Updated Plagiarism Policy with Artificial Intelligence (AI) rules

Policy Statement 

22.0   Plagiarism 

Policy

Academic integrity, which is the pursuit of academic work with truth, honesty and fairness, undergirds all academic achievements.  It involves both presenting only personally created work as one’s own work as well as giving credit to the information, ideas, words and works of another that are used.  Since this is the case, plagiarism will not be tolerated.

Plagiarism is the use of another person’s information, ideas, words and work which are presented as one’s own by failing to properly cite the source form which they came.  Since it is dishonest and a way of lying, it is also a spiritual and moral issue.  Plagiarizing another’s work steals that work without fair recognition for the efforts of the author.  It also cheats fellow students who have completed the same assignment without plagiarizing.

Using AI (artificial intelligence) as the “author” of any academic work is not acceptable since it is not the individual work of the student.  It undermines the integrity and accountability of students to conduct appropriate research and compilation of their own work.  In addition, we see anti-Christian values propagated through programmed de-constructionist, socialist, Marxist, anti-establishment, and other ideologies.

Procedure

When there is sufficient evidence of plagiarism, the Vice-President of Academic Affairs or another appropriate administrator will meet with the student (and with the professor when necessary).  If it is determined that the student has plagiarized, he/she will receive a zero for that assignment.  Opportunity to do make-up work is at the discretion of the instructor.  Another offense in any course will result in an “F” for the course in which the second offence was committed.  A third offence of plagiarism may lead to a student’s dismissal from the College. 

  • Date Written:  August 2007              

  • Revision Dates:   January 2010; October, 2023

  • President’s Council Approval Date:   June 11, 2008

  • Policies, Procedures, and Publications Committee Approval Date:   January 6, 2011

  • Faculty Senate Approval Date:  October 23, 2023