Teaching & Learning
- Separately, WSU’s Code of Conduct summary identifies using AI for assignments without instructor permission as an example of academic dishonesty
- WSU states that instructors must communicate expectations for AI use in coursework, and students are responsible for understanding when AI tools are allowed
Instructors are responsible for communicating academic integrity expectations, which may now include information about using Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT in your coursework. You are responsible for understanding your instructors' expectations, including if and when you can use AI resources.
Using artificial intelligence (AI) without permission: Use of AI tools for assignments without permission from an instructor.
- WSU also describes institutional use of ProctorU for remotely administered tests to monitor exams for fairness and academic integrity
- WSU’s academic integrity materials define using unauthorized materials or devices and getting/giving help when it is not allowed as cheating on assignments or tests; AI use during exams would be governed by instructor authorization/expectations under these academic integrity standards
Cheating on assignments or tests: Using unauthorized materials or devices, getting or giving help when it's not allowed, and having someone else take a test for you.
There have been many questions and concerns circulating among faculty, students, and families about WSU’s use of ProctorU to monitor tests administered remotely.
Proctoring levels the playing field so that students who follow the rules are not penalized in the long run by those who don’t.
- Students are instructed to contact instructors if uncertain about allowed or prohibited resources
- WSU does not define a university-wide rule for AI use specifically for non-graded learning/study assistance; instead, it places responsibility on instructors to communicate expectations (including for AI tools) and on students to understand when AI can be used
Instructors are responsible for communicating academic integrity expectations, which may now include information about using Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT in your coursework. You are responsible for understanding your instructors' expectations, including if and when you can use AI resources.
If you aren’t sure what resources are allowed or prohibited, contact your instructors for clarification.
- WSU does not define a programming-assignment-specific AI policy in the provided sources
- However, WSU states that AI expectations are set by instructors for coursework and that using AI tools for assignments without instructor permission is identified as academic dishonesty; this would apply to code-generation tools when used for assignments without permission
Instructors are responsible for communicating academic integrity expectations, which may now include information about using Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT in your coursework. You are responsible for understanding your instructors' expectations, including if and when you can use AI resources.
Using artificial intelligence (AI) without permission: Use of AI tools for assignments without permission from an instructor.
Research
- The provided sources do not define AI-specific rules for using AI in research data collection or analysis
- WSU’s Code of Conduct summary includes “misconduct in research” and “fabrication” as examples of dishonest acts, including falsifying or making up data in scientific or scholarly research
Misconduct in research: Falsifying or making up data in scientific or scholarly research.
Fabrication: Making up or altering information. Examples include creating fake data for a research project, falsifying a record of a work experience, or providing a fake excuse for missing class.
- The provided sources do not define AI-specific requirements for research ethics documents (e.g., grant proposals, IRB applications) or AI-generated research content
- WSU’s Code of Conduct summary frames research integrity in terms of general academic dishonesty, including fabrication and misconduct in research (falsifying or making up data)
Misconduct in research: Falsifying or making up data in scientific or scholarly research.
Fabrication: Making up or altering information. Examples include creating fake data for a research project, falsifying a record of a work experience, or providing a fake excuse for missing class.
Academic Integrity
- WSU does not define a university-wide disclosure/citation format for AI use in student work in the provided sources
- Instead, it states that instructors must communicate academic integrity expectations (which may include AI use) and students must understand and follow their instructors’ expectations, including whether AI resources can be used
Instructors are responsible for communicating academic integrity expectations, which may now include information about using Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT in your coursework. You are responsible for understanding your instructors' expectations, including if and when you can use AI resources.
- WSU identifies using AI for assignments without instructor permission as an example of academic dishonesty in its Code of Conduct summary
- In addition, the provost communication describes WSU’s use of ProctorU to monitor remotely administered tests; the provided sources do not define AI-detection-tool use (e.g., Turnitin AI detection) or specific AI-related sanctioning language beyond the general academic dishonesty framing
Using artificial intelligence (AI) without permission: Use of AI tools for assignments without permission from an instructor.
There have been many questions and concerns circulating among faculty, students, and families about WSU’s use of ProctorU to monitor tests administered remotely.
Institutional & Administrative
- Separately, WSU Human Resource Services provides guidance to search committees that applicants’ AI use in preparing application materials is not automatic grounds for disqualification
- WSU states that Microsoft Copilot is available for use by current students, faculty, and staff under WSU network authentication, and provides instructions to sign in with WSU credentials to ensure use of the licensed tool
Microsoft’s artificial intelligence (AI) companion, Copilot, is now available for use by current students, faculty, and staff.
Before interacting with Copilot, please sign in with your WSU credentials (email address and password) and verify that a green Shield icon is displayed beside your user profile to ensure you are using WSU’s licensed Microsoft tool.
Applicants using AI tools to prepare application materials does not constitute grounds for automatically disqualifying an application.
- WSU indicates that Microsoft Copilot is available within WSU’s network authentication and instructs users to sign in with WSU credentials and verify the “green Shield” to ensure they are using WSU’s licensed Microsoft tool
- The provided Student Affairs Information Systems policies page links to broader WSU information security and system data policies but does not itself define AI-specific data classification rules in the visible text provided
Microsoft’s artificial intelligence (AI) companion, Copilot, is now available for use by current students, faculty, and staff. If you’re new to AI, Copilot is a great introduction to AI within the safety of WSU’s network authentication.
Before interacting with Copilot, please sign in with your WSU credentials (email address and password) and verify that a green Shield icon is displayed beside your user profile to ensure you are using WSU’s licensed Microsoft tool.
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WSU does not define a university-wide disclosure/citation format for AI use in student work in the provided sources. Instead, it states that instructors must communicate academic integrity expectations (which may include AI use) and students must understand and follow their instructors’ expectations, including whether AI resources can be used.
WSU identifies using AI for assignments without instructor permission as an example of academic dishonesty in its Code of Conduct summary. In addition, the provost communication describes WSU’s use of ProctorU to monitor remotely administered tests; the provided sources do not define AI-detection-tool use (e.g., Turnitin AI detection) or specific AI-related sanctioning language beyond the general academic dishonesty framing.
WSU indicates that Microsoft Copilot is available within WSU’s network authentication and instructs users to sign in with WSU credentials and verify the “green Shield” to ensure they are using WSU’s licensed Microsoft tool. The provided Student Affairs Information Systems policies page links to broader WSU information security and system data policies but does not itself define AI-specific data classification rules in the visible text provided.