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Responsible Conduct of Research Training
UNCW encourages everyone in the campus community to complete training on the responsible conduct of research.  More information on UNCW's commitment can be found on the following website:
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http://uncw.edu/ors/rcr.html

(From the Introduction to UNCW's Research Misconduct Policy) Each member of the university community also has a responsibility to create and foster an environment promoting intellectual honesty and the highest standards of academic integrity. Research misconduct constitutes unacceptable personal conduct with respect to scholarship and research. Disdain for misconduct in any aspect of research or scholarly endeavor must be upheld, as misconduct in any form is destructive of the standards the university attempts to instill in its students, the public perception of academia and academic disciplines, and the financial support of the government and other sponsors for scholarship and research.  The official misconduct policy can be found at:
bullet http://www.uncw.edu/policies/documents/03.300_Reserach_Misconduct_PolicyJan07FINAL.pdf

Accordingly, RCR training has become more and more commonplace in graduate schools across the country, not just in the sciences.  In fact, effective January 4, 2010, the National Science Foundation mandated RCR training for any graduate student who is supported on an NSF grant and many instructors require this training as part of regular course requirements.  Universities expect the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop similar requirements in the future.  There is no better way for you to familiarize yourselves with the responsibilities for the responsible conduct of evaluation research than to have you complete the same training module used by thousands of faculty and students around the country.

Directions:
This assignment requires completing the RCR online training course offered through the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) at the University of Miami.  Please read the directions for registering that are provided on the following webpage:
bullet http://www.uncw.edu/ors/documents/ResponsibleConductofResearchTrainingProgramviaCITI.pdf
You then need to submit a copy of your completion certificate to get a grade for this assignment.  Be sure to complete the social and behavioral science version as it is the best fit for the MPA program.
·         CITI RCR Training – Example curriculum (Social and Behavioral Course)
  

The CITI Course in the Responsible Conduct of Research

Introduction to the Responsible Conduct of Research

Introduction to Research Misconduct

Social & Behavioral Research Misconduct

Case Study - In the Field, No One Will Know SBR.

Data Acquisition and Management Module - Social & Behavioral

Case Study - Data Management "Who Owns Research Data?" sbr

Responsible Authorship and Publication in SBR

Authorship and Publications -The Grateful Author (SBR)

Responsible Peer Review Module in SBR

What is Responsible Peer Review (SBR)

Responsible Mentoring Basic Module *

Mentoring Case Study: The Graduate Student Laborer.

Social & Behavioral Science Conflicts of Interest and Commitment Module

CoI Case Study -The Case of the Entrepreneurial Psychologist - SBR

Responsible Conduct of Collaborative Science Module - Social & Behavioral Research

When Collaborators Disagree (SBR)*

 

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