The Director and Assistant Director assists doctoral, and post-doctoral students in obtaining fellowships and grants. The course evaluation system at the School exists to assist students with course selection and to provide feedback to instructors. Student evaluation occurs at the end of each term or other grading period where applicable. One course which fulfills this requirement is 550.860 Research Ethics which is taught during the second term. Students must attend five of the seven sessions and must sign-in at each session.
Student evaluation is based on a take-home essay exam.
This course is taught by the Associate Dean for Graduate Education and Research. This course presents issues in the responsible conduct of research including research ethics, academic ethics, data management, data ownership, guidelines of professional conduct, research fraud, and conflict of interest, and explains federal and institutional guidelines related to research using human and animal subjects. This course is required for all PhD and ScD and for academic MHS candidates. This course is offered first and second terms. Student evaluation is based on class participation and a take-home exam.