This advanced course in the responsible conduct of research is for the more experienced (5th year) graduate students and postdocs. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) requires that all pre-doctoral and post-doctoral trainees receive training in the responsible conduct of research at a frequency of every four years. (All pre-doctoral and post-doctoral trainees are required to take the first instance of the RCR course in year one of training.) /p>

This advanced course will cover the following topics:

• Overview of RCR and Policies
• Data Management Practices and Problems; Rigor and Reproducibility
• Authorship and Publication – Pitfalls and Problems; Strategies for Success
• Mentor and Trainee Responsibilities and Relationship Issues; AToRT
• Effective Communication for Success in Inclusive and Diverse Teams
• Becoming a Resilient Scientist; Balancing Expectation and Reality

The first session will be a general overview and review of institutional, professional and national policies, as well as reporting practices and discussion of some problems in the conduct of science. The following sessions will consist of a mixture of didactic material and small group work to review common scenarios and work together on problem-based case studies.

This course fulfills the NIH retraining in RCR requirement and is required for PhD students and post-doctoral fellows in the 5th year of training.

PREREQUISITES:

1st year Responsible Conduct of Research

REQUIRED MATERIALS:

Course readings will be distributed or made available as pdf files on CANVAS.

SUITABLE FOR 1ST YEAR STUDENTS: No.

STUDENT ASSESSMENTS:

To satisfy this advanced course, attendance at every session for the full session is required. Missing a session (due to illness or professional travel) will require the submission of a make-up assignment in order to complete the course. Students who miss more than one session will be dropped from the course and will be required to re-take the full course.

CREDIT HOUR: 1.0