Part F: Program Responsibility

Plagiarism is not tolerated.  All text, lyrics, photographs, graphics, sound, music, animations, or video taken from another source must be cited. 

In Media Quest, credits must be given for all participants as well as for any outside resources used.

In PhotoEssay, the quotation and reference must be provided as close as possible to the material and must be cited properly at the end of the writing. 

In ThinkQuest TRIO, the source must be quoted and/or parenthetically cited on the page in which it appears AND linked to a full citation on a reference page. 

Each program needs to carefully review the Terms and Conditions and pay special attention to assuring that the work of the students is intellectually honest and that sources are properly cited.  Programs should review the guidelines posted on this web site for Fair Use of text, images, sound, and other media.

To underscore the importance of Intellectual Honesty, and as part of the judging process, all entries will be submitted to turnitin.com for an originality report.

Programs need to assure that the topic and content are appropriate for a diverse group of students in this age group and that personal information about the students does not appear on the activity.

Programs need to assure that the appropriate person has clicked the Submit Button before the deadline.

It is the program’s responsibility to copy any student work before the final submission if the program wishes to have a record of the site or to post it on a server of their own.  Only finalist and other selected entries may be hosted on the TRIO Quest site.

For secondary level programs working with students under the age of 18, programs must have on file a parental permission form for each student who participates in TRIO Quest.  (This may be a part of the general permission given to participate in the TRIO program’s activities if TRIO Quest is specifically referenced.