This resource is a part of a set of teaching support materials for DORA’s Introduction to Responsible Research Assessment Course.
DORA’s Introduction to Responsible Research Assessment (RRA) Course aims to empower anyone to challenge existing assumptions around research quality and impact, by introducing them to the concept of responsible research assessment, its foundational principles, and how RRA aims to improve evaluation practices. This course is free and self-paced.
This Teaching Support Guide and accompanying PowerPoint slide decks were created to help trainers use the course for training and guided discussions. The Teaching Support Guide includes an overview of key takeaways from each lesson, suggestions for how to approach teaching each lesson, discussion questions, and a short slide deck to help trainers incorporate lesson concepts into their materials. Find the accompanying slides for the Teaching Support Guide linked in the guide or below.
Accompanying slides
Who is this guide for?
This guide is for trainers (e.g., anyone who will teach or educate about responsible research assessment). Trainers could be: research mentors or principle investigators, human resources professionals, librarians, administrators, speakers who are giving a talk about responsible research assessment, and so on.
How to use the guide?
Trainers can review this Guide to determine which lesson best fits their context and needs. For each lesson, the Guide offers: learning objectives, key concepts, discussion questions, and a slide deck. Below are examples of how trainers can use the Course and this Guide:
- Take the course: Have learners register online to take the course and use it as a springboard for deeper discussion during a lesson, workshop, etc.
- Use for training: Incorporate key lesson concepts and definitions into training processes. For example: seminars/workshops that introduce responsible research assessment, graduate student ethics courses, or faculty training.
Why use this guide?
Because responsible research assessment is a topic relevant to all members of the academic system (e.g., researchers and research performing organizations, research funding organizations, national bodies, publishers), learners can come from different levels of understanding, and different professional and disciplinary backgrounds. It can be time-consuming to create learning materials from scratch. This flexible resource aims to reduce some of that burden by providing trainers with a brief set of key concepts, definitions, discussion questions, and practical case study examples for foundational responsible research assessment topics to inspire you to take these further.
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Cite as: Hazlett, H., Barbour, V., Cobey, K., Lawrence, R., & de Moura Rocha Lima, G. (2026). Teaching Support Guide: Introduction to Responsible Research Assessment Course. DORA. https://doi.org/10.5281/