Responsible Conduct of Research Courses

Developed by UBC's Scholarly Integrity Initiative in the Office of the VP, Research + Innovation, the Foundations of Responsible Research is a self-paced course which aims to increase understanding of our responsibility as UBC scholars, provides an opportunity to reflect on our own research practices, and to practice navigating ethical dimensions of research using a systematic decision-making framework. Enrol

Available online, on-demand the CITI program Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) course discusses many scholarly integrity topics including:

  • Introduction to RCR
  • Ethics and the Responsible Researcher
  • Research Misconduct
  • Data Management
  • Publication Practices and Responsible Authorship
  • Writing with Integrity
  • Peer Review
  • Mentoring
  • Collaborative Research
  • Conflicts of Interest
  • Research Involving Human Participants
  • Using Animal Subjects in Research

This course is available through the CITI program through a University of British Columbia (N2) subscription. The course is free to UBC students, staff, postdoctoral fellows, and faculty.