Citation and proper attribution of sources rest at the core of academic research. Musselman Library provides a Citation Guide to the major citation styles with links to helpful resources online.
This guide was created for Professor Stebick's EDUC 115 by Meggan Smith.
EDUC 115 Ai Statement: Use of Artificial Intelligence (Ai) Tools
Within this course, you are welcome to use generative artificial intelligence (Ai) models (ChatGPT, DALL-E, GitHub Copilot, and anything after) with acknowledgment. One may choose to use AI programs to help generate ideas and brainstorm. However, you should note that the material generated by these programs may be inaccurate, incomplete, or otherwise problematic. Beware that use may also stifle your own independent thinking and creativity.
You may not submit any work generated by an AI program as your own. If you include material generated by an AI program, it should be cited like any other reference material (with due consideration for the quality of the reference, which may be poor).
However, you should note that all large language models have a tendency to make up incorrect facts and fake citations, they may perpetuate biases, and image generation models can occasionally come up with offensive products. You will be responsible for any inaccurate, biased, offensive, or otherwise unethical content you submit regardless of whether it originally comes from you or an Ai model. An Ai models are VERY confident in their output, even when the output is clearly wrong.
If you use an Ai model, its contribution must be cited and discussed:
What was your prompt?
Did you revise the Ai model’s original output for your submission?
Did you ask follow-up questions?
What did you learn?
Having said all these disclaimers, the use of Ai models is encouraged, as it may make it possible for you to submit assignments and your work in the field with higher quality and in less time, but please remember that any plagiarism or other form of cheating will be dealt with severely under relevant the Honor Code.
Use the following tools and the advanced search strategies we discuss in class to find relevant case studies.
You should think critically about information sources that you use, particularly if they will be cited in course assignments. Here are a few things to consider when evaluating sources…
How does it support your research question?
What makes it reliable?
Who wrote it and why?
Where was it published?
How can I perform more efficient keyword searches in library databases? How can I use Boolean operators, phrase searching, and truncation to get better search results?
Length: less than 5 minutes
This tutorial demonstrates how to access an online journal article using the Musselman Library website.
Length: 5-10 minutes
Using the information you learned in the tutorials above, search the database Education Source to identify a case study article on one of the school models you have discussed in class.
Once you find a case study that you think is relevant and informative, submit the citation information and why you selected in the online form. We will debrief what you found in class on Wednesday.