Design for Behavior Change

Course AI Policy 

What you can't use AI for

• For assignments involving reflection, ethics discussions, or sketchnotes, AI should not be used. These activities require your personal engagement with the material and critical thinking. The goal is for you to retain the information and deeply consider it, rather than relying on AI for these tasks.
• AI also cannot be used to generate data for any studies you complete in this class. Data collection and analysis must be carried out using your own research methods, not AI-generated processes.

What you can use AI for

• For project milestones, you are welcome to use AI tools in this course, but they should support—not replace—your work. We also feel it is important that you have firsthand experience with the capabilities and limitations of AI technology as it applies to day-to-day work tasks. AI can be helpful for tasks like brainstorming or assisting with research.
• Regardless of whether you use AI, your final submission must reflect your own work and thinking. If we find that your work is heavily AI-generated, it will affect your grade.
• Always be sure to cite any AI tools you use in your work. This includes tools that assist with generating ideas, fact-checking, or organizing content. In your citations, we ask that you also reflect on your use of AI: How did it contribute to your understanding of the material? What insights did it provide, and where did it fall short? This reflection ensures that you remain engaged with the content and use AI thoughtfully.

The Stanford University Honor Code

It is expected that you accurately represent your own work and the work of others in this class. Ideas should be your own. The Honor Code is a part of this course. The Honor Code is the university's statement on academic integrity written by students in 1921. It articulates university expectations of students and faculty in establishing and maintaining the highest standards in academic work.

The faculty on its part manifests its confidence in the honor of its students by refraining from proctoring examinations and from taking unusual and unreasonable precautions to prevent the forms of dishonesty mentioned above. While the faculty alone has the right and obligation to set academic requirements, the students and faculty will work together to establish optimal conditions for honorable academic work.

For your assignments, we recommend that if you do use AI tools, you limit usage to idea generation. Check with the teaching team if you have questions. We are also requiring:

• Include prompts and transcripts of your conversations with AI tools.
• Explain in detail how they were used. For example, to explain a concept or to check my work for grammar.