Finally, the Office also is responsible for assisting faculty and students in securing extramural funding for research and in promoting interdisciplinary research across departments and divisions of the University. The Office is located in E1148 at the School of Hygiene and Public Health. The School s 1992 Strategic Plan called for an Associate Dean for Graduate Education and Research to assist faculty and students in securing funding for their research and promoting interdisciplinary research across departments and divisions of the University. 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.