CITI Training for Responsible and Ethical Conduct of Research
Dickinson's institutional policies for sponsored research (whether internally funded by the college or externally funded by grants) require student researchers to undertake training in the Responsible and Ethical Conduct of Research (RECR) so that (a) students become aware of the research integrity issues pertinent to their disciplines and (b) research protocols are appropriately followed for the funded research project. These policies allow Dickinson to remain compliant with federal regulations which require such training.
The Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI)
CITI offers web-based RECR training courses which have been designed by a collaboration of some 3000 universities, colleges, government agencies and other entities. These courses meet federal as well as Dickinson's policy requirements. Each CITI course provides bibliographic and other resources which could be incorporated into faculty teaching and research mentoring. The RECR courses contain required as well as optional modules, so this tool can be customized by the faculty researcher to meet the needs of different disciplines or individual projects. It is also possible, if a faculty member desires, to create additional original content.
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Critical Information for grant supported projects (R&D and external grants)
- Note that you can stop and continue your training at any time. Just login again to
- Note that the overall grade for the CITI RECR course must be 80% for it to be considered a successful completion.
- Feel free to take other optional courses available after you have completed your required course.
- Your faculty mentor may specify that you take certain optional courses.
- You may start the course any time after you and your faculty member agree to collaborate and your faculty mentor has assigned the appropriate course. You have until end of the first week after the start of the grant to complete the course and turn in the certification forms.
Deadline Info for Students
- You may start the course any time after you and your faculty member agree to collaborate and your faculty mentor has assigned the appropriate course(s). You have until the end of the first week after the start of the project to complete the course. Your training completion certificate(s) will be forwarded automatically by email to the Dickinson Responsible Conduct of Training Coordinator. You may print or save a copy of the certificate for your own records.
- Your faculty mentor may specify that you take certain optional courses.
- The Committee currently sees no need for the student to retake the training once the course has already been taken.