Responsible Conduct of Research
Education and Training
Policy on the Responsible Conduct of Research
Key Areas of Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Education
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- Data Acquisition, Management, Sharing and Ownership
- Conflicts of Interest and Commitment
- Publication Practices and Responsible Authorship
- Mentor/Trainee Responsibilities
- Peer Review
- Collaborative Research
- Research with Human Participants
- Research with Animal Subjects
- Research Misconduct
- Fiscal Responsibility and Stewardship of Resources
Education and Training Programs
Personalized Training - classes, seminars and other presentations and consultations are available by contacting compliance@cofc.edu.
CITI Program Online TrainingGrant Agency Requirements
- NSF RCR Training Plan (eform)
- NSF RCR Training Plan Samples (pdf)
- NSF Postdoctoral Mentoring Plan Instructions
- Financial Conflict of Interest (FCOI)
Resources
- Office of Research Integrity (ORI) - regulatory information and education resources
- ORI Research Integrity: Case Studies - video case studies
- Avoiding plagiarism, self-plagiarism, and other questionable writing practices: A guide to ethical writing
- Ethics CORE - online presentations, courses, learning modules, animations, teaching materials
- Integrity in Scientific Research - read online for free, download pdf, or purchase book
- Introduction to RCR - Read online for free, download pdf, or purchase book
- The Lab - interactive movie on research misconduct
- Mentoring International Post Docs - video vignettes and discussion guide.
- NIH Annual Review of Ethics (Case Studies)
- Online Ethics Center - National Academy of Engineering - many of the resources on this site are not specific to engineering
- On Being a Scientist: Responsible Conduct in Research, Third Edition - read online for free, download pdf, or purchase book
- Project for Scholarly Integrity - an initiative of the Council of Graduate Schools
- RCR Casebook: Stories about Researchers Worth Discussing - case studies and role playing activities
- Resources for Research Ethics Education
For further information contact
Compliance@cofc.eduResearch Protections and Compliance
Office of Research and Grants Administration
Office location: 407-D BellSouth Building