When using genAI as an SNHU student, follow these guidelines to ensure you're using AI appropriately, responsibly, and honestly.
Before using genAI as a student, make sure you verify all AI use with your instructor's course policies.
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SNHU encourages students to use genAI only to enrich the learning experience. GenAI should not be used to generate your assignments or to do a substantial portion of the work for you. SNHU also encouragers students to be informed about the ethical concerns that come with genAI and to use caution when engaging with these tools. But genAI can provide opportunities for enhancing learning if the following guidelines are followed:
1. Do use Grammarly
GenAI proofreaders like Grammarly can help you check your writing for grammar errors and calrity concerns.
2. Do use tools to clarify course concepts
If you're stuck on a concept, genAI tools can help explain the ideas in a more accessible way.
3. Do use tools to help brainstorm ideas
GenAI can help guide you through brainstorming exercises, suggest perspectives and viewpoints you didn't consider, and help you narrow down research questions.
4. Do use tools to organize already-established content
You can use genAI to help you organize content you have already developed by creating outlines, templates, or making suggestions.
5. Do disclose genAI use
Disclose every time genAI is used for any part of your process. You must also cite genAI when generated material is used or included in your assignment.
6. Don't copy outputs and present them as original work
Copying and pasting genAI material and presenting it as your own work is plagiarism.
7. Don't input content that doesn't belong to you
Don't share materials from your course with genAI tools outside SNHU. Don't share other's intellectual property, including your classmates' or your instructor's, with genAI tools.
8. Don't use genAI instead of course materials
Your coursework is designed to provide you with a quality education. GenAI should not be used in place of course materials or curriculum.
9. Don't assume accuracy
GenAI tools hallucinate (make mistakes) frequently because of how they are trained and programmed. Information from genAI should be verified using credible sources.
10. Don't cite genAI as a scholarly source
Because genAI is often inaccurate, it is not considered a credible source. GenAI should not be used or cited in assignments as a scholarly, college-level source. It can be cited as a tool.
Learn more about these guidelines by downloading the pdf below.
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