Ethics & Scholarly Inquiry

Required Courses for all Doctoral Students

GRAD 8990 Academic Integrity

To introduce graduate students to the principles of academic integrity and to familiarize them with the policies and procedures outlined in the Code of Student Academic Integrity, all doctoral students are required to register for and complete the Graduate School’s Academic Integrity course (GRAD 8990) during their first semester. This is a short training course that is non-graded and will appear as an “N” in DegreeWorks after the end of the semester.

Responsible Conduct of Research

Similarly, all first-year doctoral students must also register for Responsible Conduct of Research (GRAD 8302). This is a two-credit pass/fail course that was created to ensure that doctoral students understand their obligations as researchers. Some departments offer their own Responsible Conduct of Research courses that count toward this requirement.

Find out more on the Graduate School’s website. 

Research Awards

Throughout the year, the Graduate School honors outstanding students with a variety of fellowships, awards and competitions, including the following research awards:

Resources

NSF Research Security Training Modules

: four interactive online research security training modules for US researchers. These modules are designed to facilitate principled international collaboration in an open, transparent and secure environment that safeguards the nation’s research ecosystem. Familiarize yourself with the guidance the Graduate School provides on authorship, including this essential authorship agreement. A wealth of resources for graduate-level researchers can be found at Atkins Library, including:

  • Subject Librarians – Contact your librarian for in-person, in-depth, subject-specific research assistance.
  • Graduate Resources Guide – This guide from Atkins Library provides information and resources to support Graduate Students in their research.
  • Citation and Style Guides – Here you will find links to the major style guides, as well as a list of free online citation tools and EndNote workshops.
  • Publishing Information – Especially information about Open Access publishing.
  • Niner Commons – Our institutional repository, where all theses and dissertations are deposited, as well as many works by faculty, staff, graduate students, and undergrads.
  • Interlibrary Loan (ILL) – If the Library doesn’t have something you’re looking for, Interlibrary Loan (ILL) can try to get it for you for your research or private study. Students, faculty, and staff of UNC Charlotte can use ILL to borrow almost anything from other libraries for free.
  • Ask Atkins FAQs – Atkins Library provides a section of Frequently Asked Questions dedicated to graduate students providing information about library resources.

Center for Professional and Applied Ethics

– Charlotte’s Center for Professional and Applied Ethics hosts webinars and workshops devoted to a wide range of topics and is a great resource for any scholar.

Office of Research Protections and Integrity – Committed to upholding the highest standards of research integrity and is responsible for investigating allegations of misconduct including plagiarism, falsification, and fabrication of research materials.