This course will enable Principal Investigators to recognize possible conflict of interest scenarios and initiate a conflict of interest disclosure.
Postdoc
Grants Management Training for Faculty: Authorship and Attribution, Peer Review, and Mentoring
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.
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 FERPA policy and practices related to student education records. By taking this course, you will gain information on how to respond to student privacy issues and what you can do to protect the privacy of student information.
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 and professionalism in scientific relationships.
HIPAA Compliance and You
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.
Financial Conflicts of Interest in Research (formerly HHS Conflict of Interest) Training
All researchers who propose or conduct research sponsored by the Department of Health and Human Services (NIH, CDC, HRSA) or the Department of Energy (DOE) must complete training at least once every four years regarding financial 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 system. The required initial training and refresher training must be completed in TrojanLearn and is offered every other year in conjunction with the annual disclosure process.