Collaborative Research
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The module is intended for self-paced learning by faculty and graduate students in the initial stages of their research careers, those involved in providing support for research activities, or by anyone interested in learning more about Collaborative Research issues. The module content is organized under seven topics as: Overview of Research Collaboration, Need for Collaboration, Types and Format of Collaboration, Stages of Collaboration, Establishing Collaborative Relationship, Working Together, Identifying and Resolving Challenges, Concluding or Continuing Collaboration. It is suggested that users go through the content in the order listed above. However, if a user would like to go through only particular topics, then it is highly recommended that the Overview of Collaborative Research topic be viewed first before the other topics. Faculty teaching courses or seminars on research methods can use the module as part of their supplementary teaching resources and encourage students to go through the content and the activities. Faculty can encourage students to go through the games to help them recall definitions, quizzes to test their comprehension of information presented, and the case studies to challenge their decision-making abilities and reflect on them. Faculty in academic institutions and research investigators in research laboratory settings can use the module as part of their research staff training activities and encourage research staff go through the module and discuss their learning during staff meetings. Anyone engaged in providing support for research activities, directly or indirectly, can also go through the module for self-learning purposes and comprehend the Collaborative Research aspect of the responsible conduct of research. It should be emphasized here that the module is intended to increase users' awareness of Collaborative Research issues in conducting research responsibly, but not to provide any particular strategies on addressing ethical or moral dilemmas that may arise in addressing such issues. The developers of the modules understand the importance of such dilemmas and the need for researchers to be prepared to deal with them effectively. However, it is beyond the scope of this module to offer any common guidelines or strategies to deal with such dilemmas that require one to make value judgments based on one's own ethical or moral principles. Faculty who would like to use this module in their courses or training activities are encouraged to engage their students/research staff in discussing the possible ethical or moral dilemmas they may face in pursuing research endeavors, and guide them in developing the necessary critical thinking and analytical skills to make better decisions in addressing those dilemmas effectively. The ultimate goal should be to help those involved in research activities to be proactive in learning about the issues and to engage in responsible conduct in pursuing their research activities.
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Faculty Development and Instructional Design Center at Northern Illinois University is grateful to the Office of Research Integrity at the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services for its partial funding of this effort through an RCR Education Grant during 2004-2005. The project team expresses its sincere appreciation to the RCR Resource Development Program at the Office of Research Integrity for its support of this effort. The project team would also like to acknowledge the Graduate School and the Faculty Development and Instructional Design Center at Northern Illinois University for providing additional funding and support for this effort.
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Sponsors The project team would like to express its sincere gratitude to the Office of Research Integrity (U.S Department of Health and Human Services) for its partial funding of this project through the RCR Educational Grant awarded to Faculty Development and Instructional Design Center at Northern Illinois University for 2004-2005. The project team would like to acknowledge the contributions of the staff from the Faculty Development and Instructional Design Center , the Office of Sponsored Projects and Grants Fiscal Administration in this effort. Considerable additional funding for this effort was provided by the Faculty Development and Instructional Design Center and other units at NIU. Project Contributors This collaborative effort benefited from the generosity of the following faculty and staff at Northern Illinois University , and the Cook County Department of Public Health who shared their research expertise and experiences during discussions conducted for this project in 2004-2005. This effort would not have been possible without their support: Rathindra Bose, Ph.D., Research and Graduate Studies, Northern Illinois University Gerald Blazey, Ph.D., Department of Physics, Northern Illinois University Michael Hudspeth, Ph.D., Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Illinois University Deborah Hudspeth, Ph.D., Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Illinois University Michael Kolb, Ph.D., Department of Anthropology, Northern Illinois University C.T. Lin, Ph.D., Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Northern Illinois University Mark Mattuk, MPH, Cook County Department of Public Health, Illinois Jule Scarborough, Ed.D., Department of Technology, Northern Illinois University Steve Sevrin, M.D., Cook County Department of Public Health, Illinois Sheri Spear, Ph.D., School of Allied Health Professions, Northern Illinois University Michael Vernon, Dr.PH., Cook County Department of Public Health, Illinois Faculty Reviewers This collaborative effort benefited from the generosity of the following faculty and staff at Northern Illinois University who volunteered their time to review the draft content and activities and offered their feedback on the module: Carolinda Douglass, Ph.D., Assessment Services, Northern Illinois University Curtis Wood, Ph.D., Division of Public Administration, Northern Illinois University Deborah Hudspeth, Ph.D., Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Illinois University Howard Schwartz, Ph.D., Communicative Disorders, Northern Illinois University Lisa Finkelstein, Ph.D., Psychology Department, Northern Illinois University Steven Janos, M.P.T., School of Allied Health Professions, Northern Illinois University
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The Project team would like to acknowledge the following staff of the Office of e-Learning Services at NIU for their contributions to developing the Flash based simulation activity: Aline Click Scott Fleming Rachel Turner Brian Walk
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The information presented in this module was organized by the following individuals at Northern Illinois University during 2004-2005. Murali Krishnamurthi, Ph.D., Director, Faculty Development and Instructional Design Center , and Associate Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering. Dan Cabrera, Ph.D., Multimedia Coordinator, Faculty Development and Instructional Design Center. Jason Rhode, Online Technologies Coordinator, Faculty Development and Instructional Design Center. The games and quizzes presented on this module were developed by Ratna Jijjavarapu, Sathappan Santhanam and Vijay Kancharla, Graduate Assistants at the Faculty Development and Instructional Design Center .
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The developers of this website acknowledge that the information presented in this website was compiled from several sources including existing literature, online resources and the Office of Research Integrity's website . The developers do not claim the concepts presented in the website as their own, but have included adequate links and references wherever possible in the module. If appropriate credit has not been assigned to any information presented in the module, please inform the developers (see Contact Us) so that the necessary corrections can be made and appropriate credit can be given where necessary. This module is not intended to advocate any particular viewpoint and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Office of Research Integrity or Northern Illinois University . Users are requested to use the website for educational purposes only.
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