Office of Research and Project Administration

ORPA Lending Library

NCURA Videos

Videos are available to UR staff and faculty. To borrow a video, please call Gerri Wind at ORPA (5-2452) or stop by our office (515 Hylan Bldg.) Videos may be checked out for 5 days at a time. We are pleased to lend these videos free of charge. You are responsible for returning the video rewound and in good condition. Should anything happen to the video while in your care, or should you lose it, you are responsible for the cost of obtaining a replacement copy. Note: all presentations are on VHS, except as noted.

Conflict of Interest: How to Spot and Manage It (2007)

TThis program DVD, with it's expert panel, will relate best practices in managing a COI and give examples of what works and what doesn't.

Effort Reporting (2007)

TThis DVD of a NCURA live broadcast defines and describes the basics of effort reporting, and includes explanations of the roles and responsibilities of various offices and positions at an institution.

Sponsored Program Essentials (2007)

TThe purpose of this video is to provide a broad overview of the various essentials of sponsored programs including preparation and review of proposals; negotiation and acceptance of awards; financial and administrative management, closeout and audit, as well as the relevant compliance issues.

Technology Transfer for the Research Administrator (2006)

This CD of a NCURA live broadcast provides detailed information on what Technology Transfer is and discusses the role the Research Administrator plays in technology transfer.

Working Toward a Common Goal (2006)

This video workshop will provide an overview of Grants.gov (the single access point for federal grantees), the current status of its FIND and APPLY functionality, and its plans for future initiatives. In addition, senior federal agency leaders will present on the development of the Standard Form (SF) 424 R&R (the common Federal format for submission of research applications) and federal agency implementations of the 424 R&R and grant submission through Grants.gov. University participants will discuss challenges and implementation strategies for Grants.gov and electronic research administration.

Best Practices in Research Compliance: Update on Policies and Regulations and Implementation at Institutions (2005)

This 3.5-hour video conference provides an update on policies and regulations pertaining to various aspects of compliance and how these updates impact an educational institution. Senior compliance leaders from several institutions and DHHS speak to issues surrounding such things as recent updates to the Federal Policy for Protection of Human Subjects, Human Subject Accreditation, “Hot Spots” in Human Subject Research, Biosafety Matters and Handling Select Agents, Responsible Conduct of Research, and updates to the Conflict of Interest policies.

International Sponsored Programs Administration (2005)

The purpose of the video workshop will be to provide an overview of key regulatory issues, negotiating strategies, and administrative techniques in managing international projects and to hear from faculty on how current regulation is affecting their research. The session will be broad based, to attract as wide an audience as possible. Topics may include:

Fundamentals of budgeting and contract negotiation for international projects
Working with foreign students & scientists
Export Regulations: ITAR/EAR/OFAC
Subcontracting/contracting with foreign sites
Monitoring foreign sites
Intellectual property ownership and management

Principles of Federal R & D Contracting (2005)

This video conference will serve as a training opportunity for research administrators in central and department levels who are assigned the tasks of identifying contracting opportunities, submitting contract business proposals, and negotiating and managing federal contracts. In addition, the conference will seek to address faculty issues. Adapted from annual meeting workshops held on this topic, items to be discussed will be: reading and interpreting RFPs (requests for proposals), preparation of contract budgets, and identifying the regulatory sources of information to assist research administrators manage federal contracts, e.g. Federal Acquisition Regulations; Confidentiality, Publication Rights.

Sponsored Research Financial Management: Current Pre and Post Award Issues (2005)

This NCURA video conference will provide an update for pre and post-award viewers on the following financial administration topics: allowable costs for budgets, including a brief discussion of the disconnect between grants management personnel, PIs and auditors; an overview of current issues in time and effort reporting; cost-sharing, purchasing, and subcontracting (including subs between FDP and non-FDP institutions). Viewers will receive a glimpse of policy changes at the federal level, in addition to a discussion of institutional best practices at the central and departmental levels. This program is intended for Pre and Post Award Administrators, Departmental Administrators, Faculty, Auditors.

Cost Sharing Management (2004)

When an institution makes a commitment to share in the costs of a sponsored project, it assumes an obligation to the sponsor and accepts certain responsibilities for tracking and reporting cost sharing expenditures. This program will discuss the various aspects of cost sharing, from proposal to award and through the project closeout. The session will also discuss the expectations of the project sponsor regarding the documentation and reporting of cost sharing commitments, and will describe the cost sharing policy of the National Science Foundation (NSF). The presenters will describe several institutional systems for tracking cost sharing expenditures.

Time and Effort Reporting for Federal Grants: A Guide to Careful Documentation (CD) (2004)

This1.5 hour audio conference is presented by a former federal grant auditor. In addition to covering the basic requirements of effort reporting, the presenter helps the listener obtain a better understanding of the bigger picture related to time and effort reporting.

Intellectual Property for the Research Administrator (2003)

A thorough understanding of intellectual property, both the law and its practical application, is critical to the daily work of the research administrator. This workshop will introduce patent and copyright law, as well as other key concepts necessary for the understanding and negotiating of intellectual property. The faculty will outline current federal regulation and policy with respect to intellectual property, such as the Bayh-Dole Act and rights in technical data. Finally, the workshop will introduce issues when negotiating intellectual property rights in industry sponsored research agreements. This session is designed for the newcomer that wishes to gain a basic understanding of intellectual property. The faculty will provide the tools that are needed to build a strong foundation in this area. In depth reference materials, including a user-friendly glossary of patent and copyright terms will be provided to workshop participants.

What Departmental Administrators Need to Know about Post-Award & Cost Analysis (2002)

Typically, the university pre-award office "determines the fate" for the post-award and cost analysis personnel. In order to work seamlessly (and avoid problems and pitfalls), experience suggests that we could all benefit from understanding the critical components of each other's functions and operations. This workshop begins with "account set up", concludes with "account close out" and includes what departmental administrators and pre-award administrators should know about the mechanics of the facilities and administrative (F&A) rate, cost sharing, effort reporting, the Cost Accounting Standards, financial reporting, cash management, cost transfers and post auditing. This workshop is recommended for academic department administrators who work on proposal development and pre-award issues in their departments as well as pre-award central office administrators.

Making the Right Moves in Research Misconduct Allegations (2000)

How to understand and apply the federal definition of misconduct. Everything that happens from the time the allegation is made and how to live with the results, assessing and preparing evidence, along with lessons learned along the way.

NIH Workshop (2000)

This 2 hour video taped conference is presented by a Grants Management Chief at NIH, along with the former chair of the Department of Environmental Medicine at UR. In addition to providing information about NIH, the presenters cover the basic components of a successful grant application. The viewer will learn many helpful hints for preparing a grant application, as well as obtain a better understanding of: the NIH grant process, scientific review, priority scores, percentiles and success rates, and the roles of program administrators and grants management specialists.