Code of Conduct: Each team member, sponsor and additional guest must agree to abide by the code of conduct.
- Respectful behavior: All participants must treat each other with respect and courtesy, regardless of their background, race, ethnicity, gender, religion, or sexual orientation.
- Non-discrimination: All forms of discrimination, including harassment, bullying, or intimidation are strictly prohibited.
- Ethical conduct: All participants must uphold the highest standards of ethical conduct, including honesty, integrity, and fair play.
- Safety: All participants must follow the safety guidelines established by the competition organizers, including wearing appropriate protective gear and following safe practices when working with tools are equipment.
- Intellectual property: All participants must respect intellectual property rights, including copyrights, trademarks, patents, and trade secrets; participants must not engage in any form of plagiarism or misappropriation of others’ work. This includes the use of AI tools such as ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, etc.
- Professionalism: All participants must behave professionally, including being punctual, prepared, and attentive during all competition events.
- Sportsmanship: All participants must exhibit good sportsmanship, including accepting the results of the competition with grace and respecting the judges’ decisions. Detailed feedback will be provided for all teams.
- Compliance: All participants must comply with the competition rules and guidelines, as well as any applicable laws and regulations.
- Consequences: Any violation of this code of conduct may result in disqualification and dismissal from the competition.
- Tardiness: All participants must be on time for all scheduled activities to the best of their ability. Competition leads may or may not be able to accommodate late teams.
The team has read, understands and agrees to abide by the code of conduct above. The team understands that failure to abide by the code of conduct may result in penalties or disqualification at the discretion of the SELF program fellows and University of Kansas staff.