Course: Using Artificial Intelligence (AI 101) · Silver Oak University (fictional sample) · Prof. Quinn
Module: Week 15 of 16 · Fall 2026 · in-person, two 75-minute sessions
Objective covered: Objective 7 — Apply responsible-AI practices — data privacy and what not to paste, terms of service and data retention, content ownership / IP, bias and fairness, and academic & professional integrity — and build a personal ethical framework for the AI age.

This file holds two pieces: (A) the Module 15 Overview page ("Start Here") and (B) the Week 15 Announcement that drips out when the module opens. Dates below assume a Tuesday/Thursday lecture pattern with Week 15 meeting Tue Dec 8 and Thu Dec 10, and end-of-week work due Sunday Dec 13, 11:59 p.m.

(A) Module 15 Overview — Start Here

Welcome to Week 15: Your Rules for the AI Age

This is your home base for the week. Read it first, then work the checklist below from top to bottom. Everything you need is linked inside the module. Bring your laptop to class — we work with AI tools live.

You have spent fourteen weeks learning how to use AI effectively and critically. This week we answer the question every serious AI user has to answer: what are my rules? Not vague good intentions — specific, written, tested rules. What will you never paste into a free AI tool? When will you disclose that you used AI? How will you handle AI-generated work that touches copyright or privacy? And when the AI gives you confident-sounding legal or privacy guidance, how will you know to verify it?

We also close out the semester's big picture: AI's impact on jobs and careers, how to adapt, troubleshooting when things go wrong (Skill 13), and a forward look at the near, mid, and long-term future. By Friday you will have built your own AI Code of Conduct — a document you will actually use.

The week's big question

"Now that you know how AI works — what are your personal rules for using it responsibly?"

By Sunday you will be able to articulate your privacy checklist, your IP/copyright caution, your integrity commitments, your troubleshooting moves, and your plan for staying current as AI evolves.

By the end of this week, you can…

Use this as a checklist. If you can do all five out loud, you are ready for the quiz.

• [ ] Name what never to paste into a free consumer AI tool and explain why (HIPAA, FERPA, PCI, proprietary/confidential, the billboard test).
• [ ] Explain key ToS and data-retention basics — what may happen to your inputs on free tools and how to reduce risk.
• [ ] Describe the copyright/IP landscape for AI-generated content accurately — including the key uncertainties — with a "not legal advice" caveat.
• [ ] Identify bias in AI and explain why AI is not neutral or unbiased by default.
• [ ] Apply Skill 13 troubleshooting moves (start over, manage context, try a different model, use AI to teach AI) when AI breaks down.

What's due this week, and when

Work these in order — each one gets you ready for the next.

Remember: AI is required on tutorials, discussions, assignments, practice, and the Studio — that is the whole point of this course. AI is not allowed on quizzes, the midterm, or the final, which check that you personally understand the concepts. And every week — including this one — you catch the AI's mistakes.

Late policy reminder: 10% off per day late. If life happens, reach out before the deadline.

How to succeed this week

• Build your Code of Conduct for real. The Studio asks you to write rules you will actually use — not abstract ethics platitudes. Ground each rule in something concrete from this course: a ToS risk you identified, a privacy scenario, a bias you caught.
• Treat "AI is not a lawyer" as a load-bearing rule. When you ask AI about copyright, HIPAA, or privacy compliance, treat the output the same way you treat any AI claim about a checkable fact: verify it against official sources (copyright.gov, hhs.gov, your institution's counsel) before relying on it.
• The troubleshooting moves are practical, not theoretical. Skill 13's four moves — start over, manage context, try a different model, use AI to teach AI — are things you will use next week and every week after. Make sure you can explain each one.
• The future of work question is contested — think, don't panic. Competing views both deserve to be heard. The best preparation is the same regardless of which scenario is closer to true: build AI fluency, cultivate distinctly human skills, and stay adaptable.

One week after this: your final exam and capstone. Use this week's framework-building as preparation for the ethics reflection section of your capstone.

(B) Week 15 Announcement

Release setting: post at the module's start, Tue Dec 8, 2026. If your platform won't preserve the scheduled date on import, post this as a draft labeled "Release: Tue Dec 8."

Subject: Week 15 — What are your rules? Your AI Code of Conduct starts now.

Hi everyone,

Warm-up question before we start: you now know how AI stores your inputs, how copyright law is unsettled for AI-generated work, and why AI is not neutral or unbiased — so what are your actual rules for using it?

Not "use it responsibly" — I mean specific, written rules. What will you never paste? When will you always disclose AI use? How will you handle an AI that gives you confident legal advice you have not verified? Hold that question. By Sunday you will have written answers.

This week — AI, Ethics, Privacy & the Future of Work — is Objective 7. We cover:
- The privacy rules: what never to paste (HIPAA, FERPA, PCI, confidential/proprietary) and why
- Terms of service and data retention: what happens to your inputs on free tools
- Content ownership / IP / copyright: the contested legal landscape (plus the reminder: AI is not a lawyer)
- Bias and fairness: why AI is not neutral by default
- Academic and professional integrity: when disclosure is required and what counts as your own work
- Troubleshooting (Skill 13): the four moves when AI breaks down
- The future of work and AI's impact on careers: competing views presented evenhandedly

The centerpiece is AI Build Studio 15: "Your AI Code of Conduct." You will build a real personal ethical-use framework and privacy checklist, test it on real scenarios, and then deliberately catch where an AI gives you over-confident or wrong legal and privacy guidance — because it will.

Three things not to miss this week:
1. Lecture Tutorial 15 — work through the ethics and troubleshooting material with an approved assistant and submit your share link. Due Sun Dec 13.
2. Studio 15 ("Your AI Code of Conduct"), Quiz 15, Discussion 15, and Assignment 15 also close Sun Dec 13 — start the Studio early; it has real deliverables.
3. Next week is the final. Use this week's framework as preparation for your capstone's ethics reflection.

See you Tuesday, and bring a specific answer to: What would you never paste into a free AI tool?

Prof. Quinn