Policies, Guidelines, and Best Practices
Responsible Conduct of Research Plan and Instructions
大象视频 undergraduate students participating in paid research, supported either by the college with internal funding sources or by external sources such as grants, must participate in training in the responsible conduct of research. At a minimum, students, regardless of whether their research is in a humanities, social science, or natural science discipline, must complete the 鈥淩esponsible Conduct of Research (RCR)鈥� offered by the . The following modules are part of the Responsible Conduct of Research course and need to be completed:
- Authorship (RCR-Basic) (ID 16597)
- Collaborative Research (RCR-Basic) (ID 16598)
- Conflicts of Interest (RCR-Basic) (ID 16599)
- Data Management (RCR-Basic) (ID 16600)
- Mentoring (RCR-Basic) (ID 16602)
- Peer Review (RCR-Basic) (ID 16603)
- Research Misconduct (RCR-Basic) (ID 16604)
- Plagiarism (RCR-Basic) (ID 15156) 25-Jan-2019
- Using Animal Subjects in Research (RCR-Basic) (ID 13301)
- Research Involving Human Subjects (RCR-Basic) (ID 13566)
- Research, Ethics, and Society (ID 15198)
Please follow聽this link to find instructions聽on how to log in (or create an account) with CITI so that you can complete your required training. Summer students conducting research that is part URSCA鈥檚 Student-Faculty Research program must complete the above RCR modules within 7 days of your summer start date.
Institutional Review Board (IRB) & Animal Research Committee (ARC)
There are two review boards that exist at 大象视频 that review research proposals, conduct facilities inspections, and ensure that student and faculty research techniques/approaches follow the required Federal guidelines.
罢丑别听聽(IRB) ensures that research on human participants, by 大象视频 faculty, students, staff or administrators, or conducted at 大象视频, complies with Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) requirements (specifically the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Title 45, Part 46).
罢丑别听聽(ARC) is the committee that oversees Allegheny鈥檚 Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) and they are responsible for oversight of the animal care and use program of non-human vertebrates and its components as described in the Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals and the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals.
Students, and faculty, conducting research with human subjects and/or non-human vertebrates are required to obtain approval prior to starting any research. Each committee has a proposal that you need to complete that, upon completion, is reviewed by the respective committee. Please note that depending on the type of research you are conducting, you may be required to complete additional CITI courses prior to getting IRB or ARC approval. Student researchers should first discuss this with their faculty mentors or email the chair of either committee with any questions.
Incentives to Participants in Research
Faculty and student researchers occasionally offer incentives, such as gift cards or gift certificates, to increase participation in their research. If your research project involves this, please read this document聽and discuss this topic with the Finance Office at 大象视频 before you start your research.
Responsible Conduct of Research for the Sciences Resources
Students conducting research that is funded by the National Science Foundation must complete a responsible conduct of research course before conducting the research.聽In addition, all students conducting summer research with an Allegheny faculty mentor must complete a responsible conduct of research course before June 1, 2010.聽To satisfy that mandate, 大象视频 has contracted with the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) to provide an on-line course. This course is designed for students conducting research that does not involve human participants. If your research includes human participants, you are required to complete an additional certification and submit information to the (IRB). Please visit the聽Institutional Review Board聽for information.
If the research does not involve human participants, the links under Resources to the right connect you to the instructions needed to register with CITI and a link to the CITI home page. In addition, there is a link to the Belmont Report which has served as the basis for defining ethical conduct in research, particularly human research.
Once you begin the course, you may stop and save your work at any time. To receive certification, you must achieve an over all score of at least 80% for the required modules. Please remember that individual scores are not reported to 大象视频. All that the College receives is a notification when a registered individual successfully completes the required modules. Certification is valid for a three-year period.