Introduction to the responsible conduct of research (RCR), including: research misconduct, conflicts of interest, data ownership and sharing, data management and security, mentor and trainee responsibilities, collaborative research, authorship practices, confidentiality, peer review, working with industry, the federal regulatory environment, and research involving humans and animal subjects.

565A Section 2 –Instructor: Surya Mallapragada. CLOSED

565A Section 4 –Instructor: Mark Gleason. CLOSED

565A Section 5 –Instructors: Charlotte Bronson and Gary Mirka. OPEN

Wednesdays, 5:10 PM to 6:00 PM.

Permission of instructor required. Priority will be given to students expecting to graduate by December 31, 2012 and required to take an RCR course because of support on certain NSF or NIH funds.

This course is approved to meet NSF and NIH requirements for RCR training for graduate students supported on NSF and certain NIH funds. The NSF requirements are in effect for proposals and renewals submitted after January 4, 2010. For further information on the NSF and NIH requirements, contact Jerry Zamzow in the Office for Responsible Research (4-3115), or visit: http://www.compliance.iastate.edu/rcr/training/