Ursinus College
AC-8: Responsible Research and Innovation
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8.1 Published ethical code of conduct for research
Online location of the institution’s ethical code of conduct for research:
Copy of the institution’s ethical code of conduct for research:
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8.2 Recognition of integrated, community-based, and extra-academic research
Description or text of the promotion/tenure guidelines or policies that explicitly recognize integrated research:
The Ursinus College Faculty Handbook states under the section of Professional Activity and Evaluation Criteria Scholarship and Professional Activity:
“Scholarly and creative expectations of faculty members ensure their continuing intellectual engagement with their disciplines, with a larger professional community, and with the habits of mind that exemplify the liberal arts. A productive teacher-scholar is able to bring substantial projects to completion. To energize and validate this ongoing intellectual and creative work, we expect endeavors that are subject to and benefit from peer review, which, in turn, requires robust connections with individuals off-campus who share similar substantive intellectual pursuits. We expect the majority of these activities to relate directly to the faculty member’s area of professional expertise; we also value and reward efforts that may stretch individuals well outside of their areas of specialty and training, including those disseminated for a broader audience or across multiple media.”
Do the promotion/tenure guidelines or policies that recognize integrated research cover all of the institution’s research-producing academic divisions?:
Does the institution have published promotion or tenure guidelines or policies that give explicit positive recognition to community-based research?:
Description or text of the promotion/tenure guidelines or policies that explicitly recognize community-based research:
Do the promotion/tenure guidelines or policies that recognize community-based research cover all of the institution’s research-producing academic divisions?:
Does the institution have published promotion or tenure guidelines or policies that give explicit positive recognition to research impact or reach outside of academic journals?:
Description or text of the promotion/tenure guidelines or policies that explicitly recognize research impact or reach outside of academic journals:
The Ursinus College Faculty Handbook states under the section of Professional Activity and Evaluation Criteria Scholarship and Professional Activity
“Scholarly and creative expectations of faculty members ensure their continuing intellectual engagement with their disciplines, with a larger professional community, and with the habits of mind that exemplify the liberal arts. A productive teacher-scholar is able to bring substantial projects to completion. To energize and validate this ongoing intellectual and creative work, we expect endeavors that are subject to and benefit from peer review, which, in turn, requires robust connections with individuals off-campus who share similar substantive intellectual pursuits. We expect the majority of these activities to relate directly to the faculty member’s area of professional expertise; we also value and reward efforts that may stretch individuals well outside of their areas of specialty and training, including those disseminated for a broader audience or across multiple media.”
Do the promotion/tenure guidelines or policies that recognize research impact or reach outside of academic journals cover all of the institution’s research-producing academic divisions?:
If Yes to any of the above, provide at least one form of evidence (website URL or document). If reporting on multiple guidelines or policies, provide the best available example and/or a website that provides an overview of promotion/tenure for academic employees.
Copy of the institution’s promotion/tenure guidelines or policies:
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8.3 Inter-campus collaboration for responsible research and innovation
Description of the institution’s inter-campus collaborations for responsible research and innovation:
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8.4 Support for open access publishing
Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the open access repository:
Does the institution have one or more published policies that require its employees to publish scholarly works open access or archive final post-peer reviewed versions of scholarly works in an open access repository?:
Do the open access policies cover all of the institution’s research-producing academic divisions?:
Text or online location of the institution’s open access policies:
Copy of the institution’s open access policies:
Does the institution provide an open access article processing charge (APC) fund for employees?:
Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the open access APC fund:
Does the institution negotiate or participate in transformative open access agreements that are consistent with ESAC guidelines?:
Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the institution’s transformative open access agreements with publishers:
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Optional documentation
Additional documentation for this credit:
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