These guidelines were developed by the department in consultation with Academic Affairs and the Artificial Intelligence Working Group (AIWG), which included CD Associate Professor, Matt Raupp.
We will adhere to the CCS Institutional AI Statement. If faculty or students have questions about the implementation of these guidelines in the classroom, they should contact the department chair, at slaporte@collegeforcreativestudies.edu.
The purpose of the CCS IAS statement is so that we can cultivate responsible use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the classroom and eventually in our design practice.
- In conjunction with the CCS IAS statement, the Communication Design & Advertising Design departments (faculty, staff, and students) will:
- Analyze AI use in our research, content development, and creative process.
- Develop an understanding of how to integrate AI effectively and ethically, as an aid to what we do, not as a replacement for what we do as designers.
- Avoid the use of direct names, styles, or periods/references when integrating AI into our workflow.
- Document and cite the context of how AI tools are integrated, and what had been learned through this process.
- Communicate with faculty in class when complex issues arise.
- Remain open to new learning of all tools.
The CCS Academic Integrity Policy has been revised to include AI-related concerns.
As AI technology is evolving, these, and the institution’s, guidelines will change as context requires. The above guidelines are in place for the 2023/2024 academic year and may be revised in the summer of 2024.