Training

The Office of Research & Commercialization is committed to training and outreach on all topics of research compliance as a service to our faculty and research staff.

Compliance Presentations

The Office of Research & Commercialization (ORC) has implemented its Summer Compliance Presentation Program.  Presentations will be offered in two-hour clusters at various times on various days across campus to accommodate the schedules of attendees.  “Cluster 1” will cover “What is Time & Effort”, Cost Transfers, and Audits.  “Cluster 2” will cover the Closeout Process, Closeouts: Fixed Price Residuals, and Cost Share.  And, “Cluster 3” will cover Subcontracting, Calculation of F&A Rates, Use & Distribution of Overhead, and CAS Exemptions.  Two independent, one-hour presentations will also be offered this summer.  The first is a brief introduction to ORC designed for new faculty, staff, and administrators or those new to the sponsored research arena.  The other is a review of conflict of interest as it pertains to research.   Presentations will be held on the following dates and times:

Fall: TBD

It is encouraged that all Principal Investigators, Co-Principal Investigators, Research Associates, College/Departmental administrators and staff, and all others who are involved in conducting or administering research attend these sessions.

As an additional training resource, the Office of Research & Commercialization has made available a PowerPoint presentation on effort and effort certification.  Please feel free to download it and review it at your convenience. Effort Presentation.

Ongoing Training

The Office of Research and Commercialization is planning an enhanced training and outreach initiative. We would like to solicit your input in the development and implementation of a broad training program for the conduct of research and grant activity at the University of Central Florida. We have evaluated training programs at other universities, and look forward to implementing a training schedule that will be responsive to you, our clients.

Please provide any comments or suggestions that you may have to Justo Torres at jutorres@mail.ucf.edu. Suggestions regarding topics, schedules, target audiences, and anything else are welcome.