The below guidelines for Color and Materials Design outline Artificial Intelligence (AI) usage in the classroom for the 2023/2024 academic year. These guidelines were developed by the Chair in consultation with the Artificial Intelligence Working Group (AIWG), and should be followed in tandem with the CCS Institutional AI Statement. If faculty or students have questions about the implementation of these guidelines in the classroom, they should contact the Chair of the department.
In Color and Materials Design, AI is currently being utilized in text, image, and material generation as a baseline for discovery. Based on that usage, any concerns related to the use of AI to replace original, creative content should be presented for academic review. In the next five years, AI systems may impact the Color and Materials Design discipline further and the guidelines offered below allow for applicable student preparation.
- Traditional skill development will continue to be the focus for Color and Materials Design.
- AI systems may be used in the classroom only in the research phase to assist in generating first drafts of text, inspirational imagery, and virtual material experimentation. All AI assisted text, imagery, and virtual materials must be properly cited.
- Should a faculty member wish to include additional AI system consideration and usage, they must receive permission from the Chair of the department.
- AI use within the curriculum will abide by the guidelines offered in the CCS Institutional AI Statement.
Should a faculty member wish to offer an exception to the guidelines, that must be stated in writing and approved by the Chair of the department. - Pedagogical methodologies in all courses within Color and Materials Design will place greater emphasis on active learning and process work to ensure students can evidence their efforts within assigned projects.
Students must show evidence of their efforts by clearly identifying all methods, prompts, and sources by which they have collaborated with AI for research, image creation, and/or virtual material generation.
Final outcomes must showcase the making and trademark of original content and creation unique to the student.
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 summer 2024.