2016 Society of Research Administrators International annual meeting presentation by Kiki Caruson, PhD (University of South Florida) and Sandy Justice (Emory University)
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Data Talk: Who is meant to be a SJU students? (Paper)Linh MP. Pham
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Data Tools: SAS JMP, Excel
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Disclaimer: The data is from and for an academic project, and does not necessarily reflect the real situation of the named organization.
The Role of Non-Cognitive Indicators in Predictive and Proactive Analytics: T...SmarterServices Owen
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Don’t miss out on your chance to learn the latest strategies on the power of predictive, proactive, and prescriptive data!
Data Talk: Who is meant to be a SJU student (Presentation)?Linh MP. Pham
In order to increase the enrollment from both the local and the international, SJO needs to understand better about those who have and have not enrolled. The admission analysis of applicants, therefore, is a concrete background information to promote the school more effectively online with better targets.
Data Tools: SAS JMP, Excel
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Disclaimer: The data is from and for an academic project, and does not necessarily reflect the real situation of the named organization.
Brave new world the challenges of managing an international branch campusUniversity of Limerick
There has been a rapid growth in the number of foreign universities establishing ‘international branch campuses’ around the world, with much of the recent activity taking place in the Gulf. This presentation reports the findings of an interview-based study of the challenges of managing an international branch campus. It discusses the way that, during the start-up phase, managers have to juggle multiple roles until critical mass is achieved. In most cases, the organisational structure exposes them to the difficulties of running a joint-venture, balancing the demands of the home campus and the local partner. In every case, they have to negotiate the conflicting legislative environments of their home and host countries, often working across language and cultural divides. The presentation offers new insights into the brave new world of managing an international branch campus.
Data Talk: Who is meant to be a SJU students? (Paper)Linh MP. Pham
In order to increase the enrollment from both the local and the international, SJO needs to understand better about those who have and have not enrolled. The admission analysis of applicants, therefore, is a concrete background information to promote the school more effectively online with better targets.
Data Tools: SAS JMP, Excel
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Disclaimer: The data is from and for an academic project, and does not necessarily reflect the real situation of the named organization.
The Role of Non-Cognitive Indicators in Predictive and Proactive Analytics: T...SmarterServices Owen
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Don’t miss out on your chance to learn the latest strategies on the power of predictive, proactive, and prescriptive data!
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In order to increase the enrollment from both the local and the international, SJO needs to understand better about those who have and have not enrolled. The admission analysis of applicants, therefore, is a concrete background information to promote the school more effectively online with better targets.
Data Tools: SAS JMP, Excel
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Disclaimer: The data is from and for an academic project, and does not necessarily reflect the real situation of the named organization.
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Are you still deriving benefits from the degree – or has the dividends shrunk over time?
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a. Support to choose financially viable degrees to reduce the debt burden and maximize the return on investment as well as guide to adopt strategies to win scholarships and tuition waivers.
b.Facilitate graduates to secure career success by selecting the correct major.
c. Customize career options matching personal interests and backgrounds.
d. Promote STEM for national security and intellectual property protection and to create American jobs.
e. Create an equal opportunity for all people.
To learn more and reading interesting blogs and schedule a session with the author, please visit:
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Discussion about the role of electronic portfolios in MBBS course within the ambit of NMC's Competency Based Medical Education (CBME)
Experience sharing of the introduction of e-portfolios for MBBS students of KMCH Medical College, Coimbatore
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For Studying in foreign universities there are many formalities which can be taken care by overseas education consultant. They provides all sort of guidance from course to accommodation and fees criteria also apart from visa approval.
Assuming most or all of you have a college degree or two and that your degree was the second or third biggest purchase of your life…
Was your degree a good value? Do you feel like you got what you paid for? Anyone want a refund???
Are you still deriving benefits from the degree – or has the dividends shrunk over time?
Do any of you wish you had shopped around more before attending the institution? What additional questions would you have asked?
This presentation examines the rise of students as informed consumers.
Webinar: SAIS Europe: The Master of Arts in Global Risk InformationWeb2Present
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GAIHE Survey Report Results, by Andrew Gibson & Ellen Hazelkorngaihe
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Learn more: www.naviance.com
Who is Not Studying Abroad? An Examination of Three Institutional Perspective...CIEE
To understand how to expand education abroad opportunities, we need to understand who is not going abroad. Presenters will share what they've done (or are doing) to expand participation with respect to the barriers of cost, curriculum, and culture. Participants will be invited to share best practices on how to change perception and make study abroad – academic study, work, or internships – more accessible. Case studies will include the Clemson Engineers for Developing Countries (CEDC) Haiti Initiative, an innovative student-directed program; Susquehanna University, which made study away a curricular requirement; and Medgar Evers College, the only Predominantly Black College (PBI) in the City University of New York, will explain how a one-person office has increased the numbers of underrepresented students going abroad.
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A short course focusing on the financial planning for livable salary by choosing the right major and career. The goal is to reduce your student loan burden by taking early initiatives. This presentation covers the following topics:
a. Support to choose financially viable degrees to reduce the debt burden and maximize the return on investment as well as guide to adopt strategies to win scholarships and tuition waivers.
b.Facilitate graduates to secure career success by selecting the correct major.
c. Customize career options matching personal interests and backgrounds.
d. Promote STEM for national security and intellectual property protection and to create American jobs.
e. Create an equal opportunity for all people.
To learn more and reading interesting blogs and schedule a session with the author, please visit:
https://universalgraduateincome.com/
EY Human Capital Conference 2012: Managing global mobility risk - Is cost the...EY
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Are you familiar with the concepts of academic integrity or research misconduct? Learn what a student’s ethical responsibilities are as an academic researcher in handling and managing data, working with human subjects, and contributing to a larger body of knowledge. This is a presentation developed through the Graduate Resource Center at the University of New Mexico.
Presentation given at the 2012 UNM Jump Start Institute on April 28, 2012.
Research and Academic Integrity
a. Facilitators:
i. William L. Gannon, Ph.D., Director, UNM Responsible and Ethical Conduct of Research, Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR)
ii. Gary Harrison, Ph.D., Dean, Office of Graduate Studies (OGS).
Understanding impact through alternative metrics: developing library-based as...Kristi Holmes
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Libraries are particularly well poised to meet the need to understand a more nuanced view of impact. Libraries are trusted, neutral parties with a tradition of service and support and often act as technology hubs on campus with IT and data expertise. Librarians are trained information professionals with information and searching skills and a keen understanding of the research, education, clinical landscape of their institution. This presentation will discuss general trends in the field, including an overview of resources, assessment frameworks and tools; strategies for partnering with stakeholders; and examples of library based service models, from basic services to highly integrated library-based core research units.
(1) http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/scitranslmed.aac5200
Presented by Dr Karen Lucas on 9th July 2014
http://www.its.leeds.ac.uk/people/k.lucas
Abstract:
Until now, human and social factors have not been very dominant aspects of transportation research. The general trend has been a biased towards more technical and engineering studies and transport economics. Nevertheless, there has been continuous social science research on the fringes of transport studies. For example behavioural psychology has been used in traffic safety risk management and human geography has been concerned with the interface between space, time, and mobility. There has also been a significant academic discourse around transport equity and the mobility and accessibility needs of transport disadvantaged groups, which has gathered momentum in recent years. More lately, sociologists and cultural geographers have begun to explore the embodied meanings and the cultural significance of different transport modes within our everyday social practices.
A number of scholars within the Institute of Transport Studies at Leeds have already forged important cross-disciplinary partnerships with other disciplines within and outside the University. In this lecture, I will explore the potential to further strengthen and exploit these new directions within transport research. I will briefly reflect on the opportunities for achieving this through mechanisms such as within the University’ core research themes, the new Social Science Strategy, other research University-wide supported initiatives and more informal collaborations. But more importantly I will be asking whether it is possible to use these inter-disciplinary collaborations to radicalise our research enquiries so that we are able to offer transformational solutions to overcome the currently environmentally unsustainable and socially unjust allocation of mobility resources within and between nations.
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Managing Global Research: Risk, Relationships & Evaluating Outcomes
1. Managing Global Research
Risk, Relationships & Evaluating Outcomes
Sandy Justice
Research Administrator, Pre-Award III
Emory University, Medicine RAS
sjusti2@emory.edu
Kiki Caruson, PhD
AVP for Research, Innovation & Global Affairs
USF World – University of South Florida System
kcaruson@usf.edu
2. Presentation Overview
• Why “Global” Matters
• Strategies for International Success
– Organizational Infrastructure
– Risk Management
– Relationship Development
– Communication and Assessment
– Equipping Research Administrators to “Go Global”
– CASE SCENARIOS
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3. We Inhabit a Globalized World
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Source: Talent Mobility 2020 And Beyond: The Future of Mobility in a Globally Connected World (pwc).
Source: Elsevier
5. Research in a Globalized World
• Research stimulates the call to internationalization by institutions of higher
education (IHEs), research institutes, medical centers and their associated
students, faculty, researchers, practitioners, and staff.
• International research evolves in many ways:
– through engagement with international partners for the purpose of
knowledge generation in any field,
– through the investigation of global issues that transcend geographic
borders,
– though the exchange of researchers and personnel, and
– from a desire on the part of individual researchers and scientists to move
beyond the idea of “researching on” a topic to adopting the approach of
“researching with“ someone in many cases with a colleague who brings a
different world view to the topic of interest.
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6. U.S. Institutions Are Increasingly…
• Building research capacity around complex, real-world
problems
• Addressing interdisciplinary challenges that bridge
humanities, social sciences, arts, and science and
engineering
• Engaging across multiple contexts and cultures to arrive
at sufficient consensus about how to proceed
• Encouraging researcher mobility and global engagement
7. Source: Elsevier Scopus (2006-2015)
Citations per article fold increase over institutional co-authorship
International Research Collaboration is
Increasingly Prevalent and High Impact
Source: Thomson Reuters InCites, October 7, 2015.
9. Global Rankings
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The top 500-800 universities are ranked annually by a number of
organizations. Research productivity ranks heavily in the methodology of most
global rankings. These rankings are a driver of global competitiveness
of universities.
• Shanghai Jiao Tong (SJT) Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU)
• Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings
• Quacquerelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings
• Leiden Ranking published by the Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) and
Leiden University in the Netherlands
• Scimago Institutions Rankings (SIR), or SIR World Report based in Spain
• The Center for World University Rankings (CWUR)
• The U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities (launched in 2014)
Metrics for global research engagement contribute to a university’s reputation and
prestige and can be used to identify areas of research strength, critical mass, as well
as signature programs.
10. Common Global Research Metrics
Grants and Contracts
• Number and % of proposals (total and those
with an international collaborator(s)
• Number and % of awards (total and those
with an international collaborator(s)
Research Expenditures
• International research expenditures (total
dollars and percentage of total)
Publication and Citation Counts
• Internationally co-authored publication
number count and percentage
• Number of citations (total and with an
international collaborator(s)
• Normalized citation impact (field-weighted
citation impact)
• Number of publication downloads
Personnel
• Number and percentage of global researchers
Mobility
• Degree of global mobility faculty/students
International Partnerships
• Number of institutional agreements and MOUs
• Depth, breadth and impact of partnership activities
and outcomes
Honors and Awards
• International honors and awards received (Nobel)
Patents
• Number and percentage of co-invented
patent applications
• Number and percentage of co-invented
patents issued
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12. Supporting Researchers
Global Directory – Single Points of Contact for Key
International Activities and Offices
Identification of Funding Opportunities and Proposal
Development Services for Global Endeavors
Support for Hosting of International Scholars
and Guidance for Traveling with Students
Export Control and Intellectual Property/Tech
Transfer Advice and Counsel
Travel and Risk Mitigation Services and Training
Comprehensive Data Mapping of Researcher Global
Engagement and University Partnership Activities
13. Risk Management
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• Dedicated Export Control Officer(s)
• Dedicated Risk and Security Officer(s)
• 24/7 Emergency Line - Instant access for any situation
• Coordination with health and evacuation insurance provider
• Compliance, University Regulations, and Orientations
• Health, Wellness, and Travel Document Preparation
• Prior to Departure: Risk assessments, mitigation, and
daily monitoring while abroad
• Link to Resources on Campus and Abroad
14. Communication Strategies
• Survey says…
• Get out in front of the conversation
– New Faculty Orientation
– Meeting of the Deans/Leadership
• Coordination with units across campus
• Intent to submit – identify grants with global
partners/collaborators
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15. “Under the Hood” Strategies for
Communication and Assessment at USF
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USF strategies for capacity building among PIs
USF Passport:
https://issuu.com/usfworld/docs/global_hub_passport_handout_for_web/1
USF Global Discovery Newsletter
http://www.usf.edu/world/resources/global-discovery-newsletter-fall2016.pdf
Institutional training from HR, Export Control,
Risk and Safety, and Education Abroad
Use of Social Media
16. Who Is Doing What and Where?
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“The President of the University
wants to know what we have
going on in Mexico, Nigeria,
and France.”
Simple requests like this can
create a lot of headaches….
18. Knowing Your Global Research Footprint
Researchers are
consistently engaging in
interesting and
innovative work that
can lead to new ways of
thinking; new methods
of healthcare; new
technologies, and novel
approaches to age-old
questions. We cannot
support it and celebrate
it if we don’t know
about it.
20. “Under the Hood” Strategies for
Communication and Assessment at Emory
In 2014 Emory University began a process to refine its
strategic global priorities, with 3 key framing questions:
1. How can Emory prepare its students for success in a
globalized world?
2. How can Emory achieve lasting & positive transformation in
the world?
3. How can Emory and its community thrive in an increasingly
globalized higher ed landscape?
The resulting global strategy outlined multiple initiatives
…including the creation of a Global Services function.
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21. Global Services
• Hosting Visitors
• Legal and Insurance
• Project Planning
• Human Resources
• Travel
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• Import and Export
• Finance
• Research Ethics
• Ethiopia Country Guide
22. Research Administrator Perspective
• Ideal vs. Reality – The many hats of
the research administrator
(accountant, lawyer, travel agent,
purchasing, invoicing…)
• Purpose – RA experts as
administrative partners for our
scientists and scholars
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23. Where, oh where, has grant funding gone,
Where, oh where, can it be?
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24. Identify Funding Sources
• Identify sponsors and opportunities
• Jointly funded programs (e.g. NSF/JST)
• Adding international collaborators to federally
funded proposals
• Philanthropic private foundations
• International sources of funding
• Industry
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25. Understanding the RFP
• RFP identified. Next, Proposal Dev. Checklist
• Be sure to read the fine print:
– Arbitration requirements
– Restrictions on publishing
– Hiring of foreign personnel
– IP/Data management
– Parallel submission processes
– Travel policies
– Other
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26. Fielding the Questions
Frequently Asked Questions from PIs:
• Can I add a collaborator from China to my NSF grant?
• My collaborator at Utrecht said that they are waiting
on our institution to pay them. What’s the hold up?
• Can I use the travel funds in my NIH grant to present
findings at a discipline conference in Australia?
• My university requires the purchase of emergency
health and evacuation insurance for myself and my
students prior to international travel. May I direct
charge this cost to my grant?
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30. Emory Global Health Institute
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Between 2013-2015,
this database records
2,838 international
activities: research,
teaching, consulting,
clinical research,
training, data analysis,
mentoring, service
learning...
31. Office of Global Strategy and Initiatives
A GLOBAL VISION FOR EMORY: Thinking and acting
strategically through global engagement
• Goal 1: Equip students to meet the opportunities and
challenges of an increasingly interconnected world
• Goal 2: Lead and influence global scholarship,
research, and teaching
• Goal 3: Position Emory as a university known for its
global impact
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33. Resources
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• Who is working where?
• The Emory Global Health Institute,
developed a Global Engagement Directory
–Sort by Countries/Regions
–Department
–Topic Area (e.g. Zika)
–Type of Work
35. Post-Award Research Administrator Role
• Requisitioning and Spending
– Cash advances?
• Tracking progress and costs
– What receipts?
• Award Closeout
– Distribution of equipment acquired as
part of the project
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36. Ensuring Compliance
• Understanding export control
• Contract language with foreign partners
(e.g. Indemnification, Jurisdiction)
• Balancing data sharing & protecting IP
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38. Case Scenario #1
An NSF REU has taken place in Puerto Rico for
the previous 2 years with good success. This is
year 3 of the REU and many students and faculty
are excited to return for the program….but there
is concern regarding the Zika outbreak in the
region.
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39. Case Scenario #2
Your researchers have completed a 5-year
project, jointly funded by the National Science
Foundation (NSF) and the Japanese Science and
Technology (JST) Agency. The joint project
resulted in the development of a new piece of
equipment and it is currently located at the test
site in the UK. What happens to the equipment
now? Who owns it? Who is responsible for its
maintenance?
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40. Case Scenario #3
Researchers from a public research university have
forged a partnership with colleagues in Malawi, and a
NIH collaborative research award to support the health
disparities project. NIH requires the grant recipients to
report salary data, however, the Malawi collaborators
are paid irregularly by their government and do not
receive traditional payroll information. Funds have been
held-up on the US side due to payroll reporting issues.
The research in Malawi cannot move forward without
the transfer of funds to the Malawi collaborators. The
project grinds to a standstill. How do we resolve this?
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41. Case Scenario #4
University researchers are managing a large,
externally funded, multi-year STEM research project
in Venezuela. Vendor payments have been made by
the U.S. university to Venezuelan citizens who are
employed (performing services) on the project.
Does the university have a requirement to withhold
foreign taxes for such vendors? If not, why?
If so, who is responsible within the U.S. university for
compliance and payment?
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42. Case Scenario #5
The university’s art museum plans to hold an exhibition
of artwork including works from two Iranian artists who
live and work in Tehran. Museum curators plan a trip to
Iran to organize the exhibit and discuss possible joint
ventures.
Do the curators have to take personal time for this trip?
What steps should be taken before the curators travel?
The museum curators are planning on bringing home a
few smaller pieces of original artwork with them – to
reduce the cost of transporting items for the expected
exhibit.
Can they do that?
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43. More Quick Case Scenarios
Digital humanities researchers are working with
priceless artifacts … something goes missing. Who
needs to know?
A drone accident occurs during a test run for grant
project … who is responsible for the damages?
Cash “bribes” are commonplace for access to key
officials and community leaders. These individuals
are key to the success of field research. Can the PI
be reimbursed or are these out-of-pocket costs not
allowed?
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44. Resources
USF World International Engagement Resources:
http://www.usf.edu/world/resources/about-hub.aspx
USF Research & Innovation, The Research Administration
Improvement Network (TRAIN):
http://www.usf.edu/research-innovation/train/train-
international.aspx
Emory University Office of Global Strategy and Initiatives
http://www.global.emory.edu/
Emory University Office of Research Compliance
http://compliance.emory.edu/export-control/index.html
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