Faculty · The RAFT Framework for Ethical AI Use

An evidence based recommendation

Evaluate evidence, acknowledge uncertainty, and defend a recommendation.

All redesign examples

Before

Write a 700-word memo recommending whether a campus library should extend its hours. Use three sources.

What the original hides

A polished memo alone can hide whether the student read the sources, checked their limits, or made the recommendation.

After

Recommend whether to pilot later library hours. Submit a 500–700 word memo, your initial evidence notes, and a short decision record. Use the supplied fictional packet below; do not represent it as real research.

Student process

1. Research Independently First: read the packet, calculate the survey proportion, and write a provisional recommendation with two limitations before using AI.
2. Augment Your Work: if you choose AI, ask it to question the limits of your recommendation. It may critique your notes but may not write the memo or add evidence.
3. Fact-Check Everything: check every retained number and claim against the packet. Record one suggestion you rejected or narrowed and explain why.
4. Transform Into Your Own Work: write the memo from your verified notes. Justify the scope and cost of any proposed pilot, then explain your reasoning in a brief oral or written follow-up.

Evidence to submit

Submit initial notes, the memo, a 100–150 word rationale for one revision, and a disclosure if AI was used. A no-AI route uses a peer or instructor question instead.