Las IA en el diseño y producción académica de los estudiantes de la carrera de Sociología-UTMACH, periodo 2024-2025

Abstract

The degree project is called AI in the design and academic production of students of the Sociology career of the UTMACH period 2024-2025, the study addresses the impact and use of technological tools such as artificial intelligence, in this aspect it seeks to identify how students use AI to carry out academic activities such as: essays, projects or writing texts; In addition, it is considered to interpret the level of use given to these tools, that is, to characterize their ethical use, to provide knowledge and skills that promote the personal and academic development of students. In the current context, the emergence of artificial intelligence in academic activities has caused new dynamics to appear in the way students search for information that was previously only found in physical texts, in that aspect the use of AI is increasing, tools such as Chatgpt, Braily, DuoLingo are well known and in turn are handled by students; however, there are barriers that students face such as little advice or training that generates clear and above all ethical criteria, in view of this, the intervention of the UTMACH authorities is required in order to guarantee the correct management of AI. In the research, a general objective and three specific objectives are developed, in this aspect the identification of the use of AI in students for the performance of academic activities is proposed, to complement this requires knowing the criteria of the students on the use of artificial intelligence tools; in addition, it is necessary to know the opinion of the teachers in reference to the subject; and finally, it is necessary to determine if the proposed strategies are sufficient for the promotion of AI that fosters values such as honesty and academic responsibility. In reference to the methodological process, it was based on the mixed approach, that is, the combination of qualitative and quantitative aspects, for this it is necessary to combine tools that allow to know the social reality of the problem, in that sense instruments such as a questionnaire of questions, interview and observation guide were applied, this allowed to obtain relevant data that are the basis for developing the intervention proposal. The results obtained in the research show that many students are dependent on AI when carrying out their academic work, in addition to the fact that students often do not verify the sources from which the information is obtained, which generates inconveniences, including plagiarism, and to this we add the lack of training programs on the improvement and manner of artificial intelligence tools. In view of this, strategies or actions must be proposed that minimize the impact of these inconveniences. With regard to the proposal, the design of a prevention plan on the responsible use of artificial intelligence as a source of reliable information in the academic context is proposed, what is sought is that students promote a culture of ethical, reflective, critical and responsible use of AI, which promotes the ability to verify information and eliminate unreliable sources. Keywords: artificial intelligence, academic production, students, Sociology, UTMACH.