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Additional Development Opportunities

The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs is offering Professional Development sessions to further the research effort at the University of New Orleans. The goals of these sessions are to provide the necessary tools for the faculty and staff to apply for outside funding and then to manage the funding. On-line sessions are offered for convenience; live sessions will be offered periodically or on demand. Refer to the Research calendar for dates and times of live sessions; please register for a live session by using this link: Register for Training Session. 

 

Available Sessions:

Topic Description
Advanced Project ID* Do you have the problem of receiving the executed contract weeks or months after your project start date? If yes, come to this session to hear how you can get a speed key to start your project before receiving the executed contract or official grant notice.
Audit Survival* Do you feel lost or frustrated when an auditor calls you? Come hear how to prepare for an audit, what to expect from an audit, and how to survive an audit.
Budget Preparation* Are you frustrated with your PeopleSoft budget not matching your proposal budget? Come hear how to best assist ORSP with converting your proposal budget into a PeopleSoft budget.
Closeout* Come hear what is needed to be done once the project is done.
Cost Share* This session will provide an overview of cost share and your requirements for spending.
Participant Costs* This session will define participants and discuss how to budget for their costs.
PeopleSoft Milestones* PeopleSoft allows for automatic email notifications for upcoming due dates on reports, approvals, etc. Come hear what you need to do with the emails.
PeopleSoft Reports/Queries* This session will get you started using the PeopleSoft Reports and Queries to monitor grant spending.
Proposal Writing* This session will provide some suggestions and recommendations to improve your chances of getting funding.
Research Funding Basics* This session is designed to give you a basic understanding of obtaining and spending research funding.
Research Jeopardy Test your knowledge of research monitoring and spending by playing Jeopardy. You will be playing for Hershey Kisses!
Responsible Conduct of Research* This topic is covered during TWO live sessions or on-line. Both live sessions must be attended to receive credit for completion. The session is open to all employees but anyone who receives funding from the National Science Foundation or U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (includes National Institute of Health) must successfully complete the training prior to submitting paperwork for payment (salary, stipend, etc.). The training can also be done on-line; use the link under Forms on the main Research page of SharePoint.
Responsible Conduct of Research - Ethics Case Discussion In groups, attendees discuss ethical issues in a case study. Each group gives a short summary of their discussion to all attendees.
Routing Form* Come see a demonstration of the new electronic routing form for approvals prior to proposal submission to the sponsor. The paper form will not be accepted!
Subcontract Process* If you have subcontracts or you anticipate needing subcontracts on your funded awards, you need to attend this session to hear what you need to do to stay compliant with the subcontract terms.
The on-line sessions (marked with an asterisk) can be completed through our SharePoint Research site under forms.  The Responsible Conduct of Research is one form and all of the other sessions are on the Research Training form. In order to receive credit for completing the on-line session, the session's quiz must be passed with a score of at least 80.

All individuals who have received outside funding or manage outside funding for someone else will benefit from these sessions. New faculty and staff are encouraged to view the on-line sessions or attend the live sessions.

Please check the Research blog on our website (http://orsp.uno.edu/dblog/) for announcements concerning other opportunities. 

In order to continue to meet the needs of the faculty and staff, please send comments on existing sessions, suggestions for additional sessions, or requests for a live session to Carol Mitton at cmtton@uno.edu or 280-5546.