Learning Objectives
Goal: To promote responsible conduct of research and help those involved in research activities to become proactive and better prepared to deal with issues that may arise during the course of a research project. Learning Objectives: By the end of each section, users should be able to do the following: Section 1: Overview - Identify various collaborative research topics critical to the responsible conduct of research. Section 2: Need for Collaboration - Describe at least five justifications for engaging in collaborative research and their impact on the responsible conduct of research. Section 3: Types and Format - Distinguish between research collaboration ‘types’ and ‘formats’. Section 4: Stages of Collaboration - List collaborative research issues occurring at various stages of a collaborative research relationship and their potential impact on research integrity. Section 5: Establishing the Relationship - Identify issues critical to establishing successful research collaborations and explain how a failure to address even one of these issues may compromise both the relationship and the quality of the research. Section 6: Working Together - Describe at least three research issues confronting collaborators that typically arise only after research activities have begun. Section 7: Identifying/Resolving Challenges - Describe various challenges that compromise collaborative research. - List strategies that have been applied to address the identified challenges. Section 8: Concluding or Continuing - Identify factors influencing a research team’s decision to conclude or continue collaboration, and the potential impact on the responsible conduct of research. Top