Office for Research Protections

Schedule of Offerings

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Brown Bag Discussion Series

Survival Skills & Ethics Series (now including former "Craft" Workshops)

IRB Workshops

College-Level Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Workshops

Brown Bag Discussion Series

Please bring a lunch. Beverages and cookies will be provided. These sessions are open and informal, so please feel free to enter late or leave early as your schedule allows.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2008: Noon - 1:00 p.m. 102 Kern Graduate Building
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Life Isn't Always Fair: Copyright in Research and Teaching

Presented by Matt Jackson - Associate Professor and Head, Department of Telecommunications

Watch with Windows Media Player | Download the Slides (PDF)

OCTOBER 8, 2008: 11:00 a.m. - Noon 102 Kern Graduate Building
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Data Security

Presented by Kevin Murphy - Professor of Psychology and IST, Department of Psychology

Watch with Windows Media Player | Download the Slides (PDF)

OCTOBER 30, 2008: Noon - 1:00 p.m. 102 Kern Graduate Building
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Calculating the Risk-Benefit Ratio for Research with Human Subjects

Presented by Jim Pawelczyk - Associate Professor, Department of Kinesiology

Videoconferencing is available. Please RSVP to ORPWebmaster@rtto.psu.edu no later than 5:00 p.m. October 23, 2008 if you plan to videoconference. A Live Webcast will also be available for this event. RSVP is NOT required for in-person or Webcast attendance.

Watch the Live Webstream with Windows Media Player. (Link will not be available until just before the session.)

DECEMBER 1, 2008: Noon - 1:00 p.m. 102 Kern Graduate Building
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Read 'em and Reap:  Surviving Peer Review

Presented by Lisa Lattuca - Associate Professor, Education Policy Studies

Videoconferencing is available. Please RSVP to ORPWebmaster@rtto.psu.edu no later than 5:00 p.m. November 24, 2008 if you plan to videoconference. A Live Webcast will also be available for this event. RSVP is NOT required for in-person or Webcast attendance.

Watch the Live Webstream with Windows Media Player. (Link will not be available until just before the session.)

Survival Skills & Ethics Series

These workshops now include the former "Craft" workshops presented by Michael Alley. Please visit http://www.research.psu.edu/orp/education/offerings/survivalskills/ for more information.

IRB Workshops

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008: 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. 102 Kern Graduate Building

IRB 101: Submitting an application - Which One & What Next

Admission if free, but pre-registration* is required.

OCTOBER 9, 2008: 11:30a.m. – 1:00 p.m. 102 Kern Graduate Building

IRB 101: Submitting an application - Which One & What Next (Encore Presentation)

Admission if free, but pre-registration* is required.

OCTOBER 29, 2008: 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. 102 Kern Graduate Building

IRB 101: Human Participant Research - Historical Perspective & the Regulations

Admission if free, but pre-registration* is required.

NOVEMBER 6, 2008: 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. 102 Kern Graduate Building

IRB 101: Human Participant Research - Historical Perspective & the Regulations (Encore Presentation)

Admission if free, but pre-registration* is required.

*You may register for individual events by using the link provided with each, OR you may register for multiple events by clicking here.

College-Level Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Workshops

RCR Workshops are currently being scheduled. Please check back soon for dates.