Keys to running successful research projects all the things they never teach you

Keys to Running Successful Research Projects: All the Things They Never Teach You provides a step-by-step guide for the management of a successful research project or program. Through the use of illustrative case studies, the book covers all aspects of management that should be included during resea...

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1. Verfasser: Christian, Katherine (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London ; San Diego ; Cambridge ; Oxford Academic Press, an imprimt of Elsevier [2018]
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Inhaltsangabe:
  • 1. Getting started. Introduction to using this book ; Career planning - managing yourself ; Setting the career plan - and your research priorities ; Project planning ; Applying for your grant ; Preparing the budget for your project ; Work with your research office ; Involving consumers in your research ; Enhance your reputation
  • 2. Building your team. The recruitment process - planning and advertising ; The recruitment process - interviewing and selecting ; The recruitment process - orienting your staff ; Involving volunteers ; Managing students
  • 3. Collaborations. Finding the right collaborators ; Establishing your collaborations ; Collaborations over distance
  • 4. Running the studies. Elements of project planning ; Detailed project planning ; Understanding agreements ; Developing your study methods ; Data storage and management ; Understanding intellectual property ; Managing your project budget ; Project meetings ; Marketing your research to your stakeholders ; More about marketing - communication planning ; Equipment and consumables ; Study participant recruitment ; Designing a questionnaire and accompanying study materials ; Project reporting ; Risks and issues ; Project advisory committees
  • 5. People management : for yourself and your team. Finding a mentor ; Looking after your team ; Leadership ; More about managing conflict ; Mentoring the next generation ; Developing time management skills ; Change management
  • 6. Wrapping up your project. Considerations in the last months of your project ; Winding up your project budget ; Other important elements to tidy up at the end of your project ; Further project communication ; Post-project evaluation
  • 7. Research dissemination. Posters and presentations ; Step-by-step guide to the publication process ; Next steps - promoting your publication - and planning more ; Documenting your research impact ; Facilitating translation - helping your research move into practice ; Commercializing your research findings
  • 8. Research integrity and responsible conduct of research. Introduction to research ethics ; Ethics requirements in human and animal research ; Breaches of ethics and research misconduct ; Handling an adverse event ; Privacy and confidentiality in research ; Other ethical considerations ; Conflicts of interest
  • 9. When things go wrong. Introduction - potential challenges in your research ; Managing work and family commitments ; Gender bias in the workplace ; Retrieving a project which has gone wrong ; Some traps for the unwary