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Earlier this year, the graduate school published an electronic suite of RCR mentorship tools on Kuali Build. The RCR mentorship suite is part of the many of tools and resources for RCR education, training, and mentorship SIUE offers. Those tools include an Individual Development Plan (IDP), a Skills assessment and a new Responsible Conduct of Research Checklist. All of these can now be found in Kuali Build as one form called the RCR Mentorship Suite.

The Individual Development Plan (IDP) is a tool to assist students and post-doctoral researchers in reaching short- and long-term goals. IDPs identify both professional development needs and career objectives. A skills assessment can help identify an individual's strengths and areas that require improvement to help students reach desired professional objectives. Lastly, the RCR Tools Checklist helps faculty and student researchers ensure they have completed the appropriate training for the responsible and ethical conduct of research. The checklist is tailored to undergraduate students, graduate students and postdoctoral researchers.

The goal of incorporating all these elements into one suite is to assist mentors and students to engage in a broader dialogue about research integrity and the responsible conduct of research throughout student careers here at SIUE. By moving the form online it is easily stored and accessible for students and mentors to revisit yearly for re-evaluation.

You can find the RCR Mentorship Suite on our Forms page. To read more about the IDP or skills assessment, you can check out our RCR webpage.