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MSU College of Education

EDUCATION/TRAINING PLAN FOR RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT OF RESEARCH AND

SCHOLARSHIP

Introduction

Overall considerations:

1. The components of each graduate or postdoctoral student’s Responsible Conduct of

Research (RCR) training are described below. These components are a mixture of on-

line and face-to-face educational experiences that adhere to the guidelines of Michigan

State University’s revised plan for the Responsible Conduct of Research announced Fall

2016. Some involve sessions sponsored by the Graduate School, the College of

Education’s Institute for Research on Teaching and Learning (IRTL), or individual

departments; others involve faculty working directly with students and post-docs

employed on projects or enrolled in courses.

2. The responsibility for ensuring that each student has completed the required training rests

with the Departmental Advisor during the Spring Advising Meeting or the PI of federal

projects employing that student (includes undergraduates specifically working on federal

research) or post-doctoral research associates. For continuing students, on-line record-

keeping will be handled through the RTTS system developed by the College of

Engineering. For students beginning Fall of 2016, records will be kept automatically in

Saba for online training and by program secretaries who will enter face-to-face training

completions in GradInfo under “Annual” after approval by the advisor or PI.

Specific Department and Program RCR Plans:

All departments and programs within the College of Education will use the 4 required Citi

modules during Year 1.

Individual departments or programs have identified different research courses that will cover 6

hours of discussion-based training. Some have specified specific Citi modules for Year 2 and

Year 3 and succeeding years for their students.

Copies of the department and program specific RCR Plans follow.


Table of Contents

DEPARTMENT: Counseling, Educational Psychology And Special Education

Program: Educ. Psych. & Educ. Tech. (PhD 6703, 2295, 6741 Hybrid, PhD Dual 6749)

Program: Rehabilitation Counseling (MA 1752)

Program: Rehabilitation Counselor Education (PhD 2279)

Program: School Psychology (EdS 1742) (PhD 2275)

Program: Special Education (MA 1726, 6742) (PhD 1727, Dual PhD 9847)

DEPARTMENT: Educational Administration

Program: Educational Leadership (EdD 6752)

Program: Education Policy (PhD 2293, 6764, PhD Dual 9842, 9855)

Program: K-12 Educational Admin. (MA 1644) (EdS 1638) (PhD 1646, PhD Dual 9849)

Program: Higher, Adult, and Lifelong Ed. (PhD 2245, PhD Dual 9846)

Program: Higher, Adult, and Lifelong Ed. (MA 2288, 6734)

Program: Student Affairs Administration (MA 2246)

DEPARTMENT: Kinesiology (All programs follow the same guidelines)

DEPARTMENT: Teacher Education (All programs follow the same guidelines)

(Highlighted means the plan is included)


Educational Psychology Educational Technology – Doctoral Programs

1) Year 1

All new Educational Psychology Educational Technology (EPET) doctoral (PhD) students in the program

will complete the four CITI online modules listed below:

• Introduction to the Responsible Conduct of Research

• Authorship

• Plagiarism

• Research Misconduct

The six hours of discussion-based training will happen through coursework in CEP 900 - Proseminar I,

and CEP 930 - Educational Inquiry. This discussion-based training also includes our hybrid doctoral

students who complete two-thirds of CEP 900 and 930 on campus in face-to-face, discussion-based

settings.

2) Year 2

In Year 2, all EPET doctoral students will complete the three CITI modules listed below:

• CITI Collaborative Research

• CITI Peer Review

• Human Research Protection/IRB Certification (in http://Train.ORA.msu.edu)

3) Years 3+

In Years 3 and beyond, all EPET doctoral students will complete one CITI module per year that is

different from the seven modules listed above.


Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Rehabilitation Counselor Education

and Master of Arts (MA) in Rehabilitation Counseling

Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology,

& Special Education (CEPSE) College of Education

Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Plan

1) Year 1 All new Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Rehabilitation Counselor Education students and Master of Arts (MA)

Rehabilitation Counseling students will complete the below 4 CITI online modules within the first

year of enrollment in their program. Completion of this requirement will be tracked in SABA.

• Introduction to the Responsible Conduct of Research

• Authorship

• Plagiarism

• Research Misconduct

2) Discussion-Based Training

All Master of Arts (MA) Rehabilitation Counseling students will complete the CEP 822 Approaches to

Educational Research course prior to receiving their degrees.

All Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Rehabilitation Counselor Education students will complete the CEP 968

Research Methods in Counseling & School Psychology course prior to receiving their degrees. For

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Rehabilitation Counselor Education students, completion of the CEP 968

Research Methods in Counseling & School Psychology course will be recorded by the CEPSE

Department in GradInfo as “Initial” training.

In addition to 1 and 2 above, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Rehabilitation Counselor Education

students will complete:

3) Year 2 Within the first 2 years of enrollment in their program, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Rehabilitation Counselor

Education students will complete the below 3 MSU online training modules. Completion of this

requirement will be tracked in SABA.

• CITI Collaborative Research

• CITI Peer Review

• Human Research Protection/IRB Certification (in http://Train.ORA.msu.edu) In addition to 1, 2, and 3 above, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Rehabilitation Counselor Education students will

complete:

4) Annual Refresher Training

Starting in year 3, all Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Rehabilitation Counselor Education students will

complete one (1) MSU online training module per year that is different from the above required 7

modules. Completion

of this requirement will be recorded by the CEPSE Department in GradInfo as “Annual” training.


New RCR Requirement for students entering the Education Policy PhD

program in Fall of 2016 and thereafter

1) Four CITI Modules to be completed by the end of year 1.

All new students will complete the following four CITI online modules within the first year of

enrollment in their program:

Introduction to the Responsible Conduct of Research

Authorship

Plagiarism

Research Misconduct

Students are responsible to complete these on-line modules on their own. The program will

monitor student compliance.

2) Three additional CITI Modules to be completed by the end of year 2.

Within the first two years of enrollment in their program, doctoral students will complete three

additional MSU online training modules, to be selected from the following list:

CITI Collaborative Research

CITI Conflicts of Interest

CITI Data Management

CITI Financial Responsibility

CITI Mentoring

CITI Peer Review

Human Research Protection/ IRB Certification (in http://Train.ORA.msu.edu)

Other courses not yet available

Students are responsible to complete these on-line modules on their own. The program will

monitor student compliance.

3) Discussion-Based Training.

Students will complete six hours of discussion-based training prior to receiving their degrees.

http://train.ora.msu.edu/


Students do not have to take any additional specific action to complete this requirement;

discussions and assignments in the required sequences of research courses will meet this

requirement.

4) Annual Refresher Training, starting in year 3 of the program.

Starting in year 3 (and similar to what we currently require of doctoral students after their initial

year in the program), all students must complete three hours of annual refresher training.

Complying with this requirement could include can additional CITI modules, any of the RCR

discussion-based sessions offered by the Graduate School, specific RCR training provided

through a grant or project, a discussion with an advisor about an assigned reading regarding

RCR, or anything else the advisor deems appropriate, as long as the approach advances or

deepens the student’s understandings about RCR.

We will continue to have advisors record students’ fulfillment of RCR requirements—whether the

new ones or old ones—each year by indicating so on the student’s Annual Evaluation Form.


EAD Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR)

Since 2011, graduate students in the College of Education at Michigan State University must

complete annual training in the Conduct of Responsible Research (RCR). All of our Ph.D.,

Ed.D., and MA students will follow the plan below.

All students in their first year will:

Review the following CITI Modules

Introduction to the Responsible Conduct of Research

Authorship

Plagiarism

Research Misconduct

In their second year All Doctoral and Ed.D. students will:

Complete 3 of the following CITI modules

CITI Collaborative Researh

CITI Conflicts of Interest

CITI Data Management

CITI Financial Responsibility

CITI Mentoring

CITI Peer Review

IACUC Tutorial for Animal Care Training (in http://Train.ORA.msu.edu)

Human Research Protection/ IRB Certification (in http://Train.ORA.msu.edu)

Rigor and Reproducibility Course (in production)

All M.A. students (Master’s Plan B) will follow the path below to complete their minimum of 6

hours of discussion-based training prior to receiving their degrees.

Year 1: EAD 812--Ethics of data use in schools (3 hours)

Year 2: EAD 820--Plagiarism and/or Application of data ethics in schools (3 hours)

Note: MA students who don't take EAD 820 should use EAD 852


All Ed.D. students in their 3 year cohort based program will follow the plan below to complete

their additional 6 hours and the 3 hours per year from year 3 onwards.

Year 2 training will deal primarily with the ethics of data use and collaborative research integrity.

Training is completed in two DEL core classes: EAD 924 Data and Decisions and EAD 929

Collaborative Inquiry (3 hours).

Year 3 training will focus on proper attribution and utilization of the existing research base.

Training is completed in EAD 995, Research Practicum. A special section of EAD 995 is

offered in summer for DEL students to support the completion of their literature review and the

initial steps of plan for their collaborative projects (3 hours).

All Ph.D. students will follow the plan below for the remainder of their Program in order to

complete the 6 hours of discussion-based training; and 3 hours each year Year 3 onward.

Given the flexibility necessary for students to complete their Ph.D. programs specifying specific

courses to match for RCR compliance is not appropriate. Therefore, these hours will be

incorporated into the specific coursework that students take, in consultation with their advisor,

including EAD 995, Research Practicum and in advising work during their dissertation stage.


HALE & SAA RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT OF RESEARCH (http://education.msu.edu/irtl/training/)

Michigan State University requires that all graduate students be trained in the responsible

conduct of research as part of their educational experience. The responsibility for ensuring that

each individual has completed the required training rests with the Academic Advisor during the

annual review and/or the Principal Investigator (PI) of the research project employing that

individual.

HALE MA

All HALE MA students are required to complete the CITI Modules in their first year and six

hours of training to include the following topics: human research protection program, conflict of

interest, authorship issues and data issues, and additional discussion of issues related to

Responsible Conduct of Education Research. These topics are covered through the required

courses in the HALE curriculum. Faculty should indicate, on each course syllabus, the RCR

requirements met through the course.

SAA

All SAA MA students are required to complete the CITI Modules in their first year and six hours

of training to include the following topics: human research protection program, conflict of



courses in the SAA curriculum. Faculty should indicate, on each course syllabus, the RCR

requirements met through the course.

HALE PhD

All HALE doctoral students are required to complete the CITI Modules in their first year and six

hours of training to include the following topics: human research protection program, conflict of



courses in the PhD curriculum. Faculty should indicate, on each course syllabus, the RCR

requirements met through the course. In students’ second year, they will complete 3 additional

CITI modules, which are chosen in conversation with their advisor. Students in their third year

forward will complete 3 hours of annual refresher training through conversations with their

advisor, workshops, or completion of CITI modules.

Some of the components are fulfilled through required courses in the HALE PhD curriculum.

Course syllabi for EAD 960, EAD 966, EAD 968, EAD 970, EAD 967, CEP 930, EAD 995,

CEP 932, EAD 955b (or equivalent courses) should indicate the RCR requirements that are

fulfilled through the course. Students and advisors are responsible for ensuring compliance with

the requirements.

http://education.msu.edu/irtl/training/


There may be additional RCR requirements for students associated with a research project (see

http://education.msu.edu/irtl/training/). Each Project PI is responsible for determining the

training modules and monitoring completion of the requirements; however, the final record of

RCR training remains with the Academic Advisor.

http://education.msu.edu/irtl/training/


Kinesiology

Plan A master’s students take the 4 CITI courses and receive 3 of their 6 hours of discussion-

based training via KIN 871/872 (course for online program). The remaining 3 hours will be

covered by CITI modules. Plus, they will take their 3 further modules in Year 2.

Plan B master’s/professional students take the 4 CITI courses and receive 3 of their 6 hours of

discussion-based training via KIN 871/872 (course for online program). The remaining 3 hours

will be covered by CITI modules.

Doctoral students will take the 4 CITI modules. Their 6 hours of discussion-based training will

happen through coursework or the RCR series. They will take their additional CITI modules in

Year 2. Plus they can take either RCR courses, lab group/department seminars, etc. for the 3

hours annually in Year 3 and beyond.


New RCR Requirements for MATC students entering the program in fall of 2016 and thereafter

1) Four CITI Modules to be completed by the end of year 1 All new students will complete the following 4 CITI online modules within the first year of enrollment in their program: · Introduction to the Responsible Conduct of Research · Authorship

· Plagiarism

· Research Misconduct Students are responsible to complete these on-line modules on their own. We are currently working on

a mechanism to ensure (and monitor that) students complete these CITI modules by the end of their

first year in the program.

2) Discussion-Based Training Students will complete 6 hours of discussion-based training prior to receiving their degrees.

This requirement will be covered in TE 807 and TE 808, the two research courses offered by the

program, of which MATC students must enroll in one. In the event you teach one of these two courses,

the coordinator and ICEC will come up with language to be inserted into your syllabus that speaks to the

RCR requirements and guidelines as to how to address them in your course.

New RCR Requirement for Doctoral (CITE) Students entering the program in fall of 2016 and

thereafter

1) Four CITI Modules to be completed by the end of year 1 All new students will complete the following 4 CITI online modules within the first year of enrollment in their program: · Introduction to the Responsible Conduct of Research · Authorship

· Plagiarism

· Research Misconduct Students are responsible to complete these on-line modules on their own. Student compliance will be

monitored by the CITE secretary.

2) Three additional CITI Modules to be completed by the end of year 2 Within the first 2 years of enrollment in their program, doctoral students will complete 3 additional MSU online training modules, to be selected from the following list: · CITI Collaborative Research

· CITI Conflicts of Interest


· CITI Data Management

· CITI Financial Responsibility

· CITI Mentoring

· CITI Peer Review

· Human Research Protection/ IRB Certification (in http://Train.ORA.msu.edu)

· Rigor and Reproducibility Course (in production) Students are responsible to complete these on-line modules on their own. Student compliance will be

monitored by the CITE secretary.

3) Discussion-Based Training Students will complete 6 hours of discussion-based training prior to receiving their degrees.

Students don’t have to take any additional action to complete this requirement; this requirement will be

easily covered through discussions and assignments in the required sequences of research courses our

students already take as part of their program.

4) Annual Refresher Training, starting in year 3 of the program Starting in year 3 (and similar to what we currently require of doctoral students after their initial year in

the program), all students must complete 3 hours of annual refresher training.

Complying with this requirement could include can additional CITI modules, any of the RCR discussion-

based sessions offered by the grad school, specific RCR training provided through a grant or project, a

discussion with an advisor about an assigned reading regarding RCR, or any other way the advisor deems

appropriate, as long as that “way” advances or deepens the student’s understandings about RCR.

Please note that, as we have in the past, advisors will record students’ fulfillment of RCR

requirements—whether the new or old ones—each year by checking the appropriate box on the

student’s Annual Evaluation Form.

http://train.ora.msu.edu/

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