IIT strongly believes that ethical research practices require all student, staff, and faculty researchers to build mentoring relationships based on integrity. In order to accomplish this, a culture of responsible research practices must be promoted through targeted and intentional instruction. All individuals must be challenged to think about and resolve ethical problems, and faculty must be able to help their research teams confront those challenges through positive mentoring experiences. Providing Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) instruction is a legislative mandate for institutions receiving research support. The IIT RCR Policy explains these instruction requirements.
Illinois Institute of Technology requires all undergraduates, graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and faculty engaged (or who will be engaged) in research to complete a RCR training course in CITI whether or not they have funding support.
For undergraduates, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers that have already completed the RCR course in CITI it is not necessary to complete another course.
Researchers should select the RCR course in CITI appropriate to their research discipline. The list of available courses includes:
| Biomedical Responsible Conduct of Research | Humanities Responsible Conduct of Research |
| Social & Behavioral Responsible Conduct of Research | Responsible Conduct of Research for Engineers |
| Physical Science Responsible Conduct of Research | Responsible Conduct of Research for Administrators |
Dear Illinois Tech Researchers,
With the progress of science, the research community faces new challenges. For example, investigators must be able to demonstrate how to combine artificial intelligence and research ethics. Funding organizations such as the National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health recently issued new training requirements to make sure that everybody is on the same page and conducts studies responsibly.
Illinois Tech offers the following webinars this semester to meet these requirements:
Sustainable AI: A Structural Turn
Date: February 5, 2025
Time: 12:45 - 1:45 p.m.
Presenter: Larissa Bolte
Awardees of federally funded grants must complete the mandatory training, “Responsible Research and Building an Ethical Culture.”
Please register for one of the three workshops available this semester:
Date: February 28
Time: 12:45-1:45 p.m.
Date: March 21
Time: 12:45-1:45 p.m.
Date: April 14
Time: 12:30-1:30 p.m.
Presenter: Kelly Laas
Please address your questions regarding the webinars to Kelly Laas at laas@iit.edu.
Thank you.
Resources
National Science Foundation RCR Policy
National Institutes of Health RCR Policy
National Institute of Food and Agriculture RCR Policy
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Research Integrity
If you have previously attended a CSEP lecture/workshop/webinar you have fulfilled the requirement.
Registration for upcoming CSEP lectures and workshops is currently pending. The CSEP sessions below will be presented in-person and require participants to attend.
Registration is required to receive credit for attending a lecture or workshop.
Register by choosing one session choice and entering first name, last name, status at Illinois Institute of Technology, Hawk or A#, department/college/center/institute and Illinois Institute of Technology email address when registration reopens.
For more information or questions please contact ORIC at oric@iit.edu
| Lecture/Workshop/Webinar Information | Date and Time |
|---|---|
| Responsible Research and Building an Ethical Culture | To Be Scheduled |
Completion of a CITI RCR course and attendance at a Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions (CSEP) lecture/workshop/webinar is tracked and documented in Banner on behalf of the Illinois Institute of Technology Office of Research Integrity & Compliance (ORIC).
New CITI Registrants
If you do not have an account with CITI, follow these steps to establish one affiliated with the university:
- Access the Illinois Tech Portal and enter your login credentials. After logging in, search for CITI Training. CITI may also be accessed by signing into OKTA and clicking on the CITI Program Tile on the My Apps page.
- If you are using the Illinois Tech portal, locate the CITI Training Tool by using the search bar. Click on Access CITI Training Courses. If you are using the tile on the MyApps page, you may skip this step. You will be directed to a new window.
- Enter your Illinois Tech Portal credentials again and click the Login button.
- Agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Select an information release consent duration and click the Accept button to continue.
- Select ”I don't have a CITI Program account and I need to create one.”
- Click on “Create A New CITI Program Account” button. Your account will be created.
- Click on the View Courses button under the Institutional Courses- Illinois Institute of Technology section. Select Add a Course to add CITI training courses to your account.
- Question 2 allows you to select which RCR training course pertains to your research. Select one of the available courses to add RCR training to your profile.
- Select appropriate responses for all additional questions that pertain to your research. When finished, select Complete Registration.
Once you have established an account, you may complete the RCR training course selected in Question 2. Retain a copy of your completion record upon successful completion of each course.
Returning CITI Registrants
If you already have an account, follow the steps below to complete RCR training:
- Access the Illinois Tech portal and enter your login credentials. After logging in, search for CITI Training. CITI may also be accessed by signing into OKTA and clicking on the CITI Program Tile on the My Apps page.
- If you are using the portal, locate the CITI Training tool by searching for it in the search box. Click on CITI Training. If you are using the tile on the MyApps page, you may skip this step. You will be directed to a new window.
- Enter your portal credentials again and click the Login button.
- If you have already added one of the available RCR training courses to your profile, select the course from the list and complete all of the modules. If you do not have any RCR training courses listed, click Add a Course under "My Learner Tools for Illinois Institute of Technology." Select one of the available RCR training course under Question 2, then click Submit. Then, select the course from Illinois Institute of Technology Courses and complete all of the modules.
Retain a copy of your completion certificate upon successful completion of each course.
Previous Training
If you completed RCR training at another institution, please send a PDF of the training certificate to Office of Research Integrity and Compliance to determine whether it meets Illinois Institute of Technology requirements.
RCR Resources
Students and faculty may reference the resources below to craft RCR instruction to their specific research goals.