Core Series

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CORE Course Descriptions

Core 1: Principles of Pre-Award Research Administration, Part 1

Entry Level

Core 1 (Part 1 of 4) of the Essentials of Research Administration (ERA) series. Receive fundamental knowledge to be successful in your career as a research administrator from both a general and a MSU perspective. Learn how the research administrator can help the Principal Investigator (PI) become successful at securing external research funding by identifying funding opportunities, reading solicitations, proposal basics and regulatory requirements, and preparing budgets and budget justifications.

Core 2: Principles of Pre-Award Research Administration, Part 2

Entry Level

Core 2 (Part 2 of 4) of the Essentials of Research Administration (ERA) series. You will be able to use more: Pre-Award tools and processes for a successful proposal completion and submission; show advanced familiarity of Proposal Development process in Kuali Research (KR), proposal completion and submission requirements, OSP's proposal submission process and deadline policy; recognize Negotiation Module features and data, award receipt, negotiation and acceptance process.

Core 3: Principles of Post-Award Research Administration

Entry Level

Core 3 (Part 3 of 4) of the Essentials of Research Administration (ERA) series. You will be able to navigate the fundamental tools and processes for post-award activities such as account set-up, prior approvals, Account Explorer, monitoring and oversight, cost share/effort reporting, financial reporting, and award closeout. You'll be aware of more post-award management tools that can assist principal investigators spend sponsored funding responsibly while protecting the University.

Core 4: Compliance

Entry Level

Core 4 (Part 4 of 4) of the Essentials of Research Administration (ERA) series. As a research administrator, you are responsible for assisting faculty members with following University and federal policies, and you are also in a position to provide guidance to principal investigators. You will be better able to identify issues and red flags in the regulatory affairs arena, including issues involving human subjects, animal care and use, environmental health and safety, export controls, intellectual property, conflicts of interest, and responsible conduct of research.