Research & Economic Development

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 (Combined) Refresher
• “CITI Export Controls Course”

If your research is funded by any Public Health Service (PHS) agency i.e. NIH, FDA, CDC, HRSA, etc. you must also complete the following CITI course in Financial Conflicts of Interest in addition to the above courses prior to commencing your research, and every four years thereafter:

• “COI – Public Health Service”

 

Instructions on how to access the training »

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 & faculty supervisors”
• “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”
• “IRB Members (IPS)”

 

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

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 »

Tennessee Tech’s Office of Research now provides access to CITI Program’s All Access Webinar Package for the university community. This extensive collection of expert-led webinars covers a wide range of topics relevant to higher education, including artificial intelligence, teaching and mentoring, mental health and well-being, accessibility, cybersecurity, leadership, professional development, research, ethics, compliance, and much more. Whether you are a faculty member, staff member, administrator, researcher, or student, we encourage you to explore the collection and take advantage of topics that support your work, studies, or professional interests.

The package includes most of CITI Program’s currently available webinar recordings, as well as new recordings released during Tennessee Tech’s subscription period. These webinars are available as optional learning and professional-development opportunities and do not replace any required trainings listed on this page.

Here are instructions on how to access the training:

1. Sign in to CITI Program at www.CITIProgram.org.
2. Click on “View Courses” under Tennessee Technological University.
3. Scroll down to the “Learner Tools for Tennessee Technological University” section and select “Add a Course”.
4. You will be taken to a page with questions. Skip questions 1 through 7 and scroll down to Question 8.
5. Select your webinar. Click “Submit”.
6. Your chosen webinar will now be in the list of courses that are ready for you to begin. 

 

Please note: Webinar content reflects the views and expertise of the individual presenters and is provided for educational purposes. It does not necessarily represent the official views or policies of Tennessee Tech University. When webinar content differs from university policy or guidance, Tennessee Tech requirements apply.