This course will provide a brief overview of appropriate authorship practices and equip Principal Investigators with the tools necessary to better understand ethical practices in peer review.
Postdoc
USC FERPA Awareness
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) of 1974 is a federal law regarding the privacy of student education records and establishes requirements related to the release of the records and the access provided to the records. As a leading educational institution, it is important that the Trojan community is aware of the USC […]
Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR at USC)
Requirement to take RCR course varies depending on NSF & NIH funding source. The CITI course should be completed if the funding source is NSF. Topics include: scientific integrity, misconduct and fraud in science, data acquisition and management, collaborative research, responsible authorship, conflicts of interest, innovation advancement and patents, animal welfare, human subjects, mentor/mentee responsibilities […]
HIPAA Privacy Education Program
Course covers all aspects of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the protection of the privacy of individually identifiable health information. PLEASE NOTE: This does not replace the “Research HIPAA” course.
HHS Conflict of Interest Training
All researchers who propose or conduct research sponsored by the Department of Health and Human Services (NIH, CDC, HRSA) must complete training at least once every four years regarding conflicts of interest in research. USC offers online training on the requirements of federal regulations and USC policy, as well as on diSClose, USC’s online disclosure […]
Export Controls at USC: An Introduction
This introductory course is designed to enable researchers and other employees to understand the kinds of activities that may raise export control considerations so that they can proactively engage with the Office of Culture, Ethics and Compliance (OCEC) for guidance on whether the regulations apply in specific situations. The target audience for the course is […]