This assignment, by Kevin Yee, Kirby Whittington, Erin Doggette, and Laurie Uttich, is from the book ChatGPT Assignments to Use in Your Classroom Today.
The summary from the site explains:
Require students to paste the essay assignment prompt into ChatGPT and request a thesis.
Key Features of This Assignment
- Insight into AI Capabilities
- Students gain a firsthand understanding of ChatGPT’s capabilities and limitations by generating thesis statements, which will aid in future academic research and writing tasks.
- Idea Generation
- ChatGPT provides students with potential thesis ideas, helping them brainstorm and refine their own arguments while learning to avoid direct copy-pasting to maintain academic integrity.
- Critique and Reflection
- Students include and critique the AI-generated thesis in their work, fostering critical thinking and improving their ability to analyze and enhance their writing through human-machine peer editing.
Find the full version of this resource on the University of Central Florida OER repository.