How to Use the Research Cores
Contacts and Resources
Need to access an ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app Core facility?
Contact the core manager here:
- Biostatistics Collaborative Core
- Advanced Cell Imaging Core
- Clinical Research Unit
- Comparative Medicine
- Engineering and Technology Core
- MRI & Human Imaging
- Neurobehavior Core
- Water Analysis Lab
Research Core Management Resources
Stratocore Pasteur Platform Management System (PPMS), ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app’s research core management software runs:
- Scheduling and Ordering
- Invoicing
- Usage Tracking
- Project Management
- Incident and Maintenance Reporting
¼ø»ÆÊ¦app Research Cores Internal Pilot (RCIP) Program
- Announcement / Guidelines
- List of Awardees
For ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app Scientific and Clinical Researchers:
Invoicing for Core Projects
Invoice approval in the Stratocore PPMS system:
Researchers and designated administrators (if applicable) will receive an invoice via email. Next steps:
- Go to the Start Page atÌý
- Click the relevant core facility.
- Log in with ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app credentials.
- To accept the invoice, select the following: Group Management (on the blue task bar) > Invoice Draft > Accept This Draft Invoice.
Approving Invoices Using Workday:
If using the cloud-based system Workday, an “internal service delivery� will come to in your Workday inbox:
- Review all information, including TAGs and attachments.
- Select “Approve� if the invoice is approved.
- If not approved, contactÌýresearchcores@fau.eduÌýif an issue exists.
NOTE: The Workday approval process can be delegated to another approver.
To delegate the task in Workday, click here for details.
Budgets for Grant Proposals:
Answering budget questions for grant proposals
- For “Direct Costs,� write the quoted dollar amount from the core manager.
- To justify your budget, list items such as equipment, services and rates as “Other Direct Costs.�
- Research core rates include direct costs only. Submit any facilities and administrative costs in the indirect costs section of the grant proposal.
- For the Novelution screening question: “Does the project involve the use of a ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app Core Facility?â€� select each research core included in the budget.
Publishing
Guidelines for publishing academic papers
- Core facility personnel provide essential services for core users. Therefore, recognizing contributions to the scientific advancement of research projects is important.
- The kind of recognition, however, may differ from project to project and depend upon the personnel’s contribution.
- When is co-authorship warranted? Are there times when an acknowledgment is more appropriate? And what if a user or collaborator refuses to acknowledge core personnel?
- For answers to these and other core-related publishing questions, visitÌýÌýto learn more.
For Non-¼ø»ÆÊ¦app Scientific Researchers:
To access the Stratocore PPMS system:
- Go to the Start Page atÌý
- Click the relevant core facility.
- Log in using your PPMS credentials.
Paying Invoices
By credit card or electronic check (ACH): Visit theÌýÌýat the ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app Marketplace.
How to Establish a Research Core at ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app
A research core is a shared facility that gives investigators access to equipment, tools, technologies and services needed for scientific and clinical inquiries.
The Process
- Schedule a meeting with a representative from the ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app Research Cores Program (Ìý¸é±ð²õ±ð²¹°ù³¦³ó°ä´Ç°ù±ð²õ°ª´Ú²¹³Ü.±ð»å³ÜÌý) to present the research core proposal and develop a strategy.
- Complete an application, business plan and rate calculation using the Research Cores Program templates.
- Get preliminary approval for your proposed core business plan and rates worksheet from the Research Cores Oversight Committee (RCOC).
- Obtain approval from the Vice President for Research.
- Acquire final authorization from the RCOC.
Establish Delegations – Internal Service Delivery Approvals
Use when you need to delegate a task
How to Access Delegations
±·´Ç³Ù±ð:ÌýAll Asterisks (*) need to be completed.
Your screens and processes may vary from those described here.
Access the My Delegations task
1. TheÌýMy DelegationsÌýpage will display:
- Under theÌýCurrent DelegationsÌýtab, clickÌýManage Delegations.
2. UnderÌýManage Delegations, theÌýBusiness Processes allowed for DelegationÌýwill display. This is where you will set up your delegate.
3. UnderÌýNew Delegation:
- UnderÌýBegin Date, type or select the date you want the delegate's task to start. Use the calendar icon if needed.
- UnderÌýEnd Date, type or select the date you want the delegate's task to end. Use the calendar icon if needed.
- UnderÌýDelegate, type or select the name of the person you will be delegating the task to. This is the person who you will be delegating spend authorizations and expense reports to.
- In the search box, type the first name and last name of the person and press Enter.
- You can also use the Prompt to select a name from the drop down menu.
- UnderÌýDo Inbox Tasks On My Behalf:
- SelectÌýFor Business Process.
- In the search box, type the task or use the Prompt to select the task.
- TypeÌýInternal Service Delivery EventÌýand press Enter.
Ìý Ìýe. ForÌýRetain Access to Delegated Tasks in Inbox:
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- IfÌýyou do NOT want to see the tasks in your Inbox, but want themÌýsent to the delegateÌýfor further action,Ìýdo NOT click the box. Only the delegate will see the tasks as they come in.
- If you want tasks posted to both your inbox and the delegate's inbox for further action, click the box to place a checkmark. Both you and the delegate will see the tasks as they come in.
4. When you finish completing theÌýNew DelegationÌýsection, clickÌýSubmitÌýfor final approval.
±·´Ç³Ù±ð:ÌýNo attachments are needed.
5. The next step in the approval process will display.
6. You can check the status of the approval process by clickingÌýDetails and Process.
7. Click theÌýProcessÌýtab to check the status.
8. ClickÌýDoneÌýwhen complete.
9. The Manager will need to approve the delegation.
10. ClickÌýApprove.
11. TheÌýSuccessÌýpage will display.
12. TheÌýOverall StatusÌýwill stateÌýSuccessfully Completed.
13. ClickÌýDone.
14. TheÌýDelegateÌýwill receive aÌýNotification.
15. TheÌýDelegateÌýis notified about theÌýDelegated Task(s)Ìýfrom theÌýDelegator.
How to Add Equipment and Services to an Existing Research Core
Adding any new piece of equipment or a new service to an existing research core is a big step. Before doing so, submit a request to the core manager with the following information:
- Purchase dates of equipment
- Proposed location of the equipment or service
- Projected uses
- Associated costs for personnel, service or maintenance contracts, and consumables and/or software
The next steps are to collaborate with the core manager on a plan, and schedule an initial meeting with the Florida Atlantic Research Cores Program to discuss your idea and develop a strategy.
The Research Cores Program will require a complete application template and templates for a business plan and rate calculations. The documents must gain approval from both the Research Cores Oversight Committee and the Vice President for Research.
The Florida Atlantic Research Cores then enters the approved documents into the Workday planning module for the Budget and Auxiliary Committee (BAC) for final approval.
With the BAC approval in hand, the core can add the new equipment or service.
Learn more about theÌýFlorida Atlantic Research Cores Program.