Responsible Conduct of Research Training

Research Ethics & Responsible Conduct of Research

Research Ethics & Responsible Conduct of Research

Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR)

RCR is the ongoing process of reconciling regulations, guidelines, standards, and ethics to promote integrity in the proposing, planning, conducting, reporting, and reviewing of research. The Office of Research Integrity (ORI) oversees and directs Public Health Services (PHS) research integrity activities and provides a number of resources in support of responsible conduct of research. 
 The National Science Foundation (NSF) is also requiring training in the responsible conduct of research for all staff  involved in NSF funded projects beginning January 4, 2010.  NSF’s prerequisite requires all    undergraduate, graduate students and post-docs receive training in the responsible conduct of research prior to working on any NSF funded projects.  JMU has entered into the following program which provides the mandated training.
Educational Materials - The Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) has developed a course on the responsible conduct of research (RCR) that is available on-line.  The course covers the core RCR instructional areas including data management, conflict of interest, publication, authorship, peer review, collaboration, mentoring, and research misconduct. Follow the instructions below to register for the RCR course.

1. Go to CITIProgram.org and click "Register Here"
2. Select James Madison University for the participating institution from the drop down list
3. Enter your user name, email information and password of your choice
4. Enter the requested member information to complete your profile.  After the information has been entered you will be forwarded to the CITI Select Curriculum Page.
5. On the Select Curriculum Page see question number 3 and choose the Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) course based on your research needs.
6. After clicking the submit button you will return to your main menu. To start the course click on the red "Enter" link under the heading “My Courses” and proceed

The RCR course modules can be completed in sections of your choice.

If you need assistance, the CITI helpdesk number is 305.243.7970

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Contact Patricia Buennemeyer at buennepd@jmu.edu for more information.

 

Office of Research Integrity - US Department of Health and Human Services

A comprehensive web site supported by ORI that contains instructional resources, cases, useful links, instructional tools, and other information for refining existing programs or building new programs that foster the responsible conduct of research. This site also contains an extensive list of instructional programs at other institutions.

The main goal for this site is to present material in such a way that it promotes awareness of ethics. The key is to have users begin to recognize and identify the issues as they relate to the topics discussed in each module.  

Short Courses in Research Ethics funded by the NIH

The projects listed here are ones to create new courses and educational resources in research ethics. They were funded under an initiative mandated by President Clinton in his apology to the victims of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study on May 16, 1997.

This section reflects the Online Ethics Center's long commitment to furthering knowledge and discussion of the responsible conduct of research (RCR). It contains cases, discussions, guidelines, and regulations bearing on the responsible conduct of research, including both issues of research integrity and issues of the treatment of the research subject.

Resources for information about ethics in the biological sciences for educators, scientists, and students.