WebsiteFaculty/Staff/Departments

   

• Research & Scholarship Home
• Butler Awards Committee
  • Overview
  • Mini-Grant
  • Short Course/Workshop Attendance Grant
  • Travel-to-Present Grant
  • Instructional Development Grant
  • Faculty Research Grant
• Holcomb Awards Committee
  • Overview
  • Mini-Grant
  • Short Course/Workshop Attendance Grant
  • Travel-to-Present Grant
  • Publication Reimbursement Grant
  • Instructional Development Grant
  • Faculty Fellowship
  • Faculty Research Grant
  • Successful Proposals
• External Grants
  • Overview
  • Forms and Guidelines
  • Funding Opportunities
  • Proposal Development
  • Budget Development
• Grant Recipients
  • 2012-13 Internal Grant Recipients
  • 2011-12 Internal Grant Recipients
    • 2010-11 Internal Grant Recipients
  • External Grants
• Committee Members
  • IRB Members
  • IACUC Members
  • IHSC Members
  • HAC Members
  • BAC Members
• Research Integrity and Compliance
  • Overview
  • Ethics
  • Institutional Review Board
    • Policies and Procedures
    • Application Forms
    • IRB Tutorials and FAQs
    • Federal Guidance
    • Federal Requirements
    • Related Links
    • IRB Members
  • Animal Care & Use
    • Policies Procedures
    • Forms
    • Related Links
    • IACUC Members
  • Health and Safety Committee
    • Policies and Procedures
    • Forms
    • IBC Members
• University Policies
• Grants in the News
• BIRS Bulletin
• Calendar
• BIRS Staff

   

Description of Research Ethics at Butler University

Butler University (BU) has a number of methods for providing research ethics education to its research community. Individuals involved in human subject and animal research are required to complete education focused on the appropriate use of humans and/or animals in research, prior to receiving Institutional Review Board (IRB) and Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) approval for specific research protocols.

Effective in 2011, all students and post-doctoral researchers supported by NSF research funds are required to complete online Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) education through Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI). The topics covered in the online training include: data acquisition and management, authorship and publication, peer review, mentor/trainee responsibilities, collaboration, conflict of interest and research misconduct. Documentation of completion of the CITI course is available through the Butler Institute for Research and Scholarship office. Additional RCR education is provided through faculty-student discussions.