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A student uses ChatGPT to write her entire book report, reads it over, and submits it. She later says, “I understood everything it wrote, so it counts as my own work.” What is most accurate?

Read the scenario: For a data analysis project, Ms. Patel explicitly tells students they may use GenAI tools to help interpret their results, and she requires a GenAI Usage Statement. Jasmine uses a GenAI tool to help her identify patterns in her survey data. She names the specific tool in her use statement, pastes in the exact prompts she used, and writes a paragraph explaining which GenAI-identified patterns she found compelling, which she disagreed with, and how she ultimately framed her own conclusions. Statement: Jasmine used GenAI in a way that is fully consistent with ASU Prep’s academic integrity policy.

A student argues: “I found the answers on a public tutoring website — that’s just research, not cheating.” Which response best refutes this claim?

Read the scenario: After finishing a unit test during first period, Carlos posts a photo of two of the test questions to a private group chat that includes a friend in third period. His friend, Nadia, sees the photo before her test, looks up the topics, and feels prepared. Nadia does not ask Carlos to share — she just receives the message and uses the information. Statement: Only Carlos is responsible for an academic integrity violation because he was the one who shared the test questions.

You are unsure whether a specific tool or resource is allowed on an assignment. What is the right thing to do?

Read the scenario: Zoe and her friend Lily are in different class periods of the same science class. After Lily takes the test during first period, she texts Zoe the exact test questions during lunch so Zoe can look up answers before her period. Zoe uses the questions to look up specific topics and feels prepared when she sits down for the test. Statement: Only Lily committed academic dishonesty — Zoe did not do anything wrong because she studied using information a friend voluntarily shared.

A student uses GenAI to write his entire lab conclusion, then reads it three times and feels confident he understands it before submitting. He says understanding what was written is the same as writing it. What is wrong with this reasoning?

What is the primary purpose of the GenAI Usage Statement on projects and essays?

Three of the following actions are forms of academic dishonesty. Which one is not?

Read the scenario: Mr. Torres explicitly permits students to use GenAI tools on their science lab reports to help analyze their data and suggest explanations for their results. He requires the GenAI Usage Statement before submission. Marcus uses a GenAI tool to help interpret his experimental data, cites the specific tool he used, includes the exact prompts he entered, and explains in his Usage Statement how the GenAI suggestions influenced his written conclusions. Statement: Marcus used GenAI in a way that is fully consistent with ASU Prep’s academic integrity policy.