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Certificate Curriculum Guide

NOTICE: Transition to new financial systems has impacted research administration processes. Most CORE courses have been updated to reflect current knowledge/practices, but several continue to be updated and are not available at this time. Continue to check this guide for course status.

Each course listed in this guide links to a helpful information page that provides course details and access to registration. The CORE Certificate Curriculum Planner used to track course registrations and completions is unavailable until certificate updates are finalized.

Certificate Required Coursework

Due to FT, certificate coursework is in flux and the number of hours of foundational coursework may be changing.  Updates will be communicated via this page and to MRAM.

Foundational courses provide an overview of research administration activity common to most sponsored project research projects throughout each lifecycle stage. Completion of all courses will build a basic understanding of compliance requirements and processes that must be understood if one is to be successful when working on a sponsored project. We recommend that you take these courses in the order of the stages of a sponsored research project lifecycle (Plan/Propose, Setup, Manage and Closeout).

Foundational Coursework
Lifecycle Stage
Course Code
Hours
Typically Offered
Course Status
Introduction to Research Administration All 1000 2.5 On Demand Available. Check schedule
Blueprint of a Proposal Plan/Propose 1001 2.5 Fall, Winter, Spring Available. Check schedule.
Introduction to Sponsored Project Budgets Plan/Propose 1002 1 On Demand Available. Check schedule.
Understanding Your New Award Setup 1030 1.5 Fall, Winter, Spring Available. Check schedule.
Reading the Notice of Award (NoA) Setup 1039 1.5 Fall, Winter, Spring Available. Check schedule.
Award Administration: Fiscal Compliance Manage 1040 2.5 Fall, Winter, Spring Available. Check schedule.
Setup and Manage Your Award Setup/Manage 1041 2.5 On Demand On hold until 1/1/2025
Preparing for Audit Manage 1042 2 Fall, Winter, Spring Available. Check schedule.
Internal Controls in Purchasing Manage 1043 .5 On Demand On hold until 1/1/2025
Payroll and Non-Payroll Accounting Adjustments on Sponsored Awards Manage 1044 .5 On Demand Available. Check schedule.
Post Award Food Purchases and Compliance Manage 1045 .5 On Demand Available. Check schedule.
Timing of Expenditures & Benefit to Award Manage 1046 .5 On Demand Available. Check schedule.
Processes at Award Closeout Closeout 1080 2.5 On Demand On hold until further notice.
Non-Financial Compliance Basics All 1031 1 On Demand Available. Check schedule.
Subaward Fundamentals All 1032 2.5 Fall, Spring Available. Check schedule.

Certificate Elective Coursework

  • Complete a minimum of 6 credits of elective coursework (each class = 1 credit). (Note: as of 9/1/21 we instituted a program change to move from counting hours to credits. This was necessary to update our systems for tracking completions.)
  • Elective courses can support further development of skills in a particular area of research administration, but there is no requirement to specialize in a particular focus area. Develop your plan based on your interests and choose any combination of courses that best fits your needs. Courses in the 1000 series are considered introductory; courses in the 2000 series are at an intermediate level. Check the online course description of each course to make sure you meet prerequisites as you build your plan.

Elective Focus: Working in SAGE 

This series of courses prepares you to complete a variety of tasks in SAGE. The first three courses build on each other and should be completed in the order listed. We strongly recommend you complete the online course Workshop: Preparing Sponsored Project Budgets prior to taking “SAGE: Budget.”

Elective Coursework
Lifecycle Stage
Course Code
Hours
Typically Offered
Course Status
SAGE: Creating and Submitting eGC1s

Plan/Propose

1011

2

Fall, Winter, Spring

Available. Check schedule.
SAGE: Budget

Plan/Propose

1014

2

Fall, Winter, Spring

Available. Check schedule.
SAGE Awards

Setup, Manage

1015

2

Fall, Winter, Spring

Available. Check schedule.
SAGE: Creating NIH Proposals in Grant Runner

Plan/Propose

1012

2

Fall, Winter, Spring

Available. Check schedule.
Subawards in SAGE

Setup

1033

1.5

Fall, Spring

Available. Check schedule.

Elective Focus: Planning for and Managing Financials on Sponsored Projects

Requirements and best practices for identifying and managing expenditures for sponsored projects.

Elective Coursework
Lifecycle Stage
Course Code
Hours
Typically Offered
Course Status
Workshop: Preparing Sponsored Project Budgets Plan/Propose 1013 2 On Demand Available. Check schedule.
Navigating the New Frontier of Financial Reporting for Grants Managers Manage/Closeout 1095 2 Fall, Winter, Spring Available. Check schedule.
Direct Billing of F&A Type Costs Plan/Propose 2000 0.5 On Demand Available. Check schedule.
Understanding Cost Share at the UW: When is it Really Cost Share? Plan/Propose 2001 2.5 On Demand On hold until 1/1/2025
Managing Cost Share at the UW Setup/Manage/ Closeout 2041 2.5 Fall, Winter, Spring On hold until 1/1/2025

Elective Focus: Non-Financial Compliance

Research compliance areas that must be monitored and reported on throughout the lifecycle of a sponsored research project.

Course Title
Lifecycle Stage
Course Code
Hours
Typically Offered
Course Status
Compliance Case Studies: Financial Conflict of Interest, Export Controls and Research Integrity

All

2030

2

Spring

No change in status.
Compliance Case Studies: Human Subjects, Research Animals and Biological Substances

All

2031

2

Fall

No change in status.

Elective Focus: Research Administration Data

UW tools available to assist academic units in analyzing their portfolio of sponsored award activity at both aggregate and granular levels.

 

Course Title
Lifecycle Stage
Course Code
Hours
Typically Offered
Course Status
Research Administration Data: Visualizations and Reports

All

1090

2

Fall, Winter, Spring

On hold until 1/1/2025

Elective Focus: Effort Certification

 

Course Title
Lifecycle Stage
Course Code
Hours
Typically Offered
Course Status
Grant and Contract Certification Reports

Manage

1061

1

On Demand

On hold until 1/1/2025
Introduction to Faculty Effort Certification

Manage

1062

1

OnDemand

On hold until 1/1/2025