RCR Orientation for Master's Students (GS714.01 & GS715.01)

Responsible Conduct of Research training is a formal requirement for every Master's student enrolled in The Graduate School. This orientation is a requirement for incoming, new students, but it is open to all graduate students for RCR credit.

The orientation is being held entirely online via Zoom on Canvas, Duke's learning management platform. The Canvas site Grad School Orientation will include the Zoom links. Note that you'll need to log in with your Duke NetID and password. 

To receive transcript credit for this RCR event, you will need to attend the entire event (it begins at 9:00 am and ends by 12:00 pm, short break in the middle). When you log into Canvas with your Duke NetID, your participation in the Zoom sessions will be logged, and credit will be awarded based on those logs. Please don't arrive late or leave early. 

Your RCR orientation will consist of two Zoom sessions: starting at 9:00, you will engage with Dr. Suzanne Barbour, Dean of the Graduate School and Vice Provost for Graduate Education. During this session, you'll also have a chance to meet some of your new colleagues and engage in discussion of diversity and inclusion in a research environment. This session will earn credit for GS715 on your transcript.

In your second session, which begins at 10:30, you'll have a chance to work in a smaller, more discipline-specific group led by Duke faculty. You'll be discussing ethical challenges you'll face in your field. This session will earn credit for GS714 on your transcript. 

At this orientation, you'll also have a chance to learn more about the ongoing RCR training you'll be expected to engage in during your graduate studies. 

If you need a disability-related accommodation for the RCR orientation, please contact Dr. Hugh Crumley (crumley@duke.edu) by August 1.

Who Should Attend this Session?

This session is required, and intended for incoming Master's students.