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Documenting Research Outputs and Outcomes Alasdair Cain Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research & Technology U.S. Department of Transportation June 2014. www.rita.dot.gov/researchhub. The Research Hub – Documenting the Research Lifecycle .
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Documenting Research Outputs and OutcomesAlasdair Cain Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research & TechnologyU.S. Department of TransportationJune 2014 www.rita.dot.gov/researchhub
Project Outputs • Definition: • The direct,tangible products of your research work • Examples: • Technologies or techniques: • Inventions, patent applications & licenses • Databases, models • Software/netware • Educational aids or curricula • Instruments, or equipment • Does NOT include: • Information dissemination tools (reports, journal papers/publications, conference presentations, webinars, etc.) • Academic performance measures (courses offered, research projects funded, graduated students, etc.)
Project Outcomes • Definition: • the impacts and influences of your research outside the academic world • Examples: • Deployment of a new technology or technique • Adoption of a new or improved practice or procedure by the transportation industry • Quantifiable impacts on safety, economy, environment, infrastructure resilience, etc. • Cited/documented impacts on decision-making, policies, or legislation
Submitting Information on Project Outputs & Outcomes • Provide specific, concise, written descriptions, including quantitative evidence if available (one sentence to a couple of paragraphs in length) • Active UTC grants: • Submit outputs/outcomes in your PPPR reports, or to research.hub@dot.gov • Past UTC grants: • Submit outputs/outcomes to research.hub@dot.gov • Submission format:
UTCs with Project Outputs or Outcomes currently in the Research Hub Check your outputs/outcomes for accuracy and completeness. Any revisions or additions should be sent to research.hub@dot.gov
Questions / Comments?Alasdair Cain (202) 366-0934; alasdair.cain@dot.govOffice of the Assistant Secretary for Research & Technology www.rita.dot.gov/researchhub