2020 Events
Spring 2020 RSP Training
Grants & Contracts Training and Workshops
Our ongoing grants and contracts trainings are canceled until further notice. Going forward, we hope to provide Zoom streaming options for all training sessions.
Spring 2020 Research and Ethics Events
Intro to Grant Seeking
An introduction to external funding opportunities from foundations and government agencies. The basics of crafting a strong proposal and support available at UNI will be covered. Co-sponsored with the UNI Foundation.
Ethical Issues in Quantitative Research
This panel will help participants become acquainted with key ethical issues involved in quantitative research and scholarship. It will include an interactive discussion on such topics as integrity in authorship, data management, and collaboration as they pertain to quantitative research methods. This panel discussion will be led by Helen Harton, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology and include other faculty members who are experts in quantitative research methodologies. Panel members will be Mary Losch, Director & Professor, Center for Social and Behavioral Research; Kim MacLin, Professor of Psychology; Ron Rinehart, Assistant Professor of Educational Foundations, Psychology, & Leadership Studies; Gunwoo Yoon, Assistant Professor of Marketing.
Conducting Online Surveys: Methods, Platforms, and Ethical Considerations
Anita Gordon, PhD, Director of Research Ethics, Office of Research & Sponsored Programs
Kristin Moser, PhD, Director of Institutional Research & Effectiveness
Megan Vogt-Kostner, M.A., Senior Research Analyst, Office of Institutional Research & Effectiveness
Designing an online survey can seem like a breeze at first, but if not done well, can leave you with bad data, small sample sizes, and breaches of privacy - at a minimum, wasting your time as well as those who participated. When designed well, online surveys can be an inexpensive, useful, and efficient way to obtain data for research and program assessment. In this session, presenters will offer guidance on how to effectively conduct online surveys, including how to invite participation to maximize response rates, and how to use the survey platforms available, with an emphasis on UNI's subscription program, Qualtrics. In addition, ethical considerations will be discussed in regard to design, recruitment, and data management. We will not be covering how to develop research questions or design content to answer them. The focus will be on the technical aspects of recruitment, data collection, and data management processes using electronic survey methods.
Ethical Issues in Scholarship: Gender, Ethnicity, and Power
Panelists in this workshop will help participants become acquainted with key ethical issues involved in research and scholarship. This event will include an interactive discussion on topics related to power relationships, including issues involving gender, race, and ethnicity. Panel members will include Helen Harton, Professor of Psychology (Facilitator); Belinda Creighton-Smith, Instructor, Social Work and Women’s & Gender Studies; Victoria DeFrancisco, Professor of Communications Studies and Women’s & Gender Studies; Tatiana Degai, Postdoctoral Scholar, Geography; Susan Etscheidt, Department Head & Professor of Special Education.
SUMMER 2020 EVENTS
2020 Summer Grant Writing Workshop - Zoom Online Sessions
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A 5-week grant-writing seminar for UNI faculty and staff, this workshop offers sessions on various grant-writing topics interspersed with individual and independent grant-writing activities. Due to the ongoing disruptions caused by COVID-19, all seminar sessions will be held virtually through Zoom. For more information, please contact Rebecca Rinehart at rebecca.rinehart@uni.edu.
Summer Workshop in the Responsible Conduct of Research
Due to the disruptions caused by COVID-19, the Summer RCR workshop has been cancelled.
Fall 2020 Research & Sponsored Programs Training
Grants & Contracts Training and Workshops
Provided by the Research & Sponsored Programs office, these trainings provide an open forum for investigators and administrative staff with experience in award management. All trainings will be available as Zoom virtual sessions with recordings also available on the RSP website. Registration is required for all sessions. To register and obtain meeting information, please click on the individual session to load the Zoom registration page. For questions or other issues, please contact rsp@uni.edu.
- PRAF – Learn to navigate UNI's internal approval process for grant and contract proposals. This session will walk through the electronic Proposal Routing and Approval Form (PRAF) and have time for questions. Support staff and Principal Investigators are particularly encouraged to attend; all are welcome.
- Zoom virtual session – Wednesday, August 19, 10 – 11 am
- Budgeting – An accurate budget is critical to obtaining and successfully managing external funding. This session will provide an overview of the conceptual and technical components of good budgets.
- Zoom virtual session – Monday, August 24, 10 – 11 am
- Cost Share – Cost-share, match, in-kind dollars, leveraged funds...what is it really, how should it be handled in a proposal, and how do I report it at UNI? This session will provide a detailed look at cost share and reporting cost share at UNI.
- Zoom virtual session – Wednesday, September 2, 10 – 11 am
- Outgoing Subawards & Subcontracts – What’s the difference between the two? This session focuses on an overview of subawards and subcontracts – their elements and when to utilize a subaward versus a subcontract (pre-award) and once you’ve received the prime award (post-award) – roles & responsibilities, subaward invoice approval, subrecipient monitoring, and subaward amendments. The subject matter is geared towards researchers, project directors, and those newer to subawards; however, all are welcome.
- Zoom virtual session – Wednesday, September 23, 10 – 11 am
- Postaward Project Management – You’ve been funded – now what? This session will cover all aspects of postaward project management, and the paperwork needed, from project start until project end.
- Zoom virtual session – Wednesday, October 7, 10 – 11 am
- Cost Transfers – What are they, and what’s the big deal? This training forum will provide a detailed look at cost transfers including journal entries, labor distribution adjustments, and other issues.
- Zoom virtual session – Monday, October 19, 10 – 11 am
- Final Accounting – Final accounting is the financial reconciliation of your sponsored project, which helps you take a "final look" at your project and all the expenses related to your project.
- Zoom virtual session – Wednesday, November 4, 10 – 11 am
Fall 2020 IRB Training & Events
IRB Training Certification – The CITI Program
RSP offers certification for IRB training through an online course in Human Subjects Protections hosted by the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI), based at the University of Miami. This program offers online courses that can be accessed by anyone affiliated with UNI. The tutorial takes an average of 2-3 hours and fulfills the UNI IRB training requirement to participate in human subjects research. Please visit rsp.uni.edu/IRB-training for more information.
IRB Learning Tutorials/Discussion Sessions
IRB Chair Todd Evans offers two IRB tutorials each semester for the campus community. Rather than comprehensive certifiable training, these individualized tutorial sessions are designed to explain the UNI IRB submission and review process within the context of the needs of attendees, their research plans, and preparation of their IRB materials. (Please note: these sessions no longer fulfill the IRB training requirement.) All sessions will be Zoom virtual discussions. Registration is required. For inquires about these sessions, please contact Todd Evans at todd.evans@uni.edu.
Fall 2020 Research & Ethics Events
Ethical Data Management & Presentation
Led by Helen Harton, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, this session will present and discuss ethical issues in data storage and management, as well as how to ethically author and present your results using various methods of dissemination. Registration is required.
Social Responsibility in Research
Helen Harton, PhD., Professor of Psychology, will present and lead discussion on the ethical issues involved in conducting research projects involving human participants, animal care and use, and the potential impacts of research integrity or misconduct on communities and society. Registration is required.
2020 Research Roundtables
This virtual roundtable is an exciting new opportunity to network with UNI colleagues, identify potential collaborators, share ideas and expertise, and meet people with similar interests in a fun, informal environment. Participants may give a short (2 minute) presentation on their scholarship, as well as participate in themed breakout sessions.
Participation in the event is limited to 25 people. For more information, please contact Rebecca Rinehart at rebecca.rinehart@uni.edu.
Ethical Issues in Qualitative Research
Susan Etscheidt, Department Head and Professor of Special Education, will moderate a discussion on ethical principles for the framework, design, and conduct of qualitative research, including how to conceptualize research questions, engage participants and their voices in the process, and avoid objectification and "othering", particularly in disability studies. Registration is required.