Fundamentals of Research Administration
The Research Administration Core offers a Fundamentals of Research Administration course to orient Department of Medicine staff to the resources, systems, and roles of Stanford research administrators. Please view the PDF course outline here. Each topic is covered in a standalone module and can be accessed in any order. For questions, please contact Nancy Lonhart (nlonhart@stanford.edu), Associate DFA for Research.
Session 1
| Module 1 Types of Sponsors/Types of Funding Mechanisms |  |
| Module 2 NIH Overview and Tools | |
| Module 3 Internal Funds for Research/Research Compliance Areas | |
| Module 4 Research Administration Roles | |
Session 2
| Module 1 Pre-award Systems Overview | |
| Module 2 Quick Tour of SeRA | |
| Module 3 Quick Tour of Oracle Financials/Fingate/BI Reporting/FFIT/iLabs/CRISP | |
| Module 4 Commonly Used BI Reports | |
Session 3
| Module 1 DOM Dashboard Demonstration | |
| Module 2 Salary Over Cap Spreadsheet | |
| Module 3 Breaking down Faculty Salary (B+V+A) | |
Session 4
| Module 1 Proposal Initiation | |
| Module 2 Proposal Checklist/Administrative Tasks/RMG Internal Deadline Policy | |
| Module 3 Budget Development/Proposal Attachment Formatting | |
| Module 4 Subaward and Consultants | |
| Module 5 PI Status and Waivers/Contract Proposals/IPA and JPA Agreements | |
| Module 6 Just In Time Requests/Transfer Applications/Post-Submission Materials | |
Session 5
| Module 1 Notice of Award/Project Setup/Early PTAs | |
| Module 2 SUVA Salary Over the Cap | |
| Module 3 PI Effort Tracking and Reporting | |
| Module 4 Labor Schedules and Labor Distribution Adjustments | |
Session 6
| Module 1 Budget Monitoring | |
| Module 2 Carryforward Requests/e-Certification | |
| Module 3 Progress Reports/Other Support | |
| Module 4 Foreign Influence | |
Session 7
| Module 1 iJournals and Cost Transfers | |
| Module 2 Subaward Setup/Consultant Setup/Cost Sharing | |
| Module 3 Faculty Compensation/Faculty Sabbatical | |
| Module 4 Training Grants/Postdoc Administration | |
| Module 5 Project Closeout | |
Session 8
| Module 1 Clinical Trials Management | |