Beginning September 2011, all newly hired full-time faculty and undergraduate students who are engaged in research and scholarly activities outside their normal coursework are required by Penn State to participate in the new SARI@PSU程序. It is the responsibility of the student's faculty mentor to determine whether or not the student's work meets the University's definition of "research."
The University employs two different ways to determine if a specific activity constitutes "research." The first is drawn from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the second, from Penn State policy. Thus, research is defined as either:
- “研究”下的 发病率也是规定 means a "systematic investigation, including research development, 测试, 和评估, designed to develop or contribute to generalizable knowledge."
- "研究" means a systematic investigation, 研究, or experiment designed to develop or contribute to generalizable knowledge. The term encompasses basic and applied research that may or may not be published in an article, book or book chapter and product development (e.g., a diagnostic test or drug). 如用于 this policy, 术语包括, but is not limited to, any such activity for which research funding is available from a federal, state or local government agency, or a public or private entity, 通过拨款, contract or cooperative agreement (e.g., 研究补助金, career development award, 中心授予, individual fellowship award, infrastructure award, institutional training grant, 计划项目, or research resources award). 如用于 Policy RP06: Disclosure and Management of Significant Financial Interests, research also includes research activities that are not funded or sponsored.
By this definition of research, a student who receives an Undergraduate 研究 Grant is required to undergo the SARI training.
教师 mentors should meet with the student and determine which of the CITI (Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative) training modules is appropriate for their area of 研究. To view the optional training opportunities, go to the CITI website, register as a user (this is a proprietary website with restricted access), 然后登录. Students and faculty report that the training program will take between two and three hours to complete. Registration for the CITI training is found on the 花旗网站.