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Using and Citing AI in Academic Work

A practical High School course about permission, authorship, source verification, disclosure, and responsible MLA, APA, and Chicago documentation.

FormatSelf-paced
Time44 minutes
Assessment80% to pass
Public trackNo data submitted

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7 modules. Student-centered and practical.

01

Permission Before Prompting

Start with the assignment rule and understand why citation cannot fix prohibited AI use.

02

AI Is a Tool, Not Automatically a Source

Use AI for discovery while reading and citing the original evidence.

03

Authorship, Integrity, and Ownership

Identify who performed the intellectual work and take responsibility for the result.

04

Verify Before You Cite

Find, read, and validate every source and citation detail.

05

Disclosure and Citation Are Different

Explain both where material came from and how AI shaped the process.

06

MLA, APA, and Chicago in Practice

Apply current documentation patterns while checking the official guide.

07

Use AI Without Outsourcing the Learning

Prompt for questions, critique, and practice while preserving ownership.

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