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GEOL 1405 SE St. Julien

The resources on these pages will help you complete your Environmental Science poster presentation for Rene St. Julien's GEOL 1405 class.

Using Artificial Intelligence Ethically

Person talking to computerArtificial Intelligence (AI) is developing rapidly, and it is natural to be curious about how it might help you with your research. There are a few guidelines to remember:

  1. Your instructor has the final say on using AI in their classroom and your assignments. Ask questions about anything you are unclear about before you use AI. 
  2. You must disclose AI usage when submitting your project.
  3. AI cannot do your work for you, but you can use it to help you with your work.

For this project, an appropriate use of AI is to use it to help you understand professional research articles. Since this is likely your first environmental science class, you may come across concepts that have not been covered in class when you are doing your research. You can ask AI to help you understand that information. However, preliminary research shows that AI-assisted reading may actually decrease comprehension, so use AI sparingly. 

TCC students have access to Microsoft Copilot within the Microsoft 365 apps. Copilot can assist with grammar checks and making your writing more concise for the space limitations of your poster. There are also other resources you may choose to use.