Public Events Fall 2009

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WORKSHOPS IN THE RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT OF RESEARCH (RCR) FOR POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS AT IUB

Four workshops on research ethics and the responsible conduct of research (RCR) will be offered for postdoctoral fellows at Indiana University-Bloomington in November, 2009. The workshops, described below, are free of charge. Participation in all four workshops is encouraged but not required. A similar series of workshops has been offered since the second semester of 2007-08.

All workshops will meet at the Poynter Center, 618 East Third Street, from 4:00-5:30 pm. The Poynter Center is directly across 3rd Street from the Law School.

Registration is required and space is limited. To register:

• Join the Postdoc RCR Oncourse site; see Oncourse for instructions.
• Go to the Postdoc RCR Oncourse site and select the Assignments tool. To register, follow the directions on the assignments corresponding to the workshops you wish to attend.

See Oncourse for more information.

Monday, November 2, 2009
COLLABORATION AND AUTHORSHIP
We will discuss some of the challenges that can arise in collaborative research, including ethical principles and policies regarding determining authorship credit, negotiating power relationships, and resolving disagreements. (Note: Three of the readings are only one or two pages long.)

Monday, November 9, 2009
DATA OWNERSHIP, ACCESS, AND SHARING
We will discuss ethical and technical aspects of data ownership, data stewardship, data access, and data sharing.

Monday, November 16, 2009
INTEGRITY AND MISCONDUCT
We will discuss the Federal definition of research misconduct, its implications for research practice, and strategies for coping with suspected research misconduct.

Monday, November 23, 2009
HUMAN SUBJECTS
We will discuss ethical principles that guide research with human subjects and the regulatory structure (national and institutional) intended to ensure the protection of human subjects of research.