My name is Steve Baule, and I am a professor at Winona State University. I am conducting a survey on how higher education faculty view the need for and address student disclosure of generative artificial intelligence (AI) use in coursework. Generative AI includes tools such as ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Google Gemini, Claude, and other systems that generate or substantially modify text, images, code, audio, or other content. The survey focuses specifically on whether and how faculty ask students to disclose their use of AI, rather than on whether faculty generally permit or prohibit AI.
Your participation will involve completing a brief survey; it should take only 10 to 15 minutes. Your participation in this study is strictly voluntary. If you decide not to participate or wish to stop the survey before it is complete, you can do so without consequences. The results of the survey may be published or otherwise disseminated; however, your identity will remain anonymous and no identifying information will be made known to any outside party. In this survey, there are no potential risks involved to you as a participant.
If you have any questions regarding the study, please feel free to contact me by email at steven.baule@winona.edu. If you have any questions regarding your participation in the study, or if you want to verify the authenticity of the study, please contact the WSU Human Protections Administrator, Tyler Treptow-Bowman at 507-457-5519 or tyler.treptow-bowman@winona.edu
As a participant in this study, you should understand the following:
1. You may decide not to be part of this study or you may want to withdraw from the study at any time. If you want to withdraw, you can do so without any consequences.
2. Your identity will remain anonymous.
3. Data will be kept secure with a password known to the researcher only. The data will be kept for five years.
4. The results of this study may be published.