RCR stands for Responsible Conduct of Research. It refers to the ethical and professional standards that guide how research should be conducted, reported, and reviewed. The goal of RCR is to ensure integrity, transparency, accountability, and respect in all aspects of scholarly work.
RCR training is required because it helps ensure that researchers understand and follow the ethical, legal, and professional standards that uphold the integrity of the scientific enterprise
- Undergraduates, graduates, and postdocs supported by sponsored projects.
- NSF & USDA-NIFA investigators and senior/key personnel.
Online CITI online training and RCR workshop are one-time. Principal investigator-led training is ongoing.
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The Research Compliance Team maintains Online CITI training & RCR workshop records. PIs document ongoing training (see sample logs).
The principal investigator is responsible for providing continuing education in RCR topics in the research setting. The goal of this phase is to mentor the student or postdoctoral researcher to understand, discuss and apply responsible conduct of research in the research setting. A sample training log and information on the NSF Mentoring Plan requirements can be found here.
There are two scenarios for why your training may be showing up as incomplete:
- Your personal profile in CITI is not complete.
- Your ASURITE ID in the profile in CITI is not correct. If the ASURITE ID is not correct, the completion will not transfer over into ASU’s system to record the completion and remove the task from your “To Do” list.
To correct either of these issues, take the following steps:
- Go to CITI Program website at www.citiprogram.org.
- “Log in through my institution” by clicking the “Log in via SSO” button.
- Click “Arizona State University” under the list of organization names.
- Click “My Profiles” across the top.
- Click the “Arizona State University Profile” blue bar at the bottom of the screen.