School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Graduate Student Core Competencies

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1 Schl f Graduate and Pstdctral Studies Graduate Student Cre Cmpetencies Six Graduate Student Cre Cmpetencies: 1. Discipline-Specific Cnceptual Knwledge Graduate students are expected t demnstrate a brad base f established and evlving knwledge within their discipline and detailed knwledge f their specific research area. They shuld understand the gaps, cnflicts, limits, and challenges within their research area such that they can develp testable hyptheses. Delineatin f Specific Skills Apply analytical apprach t defining scientific questins Design scientifically testable hyptheses Express brad based and crss-disciplinary knwledge Restate detailed knwledge f specific research area 2. Research Skill Develpment Graduate students are expected t be able t design sund research prtcls, and safely perfrm the techniques necessary t cnduct and analyze this research. Delineatin f Specific Skills Emply research techniques and labratry safety Cnstruct a careful experimental design Analyze and interpret data Use effective search strategies and critically evaluate the literature Plan lng and shrt term pririties Manage time effectively Cllect recrds in print and electrnic media Use data backup prtcls v Adpted frm NPA Pstdctral Cre Cmpetencies 1

2 Schl f Graduate and Pstdctral Studies Graduate Student Cre Cmpetencies 3. Cmmunicatin Skills In any prfessinal envirnment, the ability t cmmunicate ne's thughts in a way that peple readily understand is critical. Althugh graduate students learn many cmmunicatin skills thrughut their educatinal lifespan, these skills take time t master. Cmmunicatin is mre than preparing and sending a message; it is making every effrt t be sure that the message is heard and understd by the apprpriate audience. Graduate students are expected t demnstrate interpersnal and ther cmmunicatin skills that enable them t cmmunicate effectively with clleagues at all levels. They must als be prepared t cmmunicate with students and sciety at large. They need t develp writing, speaking, and listening skills. Delineatin f Specific Skills Writing Speaking Cmpse scientific publicatins Design scientific psters Prepare reagent requests Prepare grants Prepare Curriculum vitae and cver letters Express research t scientific and lay audiences Organize cnference and seminar presentatins, including psters and ral presentatins with develpment f materials supprting each. Practice effective skills fr jb interviews and jb talks Interpersnal cmmunicatin skills Assess style, tne, and nn-verbal cues Apply perfrmance reviews/feedback Apply cnflict reslutin, including difficult cnversatins/minimizing cnflict Demnstrate teaching and mentring skills Emply netwrking skills v Adpted frm NPA Pstdctral Cre Cmpetencies 2

3 Schl f Graduate and Pstdctral Studies Graduate Student Cre Cmpetencies 4. Prfessinalism Graduate students are expected t adhere t accepted prfessinal standards and practices within their immediate wrkplace (e.g., labratry, ffice), institutin, and discipline. They are als expected t reflect and advance the values f their prfessin in the cmmunity at large. One's prfessinalism is relevant in different cntexts that gvern and define the ptential interactins the schlar engages with his/her envirnment. A prper discussin f prfessinalism shuld integrate cncepts f: Wrkplace prfessinalism, cnnect with the immediate wrking team Institutinal prfessinalism, cnnect with the research infrastructure Cllegial prfessinalism, cnnect with the discipline f expertise Universal prfessinalism, cnnect with sciety in representing an expertise Delineatin f Specific Skills Assess and uphld wrkplace etiquette, perfrmance standards, and prject gals Cmply with rules, regulatins, and institutinal nrms Respect, evaluate, and enhance the intellectual cntributins f thers Advance and prmte the discipline by participating in public and prfessinal service activities. Identify and manage apparent and actual cnflicts f interest, ethical vilatins, and vilatins f expected prfessinal behavir 5. Respnsible Cnduct f Research Graduate students shuld receive training in respnsible cnduct f research s as t imprve their ability t make ethical and legal chices. This training shuld prvide them with an appreciatin fr the range f accepted research practices; familiarize them with the relevant regulatins, plicies, statutes, and guidelines gverning the cnduct f their research; and make them aware f the resurces t which they can turn when ethical questins and cncerns arise. Graduate students wuld be expected t: Demnstrate their ability t make apprpriate ethical and legal chices. Demnstrate appreciatin fr the range f accepted practices fr cnducting research. Recgnize the regulatins, plicies, statutes, and guidelines that gvern the cnduct f gvernment-funded research, as apprpriate. Identify the available tls and resurces t which they can turn when ethical questins and cncerns arise. v Adpted frm NPA Pstdctral Cre Cmpetencies 3

4 Schl f Graduate and Pstdctral Studies Graduate Student Cre Cmpetencies Delineatin f Specific Skills Data wnership and sharing Recgnize wnership and access t data, particularly funding agency rights and intellectual prperty after the student s enrllment ends. Recgnize and respect intellectual prperty rights, patents, and cpyrights Distinguish criteria fr authrship and the elements f respnsible publicatin Research with human subjects (where applicable) Apply ethical principles fr cnducting human subjects research, including infrmed cnsent and subject cnfidentiality Recgnize federal, state, and lcal regulatins/guidelines fr cnducting human subjects research Recall Institutinal Review Bard (IRB) prcesses and prcedures, where applicable Emply requirements fr reprting clinical trials Research invlving animals (where applicable) Apply ethical principles fr cnducting research with animals Recgnize federal, state, and lcal regulatins/guidelines fr use f animals in research Emply the Three Rs: Replace, reduce and refine animal use in research Recall Institutinal Animal Care and Use Cmmittee (IACUC) prcesses and prcedures Research miscnduct Recgnize applicable definitins f miscnduct (federal, ORI/PHS, NASA, NEH, NSF, etc.) Recall reprting prcedures Describe the rle and risks f being a whistleblwer Cnflicts f interest Assess persnal and intellectual cnflicts Assess cnflicts f cmmitment Assess financial cnflicts Emply cnfidentiality and recgnize bias in peer review Evaluate cnflicts and ptential cmpetitin between mentr and trainee v Adpted frm NPA Pstdctral Cre Cmpetencies 4

5 Schl f Graduate and Pstdctral Studies Graduate Student Cre Cmpetencies 6. Leadership and Management Skills Graduate students shuld develp the skills, and techniques needed t facilitate effective team wrk, mentr junir lab members and pursue future leadership pprtunities at the lcal and institutinal level. Delineatin f Specific Skills Persnnel Management Practice mentrship and training f junir lab members Wrk with individuals f diverse backgrunds Demnstrate cnflict management/having difficult cnversatins Prject Management Organize pririties Plan shrt and lng-term bjectives Establish and maintain effective cllabratins when needed Use recrd keeping in print and electrnic media; establish data back-up prtcls Leadership Skills Identify and clarify prject gals Wrk within a grup effectively Demnstrate leadership in meetings Serve as a rle mdel fr junir lab members v Adpted frm NPA Pstdctral Cre Cmpetencies 5