The Graduate College, in partnership with the Division of Research, offers a series of workshops each fall and spring semester on the Responsible Conduct of Research for all currently-enrolled graduate students at FAU. The workshops are led by FAU faculty and cover the nine instructional areas of RCR.

Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) is a mandatory course for all students working on NSF or NIH-funded programs.

Fall Sessions:

Tuesday Sessions:

• September 25 - Responsible Authorship & Publication, Peer Review and Mentor/Mentee Responsibilities
• October 2 - Conflict of Interest
• October 16- Data Management Practices, Research Misconduct and Collaborative Research
• October 23 - Protection of Human Subjects and Welfare of Research Animals

Friday Sessions:

• September 14 - Protection of Human Subjects and Welfare of Research Animals
• September 21 - Responsible Authorship & Publication, Peer Review and Mentor/Mentee Responsibilities
• September 28 - Conflict of Interest
• October 12 - Data Management Practices, Research Misconduct and Collaborative Research

All four components are mandatory in order to receive certification of completion. You may choose classes from either Tuesday Sessions or Friday Sessions to work with your schedule as long as you complete all four mandatory components. Lunch will be provided at 11:45 at no cost.   All classes to be held in the Student Services Building, Room 132. Workshop starts promptly at noon and ends at 1:50.

Note: Spring 2013 Registration is not yet open.

To obtain the most benefit from the RCR workshops, students should complete CITI online training prior to attending RCR workshops. Please note that CITI training need be completed only once and covers general RCR education. In conjunction with CITI training, FAU’s RCR workshops offer more specific instruction and satisfy NSF and NIH requirements.

For questions about the RCR workshops at FAU, please contact Janelle Petak at  petakj@fau.edu or 561-297-2347 (Graduate College).

Additional Links for RCR: RCR Home RCR Areas of Instruction RCR Videos CITI Training in RCR Grant RCR Training Requirements