Amir Al-Azraki, Culture and Language Studies, Renison
Summary: Adapt this statement from SI 131R, which provides an example of an assessment policy that prohibits GenAI use. The instructor explains their general concerns about GenAI and why students are not permitted to use it in the course.
Sample wording
Generative AI Policy Explanation
A central aim of this course is to help you learn how to
- interpret cultural materials,
- evaluate different perspectives,
- question assumptions,
- recognize stereotypes, and
- formulate your own informed and evidence-based understanding of the Arab world.
While generative AI tools such as ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini, and similar applications can produce fluent and convincing responses, they cannot replace the intellectual work of critical reading, analysis, interpretation, and meaningful engagement with course materials. In a course that examines culture, identity, and representation, your own voice and perspective matter. My goal is to equip you with the skills to perform this type of intellectual work when you don’t have access to AI, when it’s just you and your brain.
For this reason, generative AI may not be used to generate, substantially revise, or complete work that is submitted for assessment.