Table 7.
Proposed Content for “Collaborative Science”
| Topic (Subtopics indented) | Percentage of panelists rating item as “important” or “very important” (Mean score) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Teaching | Assessing | |
| 1. The nature and advantages of successful collaborations | 83* (3.17) | 50 (2.50) |
| a. Reasons for collaborating | 58 (2.83) | N/A† |
| b. Risks and benefits of collaborations | 75* (3.08) | 42 (2.17) |
| c. Identifying a good collaborator | 83* (3.08) | 33 (2.33) |
| 2. Types of collaboration | 63 (2.73) | 22 (2.00) |
| a. Collaboration within an institution | 67* (2.75) | 17 (2.00) |
| b. Collaboration between institutions | 58 (2.67) | 8 (1.83) |
| c. International collaboration | 58 (2.83) | N/A† |
| 3. Working well with others | 92* (3.25) | 27 (2.27) |
| a. Identifying the authority and procedures for establishing collaborative relationships |
92* (3.00) | 33 (2.25) |
| b. Defining and clarifying roles, responsibilities, and expectations in a collaboration |
100* (3.42) | 33 (2.42) |
| c. Identifying mechanisms for ongoing decision-making | 75* (2.92) | 25 (2.17) |
| d. When are written agreements necessary, and what should be addressed in contracts |
92* (3.25) | 75* (2.75) |
| e. Knowing how and when to end collaborative relationships | 83* (3.00) | 33 (2.17) |
| 4. Dealing with challenges in collaborative relationships | 100* (3.40) | 40 (2.50) |
| a. Addressing failures in RCR or research integrity | 83* (3.33) | 82* (2.73) |
| b. Allocating rewards such as credit, authorship, ownership, and rights of use | 100* (3.58) | 83* (3.08) |
| c. Dealing with competition | 50 (2.58) | N/A† |
| d. Addressing power discrepancies when junior scientists collaborate with senior scientists |
75* (3.00) | 50 (2.58) |
| 5. The role of institutions in collaborative science | 58 (2.67) | N/A† |
| a. Working with appropriate officers | 50 (2.58) | N/A† |
| b. Knowledge of institutional policies | 83* (3.08) | 50 (2.58) |
Legend:
*
Item achieved a “consensus” by receiving a rating of important or very important from two-thirds of panelists
†
Not applicable because these items were eliminated after round 2 and their importance of being assessed was not measured