Academic Integrity Seminar
The Academic Integrity (AI) Seminar is designed to help students turn an AI violation into a positive learning opportunity. The 4 weekly in-person meetings of seminar are 50-minutes long, and provide chances to work and share with peers going through the process as well as our Integrity Peer Educators who lead smaller discussion groups within the seminar section.
Students will:
- spend time reflecting
- explore the meaning of academic integrity and their own values
- learn and practice an ethical decision-making process
- explore and learn to confront their own justifications
- prepare for moving forward and discussing their violation in future job and university applications and interviews
The AI Seminar is considered part of the core AI Training curriculum and is assigned to almost all students. The total time commitment of the seminar meetings plus the assignments is approximately 7 hours.
In addition to the 4 seminar meetings, students complete 3 written assignments. Two of them are used as the basis for a vibrant group discussion during the seminar meetings. The final assignment is due 1 week after the seminar ends and helps students think about what they have learned in this process and start to practice talking about their violation and learnings. You can see the 3 assignments below.
- Ethical Dilemma Assignment (PDF)
- Recognizing and Responding to Justifications Assignment (PDF)
- Apply Your Learnings Assignment (PDF)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I enroll?
The Seminar schedule can be found in the AI Seminar module on our AI Training Canvas ORG. To enroll, click on the “Enroll in a Seminar Section here” page.
Can I complete Seminar virtually or asynchronously?
No, the AI Seminar takes place in person at Pepper Canyon Hall. It is not possible to attend via Zoom.
What happens if I miss a meeting or am late to a meeting?
You must attend all four meetings of Seminar as scheduled to successfully complete the training. It is not possible to arrange a make-up meeting in a different section. If you have another obligation that conflicts with one of your Seminar meetings, you should enroll in another section.
It is also very important to arrive on time for each meeting. Late arrivals will not be allowed entry, which will result in missing a meeting and no longer being able to continue in that seminar section.
If an emergency has come up that has prevented you from attending one of your meetings on time, please email aio@ucsd.edu as soon as possible.
Can I use outside tools (such as ChatGPT) to help me complete Seminar assignments?
The assignments for Seminar are designed to help you reflect on and experience meaningful learning from your past experiences and to develop and practice tools to handle difficult ethical situations in the future. The assignments will prepare you for our in-Seminar discussions, and they will also help you to talk or write about your violation should you need to in the future. Content will, therefore, be based on your own life and thoughts as well as from work we do as a group in our Seminar meetings.
Additionally, grammar and spelling are not factored into your pass/no pass grade. Thoughtful reflection about your real life and thoughts are essential. As such, we do not recommend or believe you will need to use GenAI tools for your work. If you still wish to use GenAI for any of your assignments, our policy for use can be found in the AI Seminar Information & Assignments syllabus on Canvas.
How do I know I’ve completed the Seminar training?
We aim to finish assessing the final assignment within 1-2 weeks of submission. If anything is missing or we have any questions for you, we will reach out then. Otherwise, you will receive a congratulations email confirming your completion of Seminar.