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EDUCATION IN THE RESPONSIBLECONDUCT OF RESEARCHCOLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY

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OpportunityColorado State University is a land-grant university with research programs in multiple disciplines that

collectively attract nearly $300 million in sponsored awards annually from federal and non-federal sources.

Prominent research areas include natural sciences (including environmental science and clean energy),

veterinary and biomedical sciences (including infectious disease research and proteomics), engineering,

and agricultural science.

To support and protect its growing research portfolio, Colorado State has placed a high priority on research

compliance. The university was aiming to add a comprehensive training program in the Responsible Conduct

of Research (RCR). To initiate this effort, Colorado State asked Huron for assistance in developing a web-

based training course that covers core RCR topics, and can be rolled out quickly to principal investigators,

students, and research staff.

ApproachColorado State wanted to develop a 60-minute online training course that provides a broad overview of best

practices in the responsible conduct of research. The training course required the following:

Denitionsofkeyterms

Researchcomplianceregulationsandbestpractices Casestudiesandamasteryquiz(whichcanbeusedtomeasurepart icipationandretention)

Huron has developed a comprehensive set of training modules, called ercrTM Education in the Responsible

ConductofResearch,thatalignwiththeninecompliancetopicsidentiedbytheDepartmentofHealth

andHumanServices(DHHS)OfceofResearchIntegrity.Eachmodulecontainsahistoricaloverview,key

terminology, detailed content covering each research topic, and test questions which reinforce key points

of the training.

Conflict of InterestResearchMisconduct

Publication Practices& ResponsibleAuthorship

Mentor &TraineeResponsibilities

CollaborativeScience Peer Review Animal Welfare Human Subjects

Data Acquisition& Management

MY EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH THE

HURON FOLKS WAS OUTSTANDING!I FELT A TRUE SYNERGY BETWEEN

TEAM MEMBERS BRAINSTORMINGWAS FAST AND EFFECTIVE. THEBEST IDEA WON. IT DIDNT MATTER

WHOSE IT WAS. I WOULD READILYRECOMMEND HURON TO ANYONE

LOOKING FOR A GREAT EXPERIENCE.

KATHY PARTINDIRECTOR OF THE RESEARCH INTEGRITY

AND COMPLIANCE REVIEW OFFICE,

COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY

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These modules, collectively, were too comprehensive for CSUs one-hour

online training. To address CSUs needs, Hurons project team:

Identiedthekeytopicswithineachmoduleandcreatedashorter,more

condensed version

Shapedanddevelopedmaterialforahigh-levelreviewofscal

compliance,anareaoutsidethecompliancetopicsidentiedby

the DHHS

Developedamasterquizfortheonlinetrainingthatspannedallmodules

and met CSUs compliance requirements

Huron also was required to integrate the training course with the Colorado

State-speciedLearningManagementSystem(LMS),usingAdobeConnect/

Presenter.

Huronsercrisexibleenoughtobeeditedandcustomizedtomeetthe

training needs of any client. It also is compatible with a number of different

platforms,suchasCSUsspeciedLMS,AdobeConnect.

At CSU, Huron performed system testing of the Adobe Connect base

functionality and the usability of the content. A number of end users, both

from CSU and Huron, participated in a pilot of the course to verify that all

system features and functions worked as intended and that researcher

interaction with the system was both straightforward and as intuitive

aspossible.Thegoalwastominimizesystemobstaclestotheresearch

community receiving the required training.

Results

Colorado State University unveiled an online training course focused onresponsible and ethical conduct in research. The training is required for

students at all levels undergraduate, graduate, and post-doctoral students

engaged in research. The training also is available to the entire university.

The universitys new online training is part of CSUs comprehensive effort to

meet and exceed new requirements set by the National Institutes of Health

and National Science Foundation.

The module is available at: http://rcr.colostate.edu/training.html

CASE STUDY

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