[Okgrantsmanship] Responsible Conduct of Research Training

[Anton Wohlers]

Good Morning Linda,

I have a quick questions whether the following cases need RCR.

We have received INBRE funds for equipment during the regular semester and also for summer. Students who are dealing with the equipment funded by INBRE or participate in INBRE - funded summer activities are required to participate in RCR. Would it also possible to take the RCR training with the Regents through ITV?

Thanks.

Tony

Tony E. Wohlers, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Political Science
Academic Research Director
2011 Oklahoma Research Day Coordinator
Cameron University
Department of History and Government
2800 W. Gore Blvd.
Lawton, OK 73505

Phone: 580-581-2496
Fax: 580-581-2941

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Subject: [Okgrantsmanship] Responsible Conduct of Research Training


Dear Vice Presidents and Sponsored Programs Directors,

The Responsible Conduct of Research Training subcommittee of the OSRHE Grant Advisory Committee (Greg Wilson UCO, Lori Gwyn SWOSU, Tom Jackson NSU, and Ann Nalley CU) met on June 13 to formalize the OSRHE role in RCR Training for Oklahoma higher education. We have concluded that there are two options for all higher education institutions in Oklahoma to meet the NIH and NSF requirement for Responsible Conduct of Research training for students and postdoctoral researchers on their campuses. (See the attached documents: NIH UPDATE ON THE REQUIREMENT FOR INSTRUCTION IN THE RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT OF RESEARCH and NSF RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT OF RESEARCH TRAINING REQUIREMENT). The options are the following:

(1)    Participate in the OSRHE training at no cost to the institution, except transportation and food for students to Oklahoma City.

(2)    Create a campus-based program on your own to meet the requirements set out by NIH and NSF. (Consultation will be available from OSRHE.)
It will not be acceptable for you to continue to function with NSF grants or NIH grants (including the INBRE program grants) without providing training for all your graduate students, undergraduate students and post doctoral fellows who benefit from these grants. We believe that this training is of high value in all degrees. We further believe that more federal research agencies will require such training.

OSRHE TRAINING

To initiate the initiative of helping all campuses be in compliance for required RCR training, and in effect helping campuses obtain more grants for research and development, the Oklahoma State Regents will provide training for campuses once each semester (Fall and Spring) at no extra cost to the campuses (except student travel and food) with no limit of the number of students involved. Those campuses who have confirmed that they will be part of this training event include:
Tulsa Community College - tentatively yes
Redlands Community College - tentatively yes
Cameron University - yes
University of Central Oklahoma - yes

If you are planning to take part in the OSRHE offered training, please let me know before September 15, 2011. Please designate a contact person responsible for the records of the student participants in the OSRHE training. It is expected that each campus that participates in the training will provide a follow-up series of custom tailored sessions on the campus led by the participating students' researcher mentor faculty member(s). I will work with each of the faculty members to help plan such follow-up sessions if you wish. We will need to communicate before the training. Students will be enrolled by a contact person on the campus by a deadline date to be announced. Each session will be limited to 25 students, so there may be several days of training depending on the number of students to be enrolled. Faculty will be encouraged to attend, also.

Curriculum

Resources used are from university websites of project materials funded by NSF and NIH for resource development for Responsible Conduct of Research. The curriculum will include 7.5 hours (9:00 am to 4:30 pm) of training focused on ethical decision-making units organized around the following subjects:

(1)    Research Misconduct,

(2)    Human and Animal Research,

(3)    Data Management,

(4)    Conflict of Interest,

(5)    Collaboration,

(6)    Mentoring,

(7)    Authorship,

(8)    Peer Review and

(9)    Oklahoma Ethics Commission.
(You may have a copy of the curriculum on request.)

Methodology


(1)   Students will be given homework to read the ethical standards of their disciplines in advance of the training workshop.

(2)   A short review of the standards will be provided at the beginning of the workshop.

(3)   All units will involve discussions of case studies, taken from free resources provided by NSF and NIH. Some case material will be in written form, some will be videotape, and some will be in role play sessions. All case studies will include the same discussion questions for all students. All students will be encouraged to participate, and records will be kept of student participation to ensure total involvement.

(4)   Experiential discussions about ethical decision making will be provided by some faculty members and a representative of the Oklahoma Ethics Commission.

I look forward to hearing from you before September 15. When I hear from you, I will begin to schedule the dates for the training. Thank you for your response.

Linda Mason, Ed.D.
Coordinator of Grant Writing Assistance
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
655 Research Parkway, Suite 200
Oklahoma City, OK 73104
405-225-9486
405-225-9230 FAX
lmason at osrhe.edu
www.okhighered.org/grant-opps/

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