Office of Research and Sponsored Programs
Workshops & Training
The “Research Minute” Podcast
We are glad to announce that the Vice Provost for Research, Dr. David Butler, will begin a weekly podcast highlighting successful research grant writers from around MTSU’s campus. Please check back at a future date for more information.
Raider Research Series
The Raider Research Series is a presentation series where grant funded faculty from MTSU share their research and sponsored projects with the campus community. Please join us for refreshments, networking, and to hear from our featured spotlight presenters.
Spring Session Dates
TBD
Interested in being a spotlight presenter at one of our spring events? Register here!
ORSP Training Sessions
Spring Session Dates
TBD
RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT OF RESEARCH (RCR)
The RCR Credit Workshops 24′ – 25′
Time: 10:00AM-11:00AM | Place: Student Union Bldg, Room 218
September 4th, 2024: Authorship and Peer Review
October 2nd, 2024: Mentoring
November 6th, 2024: Conflict of Interest
January 29th, 2025: Data Management
February 26th, 2025: Research Enviroments
March 26, 2025: The Scientist as a Responsible Member of Society
April 23rd, 2025: Collaborative Research
The RCR Credit Workshops will be held once a month at the Student Union and hosted by Nolan Hatley, the MTSU Research Compliance Officer. There will be a special topic in RCR each month where Nolan will present some basics on a particular topic concerning the responsible conduct of research followed by a discussion. These will be particularly valuable to those needing RCR credits, and the design of the series is to ensure on any given year, any participant can earn the required 8 contact hours required by the NIH, but may apply as credit under the NSF, USDA, and possibly NASA, the Department of Energy, and the Department of Education. These discussions will be focused on the ethics and professional responsibility of research. For reasons of academic freedom and integrity, and to encourage participation in discussion, these meetings will not be recorded, or offer remote or online participation, per the requirements of NIH.
These meetings will have an attendance cap, so please RSVP Dr. Nolan Hatley at nolan.hatley@mtsu.edu or contact him at 615-494-8918.
Participants will receive certificates of attendance upon completion.
Special Note to Faculty and Students: These discussions might also be a good opportunity for assignments related to research ethics and law, or for make-up and extra credit assignments. Nolan will be happy to sign documents for the purposes of recording attendance, and each session will also have a handout.
INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD (IRB)
The IRB Monthly Discussion Series 24′ – 25′
Time: 3:00PM- 4:00PM | Place: Student Union Bldg, Room 218
September 19th, 2024: The Principles of the Belmont Report
October 17th, 2024: “Exempt” doesn’t mean Exempt Responsibility
November 21st, 2024: IRB applications 101: Writing for Reviewers, Thinking of Participants
February 20th, 2025: Weighing Harms and Benefits
March 20th, 2025: Justice and the Selection of Subjects
April 17th, 2025: Informed or Consent? How to ensure it as Informed Consent
The IRB Topics Monthly Series will be held once a month at the Student Union and hosted by Nolan Hatley, the MTSU Research Compliance Officer. There will be a special topic each month where Nolan will present some basics on a particular topic in research ethics and law concerning human subjects followed by a discussion. These will be particularly valuable to both undergraduate and graduate students who either currently or in their future plans will be conducting research with human subjects; nonetheless, any and all are welcome to attend the discussions. These discussions will be focused on the “why” and “what” concerning research ethics and law involving human subjects and not necessarily the “how.” Of course, at the conclusion of the meeting, this will be a good place to ask questions, too, related to anything with IRB at MTSU.
For reasons of academic freedom and integrity, and to encourage participation in discussion, these meetings will not be recorded. These meetings will have an attendance cap, so please RSVP Dr. Nolan Hatley at nolan.hatley@mtsu.edu or contact him at 615-494-8918.
Special Note to Faculty and Students: These discussions might be a good opportunity for assignments related to research ethics and law, or for make-up and extra credit assignments. Nolan will be happy to sign documents for the purposes of recording attendance, and each session will also have a handout.
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