Research-Related Economic Stimulus Information

RCR Fundamentals

These items constitute the fundamentals of responsible conduct of research. Trainees who have reviewed these items, and passed the included quizzes, can be certified by a school or department to have completed basic training in the responsible conduct of research.

• Introduction
  
  
• Data acquisition, management, sharing, and ownership
  

Keeping a Lab Notebook: Ownership of Data and Materials - presentation and quiz (PennKey required)

Collaborative Science- case study (PennKey required)


• Materials, their ownership, and material transfer agreements
  

Keeping a Laboratory Notebook: What You Need to Know From an Intellectual Property Perspective- presentation and quiz (PennKey required)


• Intellectual property, copyrights, patents, licenses, and technology transfer

Patent and Tangible Research Property Policies and Procedures

Roles, Responsibilities, and Expectations in Technology Commercialization at Penn

Technology Transfer FAQ's



• Authorship and publication practices

  Reponsible Authorship - presentation and quiz (PennKey required)
  
  Penn Biomedical Graduate Studies Authorship Policy

Penn Policy On Fairness Of Authorship Credit In Collaborative Faculty-Student Publications

• Peer review
  

Peer Review Materials - presentation and quiz (PennKey required)

• Mentor/trainee responsibilities, and collaborative science
  

How to get the Mentoring you Want

• Human subjects
  

Penn Patient Oriented Research Certification Program (PennKey required)

The Ethics of Human Subject Research - presentation and quiz (PennKey required)

Frequently Asked Questions About IRB's



• Research involving animals
  

  Penn's IACUC Training for Institutional Animal Care (required)

  Penn's Orientation to Animal Research

  Penn's Hands on Animal Training

  Animal Experimentation: Ethical Arguments, Investigators and Institutional Responsibilities - presentation and quiz (PennKey required)
  

• Environmental safety: radiation, chemicals, and microbial agents
  

On Line Training Programs --
Radiation Safety and Laboratory Safety - on line training program

• Research misconduct
  

Misconduct in Science-presentation and quiz (PennKey required)

Penn Procedures Regarding Misconduct

Penn Procedures Regarding Misconduct in Research for Non Faculty Members of the Research Community

• Conflict of interest
  

Conflicts of Interest- presentation and quiz (PennKey required)

Conflicts of Interest- case study (PennKey required)

Penn's Layman's Guide to Conflict of Interest


• Preparing grant proposals

  SOM Grant Writing Manual
  
  
  NIH Grant Writing Tips
  

• Research administration: financial and personnel management

  Penn's Managing Sponsored Projects: A Quick Guide for Faculty

  UPHS Research Grant Pocket Compliance Guide
  
  Penn Preaward Quiz
  
  Penn Postaward Quiz
  
  Effort Reporting
  
  Effort Reporting for Business Administrators