Walden University: what the AI policy allows in discussion posts
Source: Walden University: Artificial Intelligence, last checked 2026-10-13. This page paraphrases; the policy governs.
What Walden allows
- Brainstorming
- Drafting an outline
- Help with sentence structure and organization
What Walden prohibits
- Copying AI output and presenting it as your own
- Citing sources that do not exist
Do you have to disclose AI use at Walden?
Yes. Walden expects you to acknowledge AI assistance in the work it touched. Walden also asks for the AI transcript as an appendix.
Disclosure line in Walden's shape
Acknowledgment of AI use: I used an AI writing coach to outline this post, check sentence structure, and verify APA 7 formatting. All analysis and final wording are my own. A transcript of the AI session is attached as an appendix.
When are Walden discussion posts due?
- Initial post: day 3 by end of day (Walden weeks count days: initial post by Day 3.)
- Replies (2): day 6 by end of day (Respond to two colleagues by Day 6.)
How the coach stays inside this policy
- You write the point and your stance first; the coach develops them and never generates from nothing.
- The classmate's post is never pasted in; you summarise it in your own words in a 400-character field.
- Every citation comes from a verified DOI; the reference list is built from the journal's metadata.
- The disclosure line above is added to every draft, and a session transcript is one click away.