ROMEO Researcher s Guide A Guide to the ROMEO Dashboard
Contents Overview ROMEO the ROMEO Dashboard Important reminders Accessing ROMEO Researcher Dashboard Roles Principal Investigator Project Team Member Application Status Links Additional information Need further help? Home Bar Secondary Bar OCAD UNIVERSITY 2
Overview ROMEO is an on-line solution that manages ethics approvals and grant approvals, tracks project status, and facilitates smooth disbursements of funds. Logging in to the ROMEO Researcher Portal allows faculty, staff members and students to: Submit new REB applications; Track the status of new REB applications; View previously-submitted REB applications; Submit amendment forms and annual and final reports u The ROMEO DASHBOARD is the Researcher Portal s main interface, or home page. OCAD UNIVERSITY 3
Important reminders! ROMEO works best on Firefox and Internet Explorer web browsers (not Chrome or Safari). SAVE your applications frequently ROMEO does not have an automatic save function. OCAD UNIVERSITY 4
ACCESSING ROMEO The Romeo Researcher s Portal is accessible from the Login menu at www.ocadu.ca or through: https://ocad.researchservicesoffice.com/romeo.researcher/ Note: Firefox and Internet Explorer are the recommended web browsers for the system. Use the proper browser to: prevent errors when saving, ensure all buttons and tabs appear, and prevent the loss of entered information. OCAD UNIVERSITY 5
Log-in or register First-time users will need to register with their OCADU e-mail and will be sent a confirmation e-mail to reset their password. Your username is your OCADU e-mail address ( xxxx@student.ocadu.ca/ @faculty.ocadu.ca/ @ocadu.ca). OCAD UNIVERSITY 6
Log-in or register OCADU students, faculty, and staff should use their regular OCADU email as their username and the primary email address to which all notifications and letters of approval will be sent. OCADU students and external users logging in for the first time will need to complete the self-registration form that appears when Register is selected on the ROMEO log-in page before they can access the Researcher Portal. Once you have registered, you will receive an automatic notification via email with instructions on how to set up your password. OCAD UNIVERSITY 7
Researcher dashboard Welcome to your dashboard! This is the HOME page of the ROMEO Researcher Portal OCAD UNIVERSITY 8
Researcher dashboard: Home Bar On the top left you will find the Home Bar OCAD UNIVERSITY 9
Researcher dashboard: Home Bar Here you can: Home Go back to your Dashboard My Profile Edit your Researcher profile and contact information Contact Us Help Contact the research office with questions Guidance on how to fill out your profile Logout Logout of the ROMEO Researcher Portal OCAD UNIVERSITY 10
Researcher dashboard: Secondary Bar On the left of the dashboard, just below the home bar, you will find the Secondary Bar. OCAD UNIVERSITY 11
Researcher dashboard: Secondary Bar Here you can: APPLY NEW Where researchers (faculty, staff, undergraduate, and graduate students) can fill out New Applications for research requiring research ethics review Application for Ethical Review of Research Involving Human Participants Application for Ethical Review of Course-based Research Involving Human Participants Please refer to OCADU s online ROMEO Researcher s Guide: Applying for Research Ethics Board approval: New Applications for more information on new applications and Course-based Research applications. OCAD UNIVERSITY 12
Researcher dashboard: Secondary Bar News Read any news and updates from the Research Office Useful Links Settings Dates on upcoming ROMEO training sessions Contains helpful resources regarding research ethics Change whether you receive notifications (regarding due/expired date reminders) OCAD UNIVERSITY 13
Researcher dashboard: Roles Under the 2 Role Types, researcher s can use the Application Status Links to access saved and/or submitted applications, throughout various stages in the the review process. OCAD UNIVERSITY 14
Researcher dashboard: Roles Who is a Principal Investigator and who is a Project Team Member? Role: Principal Investigator (PI) Faculty Faculty advisors (accessing/submitting student applications, on the student s behalf) Staff Other individual researchers Role: Project Team Member Undergraduate students Graduate students OCAD UNIVERSITY 15
Researcher dashboard: Roles Application Status Links Applications (Saved Not Submitted) Applications that are a work in progress, and have not been submitted by the researcher for review. Applications (Submitted Requiring my Attention) Applications that have been submitted by the researcher, and have been sent back to the researcher, requiring resubmission for various reasons. OCAD UNIVERSITY 16
Researcher dashboard: Roles Application Status Links My Reminders Applications and Events that have upcoming or outstanding due dates or scheduled reminders. Applications (Submitted Under Review) Applications that have been submitted and are currently under review by the REB OCAD UNIVERSITY 17
Researcher dashboard: Roles Application Status Links Applications (submitted Post Review) Applications that have been submitted and reviewed by the REB For approved applications, you can submit: Amendments and/or administrative changes Annual Progress reports Final Reports See OCADU s online ROMEO Researcher Guide Submitting Events and Event Revisions (link) Applications (Withdrawn) Applications that have been submitted, and withdrawn from the review process by the researcher. OCAD UNIVERSITY 18
Additional information All team members will receive e-mails regarding revision requests and approval letters. All team members may access and edit the event forms but only the PI can submit the form. OCAD UNIVERSITY 19
Need further help? For more details regarding ROMEO, please visit : http://www.ocadu.ca/research/research-services/romeo---online-researcher-portal.htm For questions regarding OCADU Research Ethics please visit: http://www.ocadu.ca/research/research-ethics-board.htm OCADU Office of Research and Graduate Studies research@ocadu.ca ROMEO and REB inquires Christine Crisol Pineda cpineda@ocadu.ca T. 416 977 6000 x. 4368 OCAD UNIVERSITY 20