Research Integrity at Oregon Tech promotes safety, ethical research practices, and ensures the university is compliant with federal regulations, state statutes, and university policies.
Visit the SPGA's online resource guide for further details on FCOI and IRB processes
Financial Conflict of Interest (FCOI)
Institutional Review Board (IRB)
Export Controls
Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR)
Financial Conflict of Interest (FCOI)
Federal regulations and Oregon Tech SPGA Procedures require principal investigators and their designated senior research staff to complete financial conflict of interest (FCOI) training, and submit FCOI Disclosures to SPGA for every grant annually, or within 30 days of a change in conflict.
Institutional Review Board (IRB)
Relevant Policies: OIT-25-010
Required by 45 CFR 46
All research (whether funded by external grants or not) conducted by any Oregon Tech faculty member, staff member, or student, using human subjects must have prior approval from the Oregon Tech IRB before the research is initiated. Additionally, all human subjects research conducted at OIT is subject to relevant federal guidelines and policies. The IRB is a federally mandated body established under the US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) regulations for the protection of human subjects 45 CFR 46 (Protection of Human Subjects).
Export Controls
Export Controls are laws and regulations that govern the export of items, commodities, software, technical data and other information to foreign countries, as well as to restricted individuals and organizations. Export Controls were designed to prevent US items or technology from harming US interests and to promote US foreign policy.
Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR)
The responsible and ethical conduct of research (RCR) is critical for excellence, as well as public trust, in science and engineering.