Management Procedures

The Office of Research has provided the following guide to assist with managing your research project.  Each section of this guide will provide tips to ease your work, recommend procedures, and connect you with resources to assist you with implementing your research project plan.  <Guide>

The steps below also provide a brief outline of the process for newly awarded grants and contracts.

Establishment Of A New Account

Creighton University requires a Grant Budget Form to be completed in order to establish a new research grant account within the University.  Each investigator will be provided with a draft of this form from the SPAHP Administrative Office per information received on the budget forms and justification submitted with the original grant application.

 

Project Plan

Research projects are complex processes.  To assure your success in completion of the project, it is useful to develop a project plan with an estimated time line for completion. 

 

Purchasing For Grants and Contracts

The Principal Investigator is expected to provide the specifications for all items needing to be purchased.  These specifications need to be provided to Wendy Duerfeldt Schutte for review and verification of funds available.  These will the be forwarded to the appropriate purchasing department.

 

Assistance With Consultants

The School of Pharmacy and Health Professions Office of Research has developed a systematic process to serve the faculty within the school in a timely and efficient manner. 

One service we offer is connecting investigators with experts in biostatics and methodology support.  Biostatic support may be provided by either a qualified faculty member within Creighton University or by use of a consultant listed with the School of Pharmacy and Health Professions Office of Research. 

To request these services, please complete the Biostatistician Support form and submit it to the SPAHP Office of Research who will then contact you to discuss further.

 

Data Collection “How To”

Data collection can be conducted using a variety of methods.  If you have limited experience in collecting data for the grant award project you received, you may want to have assistance, feedback, or guidance about alternative methods and considerations. 

 

Research Assistance

The School of Pharmacy and Health Professions Office of Research has developed a systematic process to serve the faculty within the school in a timely and efficient manner.  The PI may identify the need to hire a research assistant/data entry support personnel.

One service we established is providing this research assistance.  The Office of Research currently has a Senior Technical Specialist available, and within the School of Pharmacy and Health Professions there are work study students available, in addition to staff support. 

To request these services, please complete the Research Assistance Support form and submit it to the SPAHP Office of Research.  We will then contact you to discuss further.

 

Subject Recruitment and Advertising

Before advertising for the recruitment of study subjects, the advertisement must be approved by the Institutional Review Board.

The School of Pharmacy and Health Professions Office of Research is available to assist the PI in the process of developing an advertisement piece, submitting this material to the Institutional Review Board, and provide assistance in identifying the appropriate media to recruit subjects.

 

Media Options

• Campus:  Jaynet News; Blue News; posted flyers around campus; posted flyers within clinics.

• Newspaper:  World Herald; Daily Nonpareil; Reader; West O Newspaper.

• Radio:  KGOR; Lite 96

 

Research Compliance:

There are several areas of research compliance that are possibly related to a research project.  Compliance assurance is necessary with all awarded grants and research projects. 

 

Research Product Dissemination Planning

Dissemination planning is key to successful grants management.  This takes time and creativity.  Further, it may best be accomplished by several individuals through brainstorming.  Strong dissemination plans improve the investigator’s success for future funding.  Attached is a publicly available “Dissemination Planning Tool”  for your use.