Learning
Primary Program Contact
To ensure prompt response to your inquiry, please submit questions about Learning to the following*:
(206) 616-9096
*Contact ORIS Learning for questions about classes or instructional materials. For immediate assistance with SAGE and other ORIS applications, contact Help Desk and Support.
Team Members Assigned to Learning
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Laura S. Baldwin206 616-5127 [lschub (at) uw.edu]Technical WriterBox 359562
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Chris Carlson206 616-9096 [carlsc (at) uw.edu]Systems Trainer/Instructional Designer, Office of Research Information ServicesBox 359562
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Dawna Grand206 543-0613 [dgrand (at) uw.edu]Digital Communications Manager, Office of Research Information ServicesBox 359562
Supported Systems
ORIS's Learning function provides learning solutions to support users of ORIS programs, currently including instructor-led classes and online eLearning.
Instructor-Led Course Offerings
To view a course description and list of upcoming sessions, click the course you are interested in.
FIDS 101: Disclosing Financial Interests
Offered by the Office of Research Information Services (ORIS)
Audience: All
Prerequisites: All participants must have a UW NetID
This course provides investigators and administrators with a basic overview of the UW's Financial Conflict of Interest Policy (GIM 10) and hands-on experience disclosing significant financial interests (SFI) in the Financial Interest Disclosure System (FIDS). A combination of lecture, guided practice, and open workshop time are used to provide participants with a safe environment to learn how to track investigator compliance in SAGE and submit disclosures in FIDS.
For questions about this course contact ORIS Learning.
No sessions are currently scheduled - request an email alert for when this class is next scheduled.
SAGE 101: Creating and Submitting eGC1s
Offered by the Office of Research Information Services (ORIS)
Audience: All
Prerequisites: All participants must have a UW NetID.
This course provides an introduction to the grants process at the UW, and a safe environment for participants to create their first eGC1 in SAGE. Participants will have an opportunity to create an eGC1, attach documents to an eGC1, and submit an eGC1 for internal UW review and approval.
For questions about this course contact ORIS Learning.
No sessions are currently scheduled - request an email alert for when this class is next scheduled.
SAGE 102: Grant Runner
Offered by the Office of Research Information Services (ORIS)
Audience: Experienced SAGE users who submit NIH R01, R03, and R21 grant applications
Prerequisites: SAGE 101 or equivalent experience
Grant Runner streamlines the Grants.gov application process by combining the SF424 (R&R) form package with the eGC1 in SAGE. Grant Runner currently supports NIH R01, R03, and R21 applications with modular budgets. This course introduces experienced SAGE users to Grant Runner and the business processes around it.
For questions about this course contact ORIS Learning.
No sessions are currently scheduled - request an email alert for when this class is next scheduled.
SAGE Budget
Offered by the Office of Research Information Services (ORIS)
Audience: Experienced SAGE users
Prerequisites: SAGE 101 or equivalent experience. "How to Prepare a Basic Budget" offered by the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) is also highly recommended.
This course provides an overview of how to use SAGE Budget to create grant and contract proposal budgets. A combination of lecture, guided practice, and open workshop time are used to provide participants with experience establishing budget properties, adding object code line item entries, creating sub budgets, and linking the budget to an eGC1. Participants are encouraged to bring current and past examples of budgets for use during open workshop time.
For questions about this course contact ORIS Learning.
No sessions are currently scheduled - request an email alert for when this class is next scheduled.
SPAERC: Read-Only
Audience: UW Central Office staff
Prerequisites: SPÆRC Read-Only access must be approved by OSP prior to attending class. To request access, an email indicating your office, position, and business need for SPÆRC access should be sent to osptech@u.washington.edu.
SPÆRC (Sponsored Projects Administration & Electronic Research Compliance) is a system developed for OSP staff to review and approve proposals, and establish and administer awards. UW Central Office staff may be granted read-only access to SPÆRC when a business need exists that requires visibility to all UW grant applications and awards. Attending this course is a prerequisite to receiving access to the system.
No sessions are currently scheduled - request an email alert for when this class is next scheduled.
Online Courses
To view all online courses for a particular system, click the system you are interested in.
Financial Interest Disclosure System (FIDS)
FIDS is a web-based tool that investigators use to electronically submit their Significant Financial Interest (SFI) disclosures. To learn more about the University's Financial Conflict of Interest Policy (GIM10) go here.
Completing a New Disclosure
This course walks through how to use FIDS to submit an SFI disclosure for a new funding proposal.
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System to Administer Grants Electronically (SAGE)
SAGE is a web-based tool used by investigators, administrators, and staff to submit funding applications for UW institutional review and approval.
Reviewing eGC1s in SAGE Approvals
This course provides eGC1 Approvers and Watchers in academic and compliance units with an overview of how to navigate SAGE to find information about a funding proposal and then approve it or return it to its owners.
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Take the course: Flash version HTML version
Successful Grants for Graduate Students
This is a recording of an in-person information session offered in the UW Research Commons on November 28, 2012. The session provides an overview of the research lifecycle and practical tips on submitting grant proposals. While directed toward a graduate student audience, the information presented is relevant to anyone interested in learning more about research processes and systems at the UW.
Presenters:
- Gretchen Davis Richey, Trainer, Office of Sponsored Programs
- Chris Carlson, Trainer, Office of Research Information Services
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Onsite Instructor-Led Courses
Onsite classes are available for groups of 5-10 participants at no cost. You will need to have access to a conference room large enough for the class with a projector and Internet access.
NEW: FIDS Overview Demonstration
Would you and your coworkers like to learn more about the new Financial Interest Disclosure System (FIDS)? Free onsite demonstrations of FIDS are now available to groups of 5 or more. Duration can vary depending upon the needs of the group.
Additional Learning Opportunities
- Research Administration Learning Program Regularly schedule trainings, online webinars, and customized onsite courses on research processes and policies for UW researchers and administrators.
- Human Subjects Division (HSD) The Human Subjects Division offers certification through a web-based training program.
- Animal Use Training Program - offered by the Office of Animal Welfare (OAW) Required and optional online courses for those who plan to work with animals at UW.
- Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) Regularly scheduled trainings, online e-learnings, and support documentations addressing environmental health issues in order to provide a safe educational and work place on campus.
- Required Training Training course search tool to help those conducting research at the UW to comply with external sponsor and internal UW requirements and reduce risk for the researcher.
- UW Professional & Organizational Development (POD) UW Professional & Organizational Development offers various courses, including a handful of grant and contract related courses.
- Faculty Effort Training (eFECS) Management Accounting and Analysis (MAA) offers instructor led and online courses on the compliance requirements related to reporting faculty effort on sponsored projects.
- MyFinancial.desktop Financial Management offers basic and intermediate courses, as well as e-learning options, on using this financial accounting system.
- Institute of Translational Health Sciences (ITHS) Online seminars and short courses for clinical and basic science researchers
Job Aids
Job aids are quick reference guides that focus on a particular topic or provide an overview of a entire system or process.
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- Status Checker








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