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Student AI Use Policy at University of Northwestern – St. Paul

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University of Northwestern – St. Paul is committed to the ethical and responsible use of advanced automated tools and technology (such as generative artificial intelligence and large language models) to foster an environment that upholds our mission and values as a comprehensive university committed to promoting Christ-centered higher learning and scholarship. As such, we Northwestern has established the following overarching administrative policy for advanced automated tool use at UNW. [i]

Principles

Professionalism and Clear Attribution: The UNW community is expected to maintain the highest standards of professionalism, integrity, and honesty when using advanced automated tools, ensuring proper attribution and acknowledging the contributions of AI-generated content as one would acknowledge use of content from another source. We are responsible for the words we communicate and deliver.

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Faculty members are granted the latitude to select the most appropriate approach for each learning activity or assessment in each of their courses, such as the following [ii]:

  1. Prohibit All Use

  2. Allow use with prior permission

  3. Allow use with Explicit Acknowledgementexplicit acknowledgement/attribution

  4. Freely allow use

If expectations for appropriate use are unclear, students should ask their instructor before proceeding. Unauthorized uses of these tools may be considered a violation of course or university academic integrity policies.

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