| RESEARCH CLEARANCES |
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| Proposal Internal Approval Form (PIAF): http://grants.psu.edu/PSU/Prep/PIAF.pdf |
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| Instructions for the PIAF: http://grants.psu.edu/PSU/Prep/PIAF-Inst-04.pdf |
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| Safety Policies: http://guru.psu.edu/policies/#SAFETY |
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| Office of Research Protections: http://www.research.psu.edu/orp/about/siteindex.asp | |||
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Risk Management: http://guru.psu.edu/risk/ |
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| PUBLICATION RESTRICTIONS |
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| Position Statement on Research: http://guru.psu.edu/policies/RA24.html Excerpt: "Research which cannot be reported to the public cannot be used as a thesis or dissertation base." |
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| Faculty Guide to Sponsored Research: http://grants.psu.edu/PSU/Fac/facgd97.pdf Excerpt: "In certain circumstances, the University may restrict or delay publication. For instance, because technology transfer is a form of disseminating the results of research for the public good, the University may choose to accept delays in publication when such delays are necessary in order to seek patent protection. In addition, publications involving patents may limit discussion to statements of new discoveries and interpretations of scientific facts and need not reveal specific information of processes or methods that are proprietary in nature." |
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| Graduate Assistant Publication Rights/Protection of
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| Academic Freedom: http://guru.psu.edu/POLICIES/OHR/hr64.html |
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| Export Control: http://guru.psu.edu/policies/RA18.html Excerpt: "It is the goal of the University to allow faculty to freely explore their research interests and disseminate their research results. It is also a goal to allow faculty to freely collaborate with their international colleagues in the conduct of fundamental research and to allow foreign researchers and graduate students to participate in University research projects. The University must pursue these goals in accordance with applicable export laws." |
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| CONFLICTS OF INTEREST |
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| University Policies Governing Technology Transfer &
Entrepreneurial Activities: http://grants.psu.edu/PSU/res/entrep.htm Excerpt: "The involvement of University human resources, particularly students and staff, in Faculty Company activities should be undertaken with caution. Such arrangements require the full knowledge and approval of cognizant University administrators, and should be codified in a Memorandum-of-Understanding. Examples include the hiring of students and staff outside the context of their University duties, or their support (via a contractual arrangement) within the framework of their University appointments. Safeguards must be instituted on a case-by-case basis to ensure that the performance of University duties and the scholarly mission of the University are not compromised. In particular, faculty must avoid even the appearance of directing students into research activities which serve their own personal interests at the expense of scholarly achievement." |
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| Individual Conflict of Interest: http://www.research.psu.edu/orp/ethics/indcoi/about.asp |
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| RESEARCH INTEGRITY |
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| Responsible Conduct of Research: http://guru.psu.edu/policies/RAG16.html Excerpt: "Mentoring young researches in the technical as well as ethical aspects of research is a significant responsibility. research supervisors have the rewarding and unique opportunity to inform, instruct, and set an example for the responsible conduct of research. However, researchers should be cognizant of ethical issues related to the supervision of research trainees such as the potential abuse of power over those who are dependent for financial, academic, and emotional support; conflicts of commitment between the productivity of the supervisor's research and the trainee's academic progress; and the financial conflicts of interest created by assigning research trainees to projects in which the supervisor stands to gain financially." |
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| General Standards of Professional Ethics: http://guru.sp.psu.edu/policies/AD47.html Excerpt: "As teachers, professors encourage the free pursuit of learning in their students. They hold before their students the best scholarly standards of their respective disciplines. They demonstrate respect for the student as an individual, and adhere to their proper role as intellectual guides and counselors. They make every reasonable effort to foster honest academic conduct and to assure that their evaluations of students reflect the students' true merit. They respect the confidential nature of the relationship between professor and student. They avoid any exploitation of students for private advantage and acknowledge significant assistance from them. They protect their students' academic freedom. |
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| Handling Inquiries/Investigations into Questions of
Ethics in Research and in Other Scholarly Activities: http://guru.sp.psu.edu/policies/RA10.html |
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| Co-authorship of Scholarly Reports, Papers and
Publications: http://guru.sp.psu.edu/policies/ra13.html Excerpt: "In the case of theses for advanced degrees, if the thesis or paper based upon it is not published with the degree recipient as sole author, then that person should normally be listed as the first author. in no instance should theses, or papers based upon them, be published under the sole authorship of the thesis adviser." |
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| INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY |
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| Responsible Conduct of Research: http://guru.psu.edu/policies/RAG16.html Excerpt: "Data integrity depends on the proper and ethical collection, representation, and retention of data. Falsification or fabrication of one's own data and unacknowledged use of data generated by others are unacceptable behaviors and constitute misconduct. The University maintains ownership of all data collected from research conducted at the University, under the auspices of the University, or with University resources, subject to restrictions stipulated in University-approved agreements with sponsors and other third parties." |
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| Patents and Copyrights: http://guru.sp.psu.edu/policies/RA11.html |
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| Courseware: http://guru.sp.psu.edu/policies/RA17.html |
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| Intellectual Property Office: http://www.research.psu.edu/ipo/ |
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| ADDITIONAL RESOURCES |
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| Graduate Student Policies: http://www.gradsch.psu.edu/policies/student.html |
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| Office of Sponsored Programs: http://grants.psu.edu/ |
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| NIH Resources for New Investigators: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/new_investigators/index.htm |
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Updated 11/01/05 - djs
