Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Yavapai College encourages the thoughtful use of emerging technologies, including Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Virtual Reality (VR), as part of your learning. These tools can foster creativity, innovation, and skill development. At the same time, academic integrity requires that your work reflects your own knowledge and abilities. AI can support your learning, but it cannot replace your responsibility to think critically, apply course concepts, and demonstrate your skills. Generative AI may be utilized as a tool to support your learning. For example, creating practice quizzes, clarifying concepts, or creating study guides. Explore AI tools offered by YC for effective and ethical ways to support your learning. Any additional approved uses of AI will be specified by your instructor for each assignment. Misrepresenting AI-generated work as your own is a violation of academic integrity and subject to college policy. When in doubt about the use of Generative AI for an assignment, consult your instructor.
Faculty: You do not need to include the paragraph below in your syllabus but please add information to your assignments.
Where appropriate, include assignment-specific instructions on the uses of Generative AI. Consider concluding your assignment-specific instructions with "Any use of Generative AI that does not comply with the assignment guidelines will be treated as academic misconduct.” Consider using this page that contains examples and ideas of how to prepare a Generative AI policy for your assignments.
