Advanced Research Administration

An in-depth review of advanced topics important to research administrators.

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About this Course

As individuals continue their professional work in research administration, addressing their needs with respect to more advanced topics is critical. This course is an excellent companion to the Essentials of Research Administration course and explores more advanced topics important to research administrators, regardless of organization type.

Language Availability: English

Suggested Audiences: Principal Investigators (PIs), Project Directors, Research Administration Professionals

Organizational Subscription Price: Included as part of an annual subscription to our Research Administration Series, available as part of an organizational subscription package or for $675 per year/per site as a subscription add-on for government and non-profit organizations; $750 per year/per site as a subscription add-on for for-profit organizations.
Independent Learner Price: $99 per person

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Course Content

Before the Proposal

In the world of proposal writing, much must be done before the pen hits the paper. Research on prospective opportunities, budgets, and timelines must occur before beginning the writing process.  In addition, an assessment of institutional and project director capabilities must occur. Connections with the potential sponsor and the institution’s sponsored projects office may also be helpful prior to grant writing. The process may be viewed as the “pre-preproposal” phase, as it happens even before the proposal is written. This module explores how one searches for funding opportunities and examines sponsor types and the differences between sponsors.  It discusses how to determine the relevance of a funding opportunity to a project, how to manage internal and external communications about the project, and what role researchers play in those communications. Lastly, the module reviews types of funding instruments as well as grantsmanship vs. philanthropy, or the classic question, “Is it a gift or is it a grant?”

Recommended Use: Required
ID (Language): 21575 (English)
Author(s): Jeffrey Ritchie, MA, CRA, CFRA - Hamilton College; Kathryn Watkins, MEd, CRA, CFRA - K Watkins Research Administration Services LLC

Key Elements of Proposal Development

The time has come for your faculty to start preparing their proposal for funding. This module focuses on what goes into a winning proposal that speaks to a sponsor's mission and answers any questions about your organization’s ability to complete the project successfully. It addresses some of the finer points of proposal development, such as creating an accurate and convincing budget and using logic models to convince a sponsor that your project is feasible and will be able to meet its objectives. It explores the concept of scholarly or scientific merit.

 

Recommended Use: Required
ID (Language): 21576 (English)
Author(s): Jeffrey Ritchie, MA, CRA, CFRA - Hamilton College; Kathryn Watkins, MEd, CRA, CFRA - K Watkins Research Administration Services LLC

Award Negotiation and Acceptance

We all share our researchers' excitement when they receive an award notice. The researcher is ready to spend money and eager for the research office to sign off on the award. But not so fast! New awards, especially contracts, require a very thorough review of language, terms and conditions, funding amount, monetary commitments, and other special considerations. This module provides an overview of award acceptance procedures, identifying key items to review in an award document and how to negotiate a contract and award terms and conditions.  The module concludes with a review of the process for creating subaward agreements.

Recommended Use: Required
ID (Language): 21577 (English)
Author(s): Jeffrey Ritchie, MA, CRA, CFRA - Hamilton College; Kathryn Watkins, MEd, CRA, CFRA - K Watkins Research Administration Services LLC

Elements of Post-Award

For all of the hard work that goes into crafting a winning grant proposal, there is even more hard work that goes into ensuring that the project is completed on time, on budget, and in compliance with the sponsor’s regulations. This module explores many of the principal tasks involved in a researcher’s post-award management of a federal grant, but a subset of these tasks will translate to other non-federal sponsors as well. The module explores a system for reviewing and confirming allowable costs as well as key elements of the approval of human subjects research. The module presents steps in managing a research misconduct claim and concludes with a review of the process for annual reporting of research compliance.

Recommended Use: Required
ID (Language): 21578 (English)
Author(s): Jeffrey Ritchie, MA, CRA, CFRA - Hamilton College; Kathryn Watkins, MEd, CRA, CFRA - K Watkins Research Administration Services LLC

Your Career In Research Administration

You are a Research Administrator. If you are like most research administrators, you did not grow up hoping that someday, if you were lucky, you could get a job working in an Office of Sponsored Programs. The fact is that most individuals in research administration came to the profession from a variety of backgrounds. This module discusses professional development as it applies to research administration. The module provides learners with resources they can tap to assist as they move forward, whether they are writing a proposal for the first time or are an experienced proposal writer. This module also looks at some of the resources for career advancement available to research administrators, including professional organizations and advanced degrees and credentials available to assist them in growing their careers.

Recommended Use: Required
ID (Language): 21579 (English)
Author(s): Jeffrey Ritchie, MA, CRA, CFRA - Hamilton College; Kathryn Watkins, MEd, CRA, CFRA - K Watkins Research Administration Services LLC


FAQs

When should someone consider taking this course?

Continued development is critical to research administrators regardless of organization.  We recommend that learners complete the Advanced course after they have completed the Essentials course, but may find it helpful to complete the Advanced coursse after they have gained experience by working as a research administrator.

What are the standard recommendations for learner groups?

We recommend that modules be required learners and presented in the same order as here in the catalog.

Can my organization combine the modules from the Advanced course with the Essentials?

Yes. There are a number of ways an organization can do this. One option would be to provide learners with Essentials of Research Administration first as a “basic” course and then the Advanced Essentials of Research Administration as a refresher.  Another option would be to create two separate gradebooks, one for Essentials and one for Advanced, and allow learners to select the one to join.

Is this course eligible for continuing medical education credits?

This course does not currently have CE/CME credits available.


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