Research
The entity that normally is supposed to determine whether an academic researcher's conflict of interest can be managed is:
A conflict of interest committee
If a friendship with an applicant could interfere with a hiring decision, this is typically referred to as:
A personal conflict of interest.
What are the main elements necessary for ensuring that costs are appropriately charged?
Applying allocable, allowable, consistent, and reasonable costing policies and procedures.
Which of the following is true regarding industry-sponsored research?
Industry sponsors of research may seek to place restrictions on the disclosure of research results.
Which of the following is true regarding the reporting of research results?
Clear specification of the methods and procedures used is essential.
Which of the following most accurately describes what effort reporting is supposed to capture?
Compensated activities
Which of the following is a responsibility of each author?
Confirming that data have been accurately presented.
What is the term for when a sponsor requests that the organization contribute financial support to a project?
Cost Sharing
Which of the following is the primary criterion for authorship?
Having made a significant intellectual contribution to the work.
Michael McFarland argues that proximity is one reason why researchers have an obligation to help the public. Which of following most accurately describes what McFarland means by proximity?
Having the specialized expertise to reduce technical risks.
Which of the following most accurately describes the practice of ghost authorship?
It is a situation where the individual who wrote the manuscript is not listed as an author.
Which of the following most accurately describes technological momentum?
It is a system's inertia or resistance to change.
Which of the following most accurately describes voluntary committed cost sharing?
It means that the cost share is quantified in the proposal but not required by the sponsor.
Which of the following most accurately describes an institutional conflict of interest?
It occurs when an institution's financial or non-financial interests could interfere with its research activities
Which of the following most accurately describes a conflict of commitment?
It occurs when outside activities interfere with obligations to one's primary employer.
Which of the following most accurately describes data lifecycle management (DLM)?
It refers to the tools and processes for handling data during a research study and after it concludes.
Which of the following is true about the management of conflicts of interest?
Management plans are often created to reduce the impact of conflicts of interest
Which of the following is true regarding data sharing and stewardship?
Researchers who receive federal funding may have to adhere to a data sharing requirement.
Which of the following situations is most likely to constitute an instance of plagiarism?
Summarizing a published article in 2-3 distinct paragraphs and including this in a paper.
Which one of the following statements most accurately describes how plagiarism has been defined in this module?
Plagiarism applies not only to ideas that are found in print but also those that are communicated verbally.
Which of the following is true regarding an acknowledgments section?
The contributions of technicians and other researchers are often listed in the acknowledgments section if they do not meet all of the criteria for authorship.
Which author is normally responsible for sharing reprints of a publication with readers?
The corresponding author.
Which of the following is most likely to own the data resulting from a research project?
The organization that receives federal funding for a project.
What is the most appropriate process for research collaborators to use in determining which journal they should submit their work to?
The research team should discuss the issue early on and while the project is ongoing.
According to federal research misconduct policies, what is the maximum number of consecutive words that one can use before it is classified as an instance of plagiarism?
There is no official, federal standard for the number of consecutive words that can be used.
The most important factor in determining whether a research collaboration will be successful is:
Whether there is ongoing communication among the team members about their goals and responsibilities.
Which of the following is true regarding data analysis?
Data analysis methods should usually be specified in advance before a study begins.
What is the main function of the Bayh-Dole Act of 1980 as it relates to academic institutions?
It allows institutions to have control over the intellectual property from federally-funded research.
An idea is most likely to represent "common knowledge" if:
It can be safely assumed that the readers and the author are both thoroughly familiar with the idea and its source.
What is the main function of a Technology Transfer Office with respect to collaborative research?
It helps collaborative researchers to commercialize their work
Which of the following most accurately describes the Green Revolution?
It involved mobilizing a technological system to improve food production.
Ethical writing and scholarship is based on an implicit contract between the author and readers, whereby readers assume that what they read is accurate, has been written by the author, and has:
Not been disseminated before unless noted otherwise.
The main way in which the organization Doctors Without Borders acts on social responsibilities is by:
Providing medical care in emergency situations.
The authors Martin and Schinzinger claim that researchers have special obligations to society primarily because:
Research and innovation can be considered potentially risky experiments that involve society.
Which of the following most accurately describes the main purpose of the OMB Circulars?
They outline the rules for the financial management of sponsored projects.
