But when he spoke to Shepard at the outset of the project, he made a simple request. (firstthings.com)
Other advocates place the blame more squarely on Mr. Weisbrod and Ms. Glen for asking too little from the outset of the project. (observer.com)
Even if the faculty member in the lab should have informed the student of his or her conception of authorship for a particular project, the student is equally responsible for asserting a claim to authorship at the outset of the project, and equally deficient for failing do so. (sciencemag.org)