Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Video Resources
Research as a profession generally flourishes when the public which supports it and ultimately makes use of its products has high regard for its ways and means. Every effort must be made to bolster those invaluable commodities of respect and trust. Many institutions have internalized this insight and have expanded their research integrity initiatives concomitantly to meet the needs of a more demanding and competitive era. The nurturing of research integrity for these institutions has become a forthright rather than presumed endeavor. With this interest in and concern about institutional integrity has come a wide array of approaches to the enhancement of research responsibility.
RCR Interactive Simulations
In “The Lab: Avoiding Research Misconduct,” you become the lead characters in an interactive movie and make decisions about integrity in research that can have long-term consequences. The simulation addresses Responsible Conduct of Research topics such as avoiding research misconduct, mentorship responsibilities, handling of data, responsible authorship, and questionable research practices. The following simulation is located on the DHHS’s Office of Research Integrity website:
RCR Case Study Videos
The following videos present brief (~ 3 minute) case study vignettes that illustrate core issues in the responsible conduct of research (RCR). They can and should be used as discussion tools in the RCR education and training of students, staff and scientists. The part one videos were funded by a National Science Foundation grant to the Council of Graduate Schools. Parts two, three, and four videos were funded by the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) and are posted with CITI’s permission. These videos are in .avi format:
Part One
Part Two
Part Three – Social/Behavioral/Education Sciences
Part Four – Social/Behavioral/Education Sciences