Dear Research Administrators,
We wanted to take a moment to tell you about the upcoming virtual training opportunities available in April 2020. Please see below for session details and how to register.
Introduction to ORCID for Research Administrators: Live Webinar
Date/Time:
Tuesday, April 14th, 2020, 2:00pm - 3:00pm. Live webinar via Zoom
Description:This webinar will cover the basics of ORCID and the benefits of ORCID for research institutions, including how ORCID can be used to mitigate confusion caused by name ambiguity, assess research activities for individuals and groups, assert institutional affiliations to your researchers’ ORCID records, and save time and reduce administrative burden both institutionally and for your researchers.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand what ORCID is and how the ORCID ecosystem works.
- Identify benefits of ORCID for your institution and your researchers.
- Find more information for adopting ORCID at your institution.
Audience:Research Administrator
Registration:
Please register for this session through the Harvard Training Portal.
ECRT Basics Training
Date/Time:
Thursday, April 16th, 2020, 9:30am - 11:30am. Live webinar/systems demo via Zoom
Description: This course will introduce department administrators to effort reporting and the electronic effort reporting and certification system (ecrt), which allows Principal Investigators and Faculty to certify their effort on federally-sponsored projects. This course will cover the following:
- Introduction to effort and effort reporting
- ecrt roles and responsibilities
- Workflow for certification by Principal Investigators and/or Faculty
- Workflow for Grants Managers to review and monitor and overall management of certifications during certification periods
- Best practices during the pre-certification review period
- Workflow for Primary Effort Coordinators to monitor the process of certifications in their departments and assign roles and overrides as needed
*Please note that this session will include system demos that will first cover Grant Manger responsibilities. The last 30 mins of the session will be devoted to Primary Effort Coordinators and will cover the additional aspects of the systems their role needs to utilize.
Intended Audience: ecrt Basics training is intended for Grant Managers with responsibility for assisting their faculty during the effort reporting process as well as anyone in the Primary Effort Coordinator role. This is a great opportunity for new ecrt users as well as for existing users who want a refresher.
Recommended Pre-Work: Review of the University wide Effort Reporting Policy.
Registration:
Please register for these sessions through the Harvard Training Portal.
Cost Transfer Level II Training
Date/Time:
Thursday, April 23rd, 2020, 10:30am - 12:00pm. Live webinar via Zoom
Description: This Cost Transfer session will focus on the role of the Cost Transfer Authorized Approver. The class will include a review of Harvard's Cost Transfer Policies and Procedures, the responsibilities of approvers, identifying requirements and best practices for approval, and cost transfer resources. Attendees will participate in group discussions and work through examples and case studies.
Audience: Anyone Responsible for review and approval of cost transfers.
Pre-Requisites: Review the Cost Transfer Policy, Complete the Intro to Cost Transfer online course (Required).
Registration:
Please register for this session through the Harvard Training Portal.
We encourage staff to take advantage of these virtual training opportunities. Please note for all sessions zoom log-in information will be sent based on registration in the Harvard Training Portal. Please contact Katelyn Lippman with any questions.
- The OSP Training Team