RCR for Undergraduates & Master’s Degree Candidates (Introductory)
Those undergraduates or master’s degree candidates who have an RCRResponsible Conduct of Research compliance requirement, under an NIHNational Institutes of Health training grant or an NSFNational Science Foundation research grant, must complete Introductory RCR within two years of requirement notification.
The program, offered through CITI, provides advice on mentorship, plagiarism, and reproducibility, and introduces basic responsibilities of data management.
Complete Intermediate RCR through the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI):
CITI Course Sign-Up Instructions
To enroll in the CITI course:
- Sign up for a CITI Account.
- Affiliate with Boston University (please note that if you affiliate with Boston University Medical Campus through CITI, you will not be able to access the RCR course).
- Select “Add a Course or Update Learner Groups.”
- Select “Intro to RCR”
| Audience: Undergraduates, master’s candidates, doctoral candidates, and postdoctoral researchers in the sciences or engineering Duration: Approximately 1-2 hours Teaching Medium: Online modules and quizzes How Often: Ongoing |
RCR for Doctoral Degree Candidates & Postdoctoral Researchers (Advanced)
Those doctoral candidates and postdoctoral researchers who have an RCR compliance requirement, under an NIH training grant or an NSF research grant, must complete Introductory RCR before enrolling in the four advanced RCR workshops. The online CITI training and four Advanced Live Workshops must be completed within two years of requirement notification.
Step 1. Complete Introductory RCR through the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI):
The program, offered through CITI, provides advice on mentorship, plagiarism, and reproducibility, and introduces basic responsibilities of data management.
CITI Course Sign-Up Instructions
To enroll in the CITI course:
- Sign up for a CITI Account.
- Affiliate with Boston University (please note that if you affiliate with Boston University Medical Campus through CITI, you will not be able to access the RCR course).
- Select “Add a Course or Update Learner Groups.”
- Select “Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR Courses).”
- Select “Intro to RCR”
| Audience: Undergraduates, master’s candidates, doctoral candidates, and postdoctoral researchers in the sciences or engineering Duration: Approximately 1-2 hours Teaching Medium: Online modules and quizzes How Often: Ongoing |
Step 2. Complete Advanced RCR (Live) discussion workshops.
These four workshops, offered every semester, incorporate faculty mentor-led group discussions around the practical ethical questions surrounding authorship, mentor/mentee relationships, data acquisition and management, and peer review.
Advanced RCR (Live)
Important note: New RCR Participants (those who commence the RCR program after September 1, 2013) must complete Step 1 prior to attending any workshop or alternative RCR course.
Four 2-hour workshops are to be completed over not more than two years and involve small groups of students and postdoctoral researchers in facilitated discussion of case studies set in diverse fields across the sciences and engineering. After starting RCR, one workshop per semester must be completed until all four workshops are completed.
Register
Important! When you register in course manager, make sure that your email address does not contain gmail after the @ (i.e. @gmail.bu.edu) but only @bu.edu. This will ensure that you receive the participant packet for the workshop.
Note: Alternatively, if you are eligible, you may enroll in an approved Alternative RCR Program for your live instruction in RCR.
| Location: BU Medical Campus: Hiebert Lounge (School of Medicine, 14th Floor) or BU Charles River Campus: Metcalf Trustee Ballroom (1 Silber Way, 9th Floor), GSU Terrace Lounge (775 Commonwealth Ave, 2nd Floor), Colloquium Room (Photonics Building, 9th Floor) Audience: All doctoral degree candidates and postdoctoral researchers in the sciences and engineering Duration: 8 hours When Offered: See schedule Teaching Medium: Small group, case-based learning Prerequisite: Introductory Responsible Conduct of Research on CITI. How Often: Workshop series are offered on both the Medical and Charles River Campuses in the spring and fall semester with each workshop offered twice per semester. Additionally, one of each workshop is held over summer term. Important note for New RCR participants: Doctoral candidates and postdoctoral researchers entering the RCR program after September 1, 2013 must complete Introductory RCR (Step 1) before completing the four Live RCR Workshops (Step 2). Notes to all Advanced RCR Participants: Timing for Program CompletionIn terms of timing*, doctoral candidates are recommended to: - Complete Step 1 in the second year of their doctoral program; and
- Commence Step 2 (the four Core RCR workshops) in their second or third year; and
- Complete the four workshops at the rate of one workshop per semester, so that all workshops are completed, at the latest, by the end of the fourth year.
In terms of timing*, postdoctoral researchers are recommended to: - Complete Step 1 s early as possible in their position at BU; and
- Commence Step 2 (the four Core RCR workshops) in the semester in which Step 1 is completed; and
- Complete the four workshops at the rate of at least one workshop per semester.
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