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ASU staff members may borrow any of the items listed below. If you would like to borrow an item, send an email to or call (480) 727-0765.

Video Holdings

March 11, 2008

Effective Proposal Development

This program provides a number of best practices in proposal development functions. Topics include: identifying funding sources (internal /external), coordinating limited submissions, facilitating research collaboration (inter- and intra-institutional /international), NIH Roadmap, bridge funding, and center development. [NCURA DVD]

January 22, 2008

Managing Cost Issues

Representing the pre and post award central office as well as the departmental business office, NCURA faculty will cover personnel and payroll issues, cost transfers, cost sharing management and companion accounts, costing and billing service centers, allowability of certain troublesome costs (such as food), and procurement cards. [NCURA DVD]

September 11, 2007

Sub-awards: A Survivor's Guide of Key Concepts and Principles

The faculty, who designed and developed NCURA’s tutorial, will share a number of case studies, discuss the Dos and Don’ts and dispel myths that may have been creating high anxiety to those new to this arena. [NCURA DVD]

June 12, 2007

Conflict of Interest: How to Spot and Manage It

This program, with its expert panel, will relate best practices in managing a COI and give examples of what works, and what doesn’t. [NCURA DVD]

April 26 , 2007

Pre-Award Foibles That Cause Post-Award Troubles

Pre-award does not always fully understand the limitations under which post-award has to work (and vice versa). A better understanding of some of the common aspects of post-award activities can inform pre-award in the negotiation phase of agreements. [NCURA DVD]

March 6, 2007

Effort Reporting

This program will give the audience guidance on everything from bare-bones reporting necessary to stay in compliance to what some institutions are developing to help streamline their process. [NCURA DVD]

January 23, 2007

Sponsored Project Essentials

Whether you are new to the profession or a seasoned veteran, this workshop is intended to help you look at basic principles from a different perspective. [NCURA DVD]

September 12, 2006

Technology Transfer for the Research Administrator

This workshop will provide an overview of the technology transfer process and the thought processes and necessary infrastructure underlying it. [NCURA DVD]

June 13 , 2006

National Securities Issues

This program will address issues involving research that may involve national security concerns. [NCURA DVD]

March 7 , 2006

Grants.gov: Working Towards a Common Vision

This video workshop will provide an overview of Grants.gov (the single access point for federal grantees), the current status of its FIND and APPLY functionality, and its plans for future initiatives. In addition, senior federal agency leaders will present on the development of the Standard Form (SF) 424 R&R (the common Federal format for submission of research applications) and federal agency implementations of the 424 R&R and grant submission through Grants.gov. [NCURA DVD]

January 24, 2006

Post-award Issues for the Pre-award and Departmental Administrator

This program will help demystify complex post-award issues by examining the synergistic relationship of pre-award and post-award offices and functions. [NCURA DVD]

January 25, 2005

Sponsored Research Financial Management: Current Pre and Post-Award Issues

This videoconference will provide an update for pre and post-award viewers on the following financial administration topics: allowable costs for budgets, including a brief discussion of the disconnect between grants management personnel, PIs and auditors; an overview of current issues in time and effort reporting; cost-sharing, purchasing, and subcontracting (including subs between FDP and non-FDP institutions). [NCURA DVD]

September 14, 2004

Conflict of Interest Management

This Video Workshop expands on COGR's "Recognizing and Managing Personal Financial Conflicts of Interest" by offering the audience tested methods of conflict of interest management with guidance on how to evaluate the effectiveness of each. [NCURA DVD]

June 15 , 2004

Project Management

Whether you're in a school, department business office or a sponsored project office, do you know what is needed to manage a project? What needs to be organized in addition to: budgets and project expenditures; issuance of subawards with specific budgets and deliverables; tracking of performance expectations; foreign sites with varying scientific disciplines and a culture different from ours; monitoring research subjects issues including IRB authorization agreements and HIPAA; publications and invention reporting. [NCURA DVD]

March 9 , 2004

Research Records Management

Does your institution have a clearly delineated policy regarding ownership or retention of research records? What should your policy include and why? This broadcast reviews the basics and then tackled the tough issues facing many institutions. [NCURA VHS]

February 19 , 2004

Understanding the Basics About F&A Rates

In this video, Thompson Publishing reviews that basics of Facilities and Administrative rates. [Thompson Publishing Group DVD]

September 16, 2003

A primer on Intellectual Property for the Research Administrator

This workshop introduces patent and copyright law, as well as other key concepts necessary for the understanding and negotiating of intellectual property. [NCURA VHS]

February 27, 1996

The Complete Games Trainers Play

This collection includes a wealth of classic ice-breakers, brain teasers, problem solvers, and session closers, each chosen to teach important skills like creative thinking, flexibility in dealing with change, evaluation and feedback skills, and more. [CD-ROM]

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