Using ChatGPT for Homework: Does it Feel Like Cheating? (WIP)

This WIP paper disseminates the results of an anonymous survey given to first-year engineering students in February of 2023 about ChatGPT, the recently-developed artificial intelligence chatbot. Survey results showed that some engineering students had used ChatGPT to complete their homework assignments. Furthermore, only a few of those who used it for homework felt like they were “cheating,” or acting unethically, by doing so. These results indicate that the higher education community should carefully consider the potential learning benefits and threats of this new tool, as it may be utilized by at least some portion of students on their assignments. Much more work is needed to understand the potential uses, threats, and limitations of large language model chatbots in engineering education.