{"id":2661,"date":"2022-09-29T13:56:04","date_gmt":"2022-09-29T17:56:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.ncsu.edu\/administration\/?page_id=2661"},"modified":"2025-06-05T11:09:06","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T15:09:06","slug":"rcr-training","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.ncsu.edu\/administration\/compliance\/research-compliance\/research-integrity\/rcr-training\/","title":{"rendered":"Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Training"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What is RCR?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"ncst-content-card migrated-html-box wp-block-ncst-html-box has-reynolds-400-background-color with-cta\">\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n        \n                    <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">Quick Links<\/h3>\n        \n                    <div class=\"content-card__teaser\">\n                <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.ncsu.edu\/administration\/compliance\/research-compliance\/research-integrity\/rcr-training\/rcr-courses\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"4291\">Enroll in CITI RCR Training<\/a><\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.ncsu.edu\/administration\/compliance\/research-compliance\/research-integrity\/rcr-training\/rcr-courses\/#courses\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"4291\">Alternate Forms of Approved RCR Training<\/a><\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.ncsu.edu\/administration\/compliance\/research-compliance\/research-integrity\/rcr-training\/rcr-faqs\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"2663\">RCR FAQs<\/a><\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n        \n        <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p>The National Institutes of Health (NIH) defines RCR as \u201cthe practice of scientific investigation with integrity. It involves the awareness and application of established professional norms and ethical principles in the performance of all activities related to scientific research.\u201d Until recently, emphasis on RCR focused primarily on research misconduct, defined by the themes of data fabrication and plagiarism. Today RCR is viewed as a much broader set of guiding principles and behaviors on topics including, but not limited to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Plagiarism&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Authorship&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Collaborative Research&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Conflicts of Interest&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Data Management&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mentoring&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Peer Review&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Research Misconduct&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Research Security and Transparency<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The goal of RCR education at NC State is to inform all individuals engaged in the research process about the key issues, current standards and best ethical practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-67\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-67\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Federal Sponsor<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Delivery method <\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Personnel required to do RCR Training <\/th><th class=\"column-4\">Federal guidelines<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Science Foundation (NSF)<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Online Through CITI or an approved NC State course <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Researchers, Faculty and other <a href=\"https:\/\/research.ncsu.edu\/administration\/compliance\/research-compliance\/research-compliance-definitions\/#senior\">Senior Personnel<\/a> supported to conduct research<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/beta.nsf.gov\/policies\/pappg\/23-1\/ch-9-recipient-standards#b-responsible-and-ethical-conduct-of-research-recr-9c7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NSF PAPPG 23-1 <\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/nifa.usda.gov\/&amp;sa=D&amp;source=docs&amp;ust=1669838625133991&amp;usg=AOvVaw3dEqii4Oh6fwON_Ou8-wW9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USDA - National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Online Through CITI or an approved NC State course <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Program Directors, Faculty, Undergraduate Students, Postdoctoral Scholars, any staff participating in a USDA NIFA research project <\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nifa.usda.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2023-10\/NIFA-5-3a-Research-Terms-and-Conditions-Oct-2023-Correction.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NIFA: U.S. Department of Agriculture<br \/>\nResearch Terms and Conditions<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nih.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Institutes of Health (NIH)<\/a> *<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Face-to-face training<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">All trainees, fellows, participants, and scholars receiving support through any NIH training, career development award (individual or institutional), research education grant, and dissertation research grant <\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grants.nih.gov\/grants\/guide\/notice-files\/not-od-10-019.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NOT-OD-10-019: Update on the Requirement for Instruction in the Responsible Conduct of Research<\/a> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-67 from cache -->\n\n\n\n<p>* For NIH, the requirements for such training apply to all NIH Institutional Research Training Grants, Individual Fellowship Awards, Career Development Awards (Institutional and Individual), Research Education Grants, and Dissertation Research Grants. The programs are listed as: D43, D71, F05, F30, F31, F32, F33, F34, F37, F38, K01, K02, K05, K07, K08, K12, K18, K22, K23, K24, K25, K26, K30, K99\/R00, KL1, KL2, R25, R36, T15, T32, T34, T35, T36, T37, T90\/R90, TL1, TU2, and U2R.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"layout-grid wp-block-ncst-group-contact-cards\"><div class=\"wp-block-ncst-person-card\"><div class=\"person-card\">\n  <div class=\"person-card__container\">\n        <div class=\"person-card__image-container\">\n              <a class=\"person-card__image\" href=https:\/\/research.ncsu.edu\/administration\/people\/mdmillsa\/>\n                    <div class=\"person-card__image-background\">\n            <div class=\"initials\">MM<\/div>\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/research.ncsu.edu\/administration\/files\/2022\/04\/mary-millsaps-1-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-500x500 size-500x500 wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.ncsu.edu\/administration\/files\/2022\/04\/mary-millsaps-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.ncsu.edu\/administration\/files\/2022\/04\/mary-millsaps-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.ncsu.edu\/administration\/files\/2022\/04\/mary-millsaps-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.ncsu.edu\/administration\/files\/2022\/04\/mary-millsaps-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/research.ncsu.edu\/administration\/files\/2022\/04\/mary-millsaps-1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/research.ncsu.edu\/administration\/files\/2022\/04\/mary-millsaps-1-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\n                      <\/div>\n                <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"person-card__info-container\">\n              <a class=\"name\" href=https:\/\/research.ncsu.edu\/administration\/people\/mdmillsa\/>\n          Mary Millsaps \n        <\/a>\n      \n      \n              <p class=\"title\">Director, Research Compliance<\/p>\n      \n      \n      \n      \n              <a class=\"phone\" href=\"tel:919.515.0158\">919.515.0158<\/a>\n      \n              <a class=\"email\" href=\"mailto:mdmillsa@ncsu.edu\">mdmillsa@ncsu.edu<\/a>\n      \n          <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-ncst-person-card\"><div class=\"person-card\">\n  <div class=\"person-card__container\">\n        <div class=\"person-card__image-container\">\n              <a class=\"person-card__image\" href=https:\/\/research.ncsu.edu\/administration\/people\/jbeliza\/>\n                    <div class=\"person-card__image-background\">\n            <div class=\"initials\">JB<\/div>\n                        \n                      <\/div>\n                <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"person-card__info-container\">\n              <a class=\"name\" href=https:\/\/research.ncsu.edu\/administration\/people\/jbeliza\/>\n          Jennise Belizaire \n        <\/a>\n      \n      \n              <p class=\"title\">RCR Administrator<\/p>\n      \n      \n      \n      \n      \n              <a class=\"email\" href=\"mailto:jbeliza@ncsu.edu\">jbeliza@ncsu.edu<\/a>\n      \n          <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is RCR? 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