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COMPLIANCE TRAINING

Responsible Conduct of Research Training
Conflict of Interest - CAMS Training
CITI Program Training (various topics)
Canvas Training (various topics)
Additional Training Resources

Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Training

FSU’s Office of Research Compliance Programs is pleased to present a series of live, web-based interactive training sessions on the Responsible Conduct of Research. Attendees will become aware of established professional norms and ethical principles for responsible scholarly conduct and learn how to apply them to their own work and conduct their research with integrity. Each session will be led by an expert on the seminar’s topic and will include case studies, problem-solving discussion, as well as invite dialogue on ethical dilemmas.

This training is open to all FSU-affiliated individuals (faculty, postdocs, graduate students, staff and undergraduates) regardless of their funding sources. Attending eight of the sessions fulfills the National Institutes of Health (NIH) requirement for eight in-person contact hours. Additional training requirements of the NIH, the National Science Foundation (NSF), and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) are described here. Certificates of Completion will be provided to individuals who complete the entire program. Send questions/comments to Research-Compliance@fsu.edu.

Registration for the Spring 2024 workshop series is now OPEN. Unfortunately, we were unable to offer a Fall workshop.

Register HERE

Please contact Research-Compliance@fsu.edu, if you have questions or comments.

The Spring 2024 Session Schedule will be published shortly. In the meanwhile, the Spring 2023 schedule is shown below.

NEW NSF Requirement: Training in the responsible and ethical conduct of research to undergraduate students, graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, faculty, and other senior personnel who will be supported by NSF to conduct research. NSF investigators are required to attend at least eight (8) sessions to obtain a certificate—two (2) of which must be Research Data Security and Mentor/Mentee Responsibilities and Relationships.

Session Title

Discussion Facilitator

March/April Date

Time (1 hour)

Live Vertebrate Animals in Research

William Hill
Bio

Thursday

April 11, 2024

3:00 p.m.

Contemporary Ethical Issues in Biomedical Research

Richard Nowakowski
Bio

Friday
March 22, 2024

                     10:00 a.m.

Protecting Human Research Participants

T. Howard Stone
Bio

Monday
March 25, 2024

10:00 a.m.

Safe Laboratory Practices

Renee Murray
Bio

Tuesday
March 26, 2024

1:00 p.m.

Collaborating with Industry

Michael Campbell
Bio

Wednesday
March 27, 2024

10:00 a.m.

Research Misconduct

Mary Sechrist

Monday
April 1, 2024

1:00 p.m.

Conflict of Interest; Conflict of Commitment; Foreign Influence

Mary Sechrist

Thursday
April 4, 2024

1:00 p.m.

Discussion "On Being a Scientist"

Richard Wagner
Bio

Tuesday
April 9, 2024

11:00 a.m.

Mentor/Mentee Responsibilities and Relationships

Debi Fadool
Bio

Monday
April 15, 2024

10:00 a.m.

Research Data Security

Denis Burns
Bio

Thursday
April 18, 2024

10:00 a.m.

Data Management Plans

Nicholas Ruhs
Bio

Monday
April 22, 2024

2:00 p.m.

Inclusive Excellence and Civility in Research


Michelle Douglas
Bio

Thursday
April 25, 2024

1:00 p.m.

EHS Compliance Updates

Megan Sandy

Thursday
April 25, 2024

3:00 p.m.

CITI On-line Compliance Training

Research activities conducted by faculty, staff, and students at Florida State University must be conducted in an ethical and responsible manner following applicable federal or other governmental requirements, sponsor requirements, and University policies and procedures. The Office of Research subscribes to the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI Program). CITI’s web-based training materials serve millions of learners at academic institutions, government agencies, and commercial organizations in the U.S. and around the world. More information about the CITI Program can be found at www.citiprogram.org.

      FSU CITI User Guide

Canvas Course -- Research Integrity & Foreign Influence: A Quick Primer

The Office of Research is pleased to provide to our faculty, staff, and students an online self-paced course focused on research integrity and foreign influence. This course will give an overview of FSU policies and guidance from various authorities regarding the risk of foreign influence on research, as well as helping to identify where additional information can be located on FSU’s websites.

Course Registration:

You can self-enroll in this training by using the following instructions:

  1. Open this link, and then proceed to Step 2.
  2. Once the link has opened, sign in with your FSU credentials (if prompted).
  3. Once signed in click the “Enroll in Course” button. You’ll then be registered in the course.
  4. Launch the online training module by clicking the Modules tab, and then selecting the “Research Integrity” course under Course Presentation.

Additional Training Opportunities

Other compliance training opportunities are available through the following websites:

Contact Us

Mary Sechrist, Director
Tallahassee, FL 32306-1330
m.sechrist@fsu.edu
research-compliance@fsu.edu