Office of Research Integrity and Assurance

Resources for Graduate Student Research

Training

Training in Responsible Conduct of Research

Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI)

Research Ethics and Compliance Training.

Register at CITIprogram.org or by following instructions here .

George Mason University Seminar on Responsible Conduct of Research

An 8-hour faculty-led course on topics related to RCR.

Offered once per semester. Contact ORIA for details.

The Lab: Avoiding Research Misconduct

The Office of Research Integrity, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

This interactive video allows viewers to assume the roles of a postdoctoral researcher, graduate student, principal investigator, and research administrator and make decisions that affect the integrity of research.

Looking for Mason’s RCR training information? See ORIA’s RCR Training Plan .
Student Resources

Mentoring Guides

Resources for graduate students and other researchers seeking guidance on building productive mentoring relationships.

Graduate Student Mentoring Guide: A Guide for Students

Rackham Graduate School, University of Michigan

Mentoring Matters

The Graduate School, Penn State University

Building Successful Mentoring Relationships: Student Guide

Laney Graduate School, Emory University

The (Unofficial) Advisee Guide

The Graduate School, Duke University

U.S. Geological Survey Mentoring Resources

Explore the U.S. Geological Survey’s Mentoring Reading .

Resources include the USGS Protégé Handbook and USGS Mentoring Worksheets .

Additional Resources

Further Reading

Book

Adviser, Teacher, Role Model, Friend: On Being a Mentor to Students in Science and Engineering

National Academy of Engineering. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 1997.

View publication →

Book

Getting the Most out of Your Mentoring Relationships: A Handbook for Women in STEM

Dean, Donna J. Mentoring in Academia and Industry; 3. New York, NY: Springer New York, 2009.

Available through the Mason Libraries →

Article

Advice on Advising: How to Mentor Minority Students

The Chronicle of Higher Education →

Article

How to Get the Most out of Your Relationship with a Mentor

Inside Higher Ed →

Article

Why Some Professors Welcome New Lab Members with Clear Expectations—in Writing

Science →

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