RCR Topics and Resources

While the U. S. Office of Research Integrity (ORI) has identified nine core areas for RCR training (mainly in the sciences), each institution is responsible for developing its own training program. Duke Graduate School regularly offers RCR training in 12 core topics, and will provide occasional training on specialized topics such as ethical issues in qualitative or ethnographic research, nanoscience and technology, or bioethics.

Select a topic below for a brief description and a list of useful resources: (UNDER CONSTRUCTION)

  1. Academic integrity and misconduct
    (identifying and reporting; plagiarism; copyright violation; Duke Honor Code)
  2. Conflict of interest or commitment
    (Technology transfer office; Duke policy in faculty handbook)
  3. Mentor/advisee responsibilities
    (Duke "Best Practices: Core expectations" document)
  4. Harassment prevention and handling complaints
    (Office of Institutional Equity)
  5. Human subjects
    (medical or non-medical research: Campus IRB, Medical IRB; vulnerable samples)
  6. Animal subjects
    (IACUC, Div. Of Lab Animal Resources, Office of Animal Welfare Assurance)
  7. Data management
    (Policy on Data Retention and Access, ORS)
  8. Intellectual property
    (Policy on Intellectual Property; Inventions, patents, technology transfer)
  9. Publication practices
    (authorship, peer review, PI status)
  10. Collaborative research
    (university-industry guidelines, PI status)
  11. Fiscal responsibility
    (Research Costing Compliance, lab management)
  12. Social impact of research
    (macro-ethics)