Research & Economic Development

Training

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Tennessee Tech University is committed to maintaining high standards of research integrity and regulatory compliance. As part of this commitment, we offer comprehensive training programs designed to equip researchers with the knowledge and tools necessary to navigate complex ethical and legal requirements. This proactive approach reflects our dedication to fostering a culture of accountability and excellence in research.

Tennessee Tech subscribes to the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI Program) as a means to provide training in areas such as the Responsible Conduct of Research, Animal Subjects, Human Subjects, Research Security, and Export Controls.

To register and access the CITI training courses, please visit the CITI website at www.CITIProgram.org and affiliate with Tennessee Tech University.

If you have any questions about the training requirements or are having issues with the CITI website, please email the Office of Research Integrity and Compliance at ResearchCompliance@tntech.edu.

 

All Covered Individuals Working on Federal or State Funded Research

The following three CITI training courses are required for all covered individuals who work on federal or state funded research awards or projects. For the purpose of this training requirement, Covered Individuals include Tennessee Tech faculty, staff, and students whose research and development activities are funded by federal or state awards.

• • Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR)
    • The following RCR courses are available to the Tennessee Tech community. Take the course that is closest to your area of study.
      • “Social and Behavioral Responsible Conduct of Research” 
      • “Biomedical Responsible Conduct of Research”
      • “Humanities Responsible Conduct of Research”
      • “Physical Science Responsible Conduct of Research”
      • “Responsible Conduct of Research for Administrators”
      • “Responsible Conduct of Research for Engineers”
  • “Research Security Training” OR “Research Security Training (Combined)”
    • “Research Security Training” consists of 4 comprehensive modules, and “Research Security Training (Combined)” consists of 1 condensed module.
    • In addition to the required courses, we also offer the following optional training in research security.
      • “Undue Foreign Influence: Risks and Mitigations”
      • “Research Security Advanced Refresher”
  • “CITI Export Controls Course”

Instructions on how to access the training »

 

Human Subjects Research Training Requirements

PIs, Co-PIs, and Faculty Supervisors

The following three CITI training courses are required for PIs, Co-PIs, & Faculty Supervisors:

• • Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR)
    • The following RCR courses are available to the Tennessee Tech community. Take the course that is closest to your area of study.
      • “Social and Behavioral Responsible Conduct of Research”
      • “Biomedical Responsible Conduct of Research”
      • “Humanities Responsible Conduct of Research”
      • “Physical Science Responsible Conduct of Research”
      • “Responsible Conduct of Research for Administrators”
      • “Responsible Conduct of Research for Engineers”
  • “Human Subjects Research (including privacy) | All student & faculty researchers & fac. Supervisor”
  • “Researchers including all student investigators and faculty acting as an investigator (PI/Co-PI)” (also known as the IPS course)
  • Note: Biomedical researchers must also complete the “Biomedical Researchers including all students and faculty acting as an Investigator (PI-co-PI)” course in addition to the 3 courses listed above.

Instructions on how to access the training for PIs, Co-PIs, and Faculty Supervisors » 

IRB Departmental Reviewers

The following three CITI training courses are required for IRB Departmental Reviewers:

• • Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR)
    • The following RCR courses are available to the Tennessee Tech community. Take the course that is closest to your area of study.
      • “Social and Behavioral Responsible Conduct of Research”
      • “Biomedical Responsible Conduct of Research”
      • “Humanities Responsible Conduct of Research”
      • “Physical Science Responsible Conduct of Research”
      • “Responsible Conduct of Research for Administrators”
      • “Responsible Conduct of Research for Engineers”
  • “Departmental Reviewer”
  • “IPS for IRB Members”

Instructions on how to access the training for IRB Departmental Reviewers » 

 

Animal Subjects in Research Training Requirements

Before applying for grants that involve the use of animals in research, testing, and training, and before filing an application with the IACUC to undertake animal care research, researchers must complete and pass the following CITI training:

• • “Biomedical Responsible Research of Conduct”
  • “PIs and Faculty Researchers” + electives specific to your research

The following electives are currently available:

• • Frogs, Toads or other Amphibians
  • Mice Family: Muridae Cricetidae
  • Rats Genus: Rattus
  • Fish
  • Zebrafish
  • Reptiles

Instructions on how to access the Animal Subjects training »