Working Together

Rules, Regulations, and Etiquette of Collaborative Research

Four workshops sponsored by the Office of Research and the University Graduate School and the Poynter Center for the Study of Ethics and American Institutions, Indiana University-Bloomington

Avoiding Pitfalls in Collaborative Research

Friday, February 14, 2003 | View a recording of the workshop in streaming video

Collaborative research, like marriage, is fraught with peril for the unprepared. This panel of experienced researchers will share insights into how hazards can be avoided.

Peter Cherbas, Ph.D., Professor of Biology, Director of the Center for Genomics and Bioinformatics, and Fellow of the Indiana Molecular Biology Institute
Peter Finn, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology and Special Assistant to the Vice President for Research
Frederika Kaestle, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Fellow of the Indiana Molecular Biology Institute

Data Management I: Authorship, Data Sharing, And More

Friday, February 21, 2003 | Read or print the workshop handout in PDF format | View a recording of the workshop in streaming video

Many issues in data management are not explicitly covered by regulations or policies. Who should be first author? Should students have access to data they helped collect after they graduate?

Jane D. McLeod, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Sociology
Kenneth D. Pimple, Ph.D., Director of Teaching Research Ethics Programs at the Poynter Center for the Study of Ethics and American Institutions

Data Management II: Copyright and Patents

Friday, February 28, 2003 | Read or print the workshop handout on patents in PDF format

The laws concerning copyright and patents are complex and confusing. This expert panel will clarify the basic issues and answer your questions.

Beth Cate, J.D., Associate University Counsel and Special Assistant for Policy and Procedures at the Office of Research and University Graduate School and the University Counsel
Judy M. Johncox, M.A., Vice President of Technology Transfer at the Advanced Research and Technology Institute

Mentors and Protégés

Friday, March 7, 2003 | View a recording of the workshop in streaming video

Collaborations between faculty members and students entail rights and responsibilities on both sides. What can a student reasonably expect? What can a faculty member reasonably demand?

Thomas F. Donahue, Ph.D., Professor of Biology; Director of the Biology Department's National Institutes of Health Graduate Training Grant in Genetics, Molecular and Cellular Sciences; Director of the IUB Campus's National Institutes of Health Initiative for Minority Student Development; and Fellow of the Indiana Molecular Biology Institute
Julie Knost, J.D., Director of Affirmative Action

Also of interest: Dynamic Issues in Scientific Integrity: Collaborative Research, a 16-page booklet prepared in 1995 by the American Academy of Microbiology and available free of charge in PDF format. The booklet "describes the nature of different kinds of collaborations and provides guidelines for successful and productive collaborating in scientific research" (from the AAM Web site).

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