work graphs, drawings, photographs, diagrams, tables, spreadsheets, computer programs, or other non-textual material from other sources, regardless of format, without proper attribution.
- The provided sources do not define an institutional position on AI detection tools specifically
- Rutgers Academic Integrity Policy describes that it covers standards of academic integrity and the process for adjudicating alleged violations, and it applies to all schools and academic units
Details on standards of academic integrity and the process for adjudicating alleged violations of those standards.
This Academic Integrity Policy applies to all schools and academic units of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.
Institutional & Administrative
- Rutgers also advises that faculty should consider providing guidance to students on AI use, and that all users are responsible for reviewing and verifying AI outputs used for university work
- Rutgers states that OIT provides access to generative AI tools with protections for use in university work, that Rutgers-licensed tools include security and privacy safeguards, and that only Rutgers-approved AI tools should be used at the university to protect university data and ensure appropriate use
The Office of Information Technology (OIT) provides access to generative AI tools with protections for use in university work. The tools licensed by Rutgers include security and privacy safeguards for appropriate use at the university.
To protect university data and ensure appropriate use, only Rutgers-approved AI tools should be used at the university.
Faculty should consider providing guidance to students on the use of AI to support learning and coursework, and students are encouraged to review course materials and speak with their instructors to understand any specific expectations related to AI.
Always review and verify AI content and outputs.
- Specific tool pages also warn that PHI and/or Rutgers business information should not be uploaded to certain tools
- Rutgers states that only Rutgers-approved AI tools should be used at the university, and that using Rutgers-approved versions means data will not be used to train underlying models
- Rutgers provides a data classification chart/matrix describing which data types can be processed on each Rutgers AI platform and warns that these solutions are not appropriate for most data classified as "Critical"
By using the Rutgers-approved versions of these tools, your data will not be used to train the models underlying the tools. To protect university data and ensure appropriate use, only Rutgers-approved AI tools should be used at the university.
The table describes which data types can be processed on each Rutgers AI platform.
IMPORTANT: These solutions are not appropriate for storing, processing, or sharing most types of institutional data classified as “Critical.”
Important note: PHI should not be uploaded to Gemini.
Important note: PHI and Rutgers business information should not be uploaded to NotebookLM.
PHI and Rutgers business information should not be uploaded to Google AI Pro.
- Rutgers states that a steering committee (AI@Rutgers Steering Committee) is tasked with coordinating and consolidating guidance and recommendations on the development, implementation, and governance of AI technologies at Rutgers
A steering committee is tasked with coordinating guidance and recommendations on the development, implementation, and governance of AI at Rutgers.
The AI@Rutgers Steering Committee is tasked with coordinating and consolidating guidance and recommendations on the development, implementation, and governance of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies at Rutgers.
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Common Questions About Rutgers University-New Brunswick's AI Policies
Rutgers University-New Brunswick has defined AI policies in 12 of 12 categories, with an overall coverage score of 100%.
Rutgers does not define a single university-wide AI citation/disclosure rule in the provided sources, but states that course-level AI policies may vary and that some instructors may permit GenAI use with proper attribution. Rutgers Academic Integrity Policy defines plagiarism as copying or paraphrasing without proper attribution and incorporating materials without proper attribution.
Rutgers Academic Integrity Policy describes that it covers standards of academic integrity and the process for adjudicating alleged violations, and it applies to all schools and academic units. The provided sources do not define an institutional position on AI detection tools specifically.
Rutgers states that only Rutgers-approved AI tools should be used at the university, and that using Rutgers-approved versions means data will not be used to train underlying models. Rutgers provides a data classification chart/matrix describing which data types can be processed on each Rutgers AI platform and warns that these solutions are not appropriate for most data classified as "Critical". Specific tool pages also warn that PHI and/or Rutgers business information should not be uploaded to certain tools.