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Frequently Asked Questions

FAQs


The Navigate program provides training and resources including instructor-led courses, eLearning, webinars, mentoring, job aids, and other information for the U-M research administration community. The program is sponsored by the Offices of Research and Sponsored Projects (ORSP) and Finance - Sponsored Programs.


Please contact us at navigate-research@umich.edu. Much of what we offer is driven by feedback and suggestions from the U-M research administration community. We are always looking for volunteers to serve in various capacities (trainers, content contributors, committee members, etc.).

All members of the U-M research administration community are eligible. Some instructor-led courses have additional technical or experiential requirements. View the Navigate instructor-led course descriptions for specific requirements.

Descriptions for each of the offerings are available on the respective web pages above.

Instructor-led courses and webinars are typically offered in the Fall and Spring. Navigate eLearning modules are available year-round.

All course offerings are announced via the RAP/RAPid newsletter.

When a new course offering is announced, there will be a link to the registration form or application on the course page. Sign up to receive the RAP/RAPid newsletters to receive course announcements.

Navigate instructor-led courses include a lecture component, experiential activities, discussions, and Q&A. Navigate courses are delivered via Zoom meetings and participants are given access to an accompanying Canvas course to locate and download course materials, resources, and job aids. More information about each course can be found on the instructor-led courses page.

Participants who complete all requirements for an instructor-led course or eLearning module receive a “Certificate of Achievement.” This certificate is available in My LINC under the Quick Links > Training Transcript section.

All instructor-led courses are taught by highly-experienced U-M research administrators and central office staff who have volunteered to teach on topics with which they have extensive knowledge and experience.

All Navigate courses are designed by a team of highly-experienced U-M research administrators and central office staff in collaboration with instructional designers from the Navigate team.