Hi All,
It came to my attention that something I said in Lecture 1 (Intro, Scientific Process, & Study Design) could be misconstrued. On Slide 25, I talk about how sometimes the grant writing process can be rushed, and if one is funded, there is an opportunity to re-assess one's team before launching into implementation. To clarify - one should definitely be confident with the individuals who go onto the grant application as "Key Personnel" BEFORE submitting the grant (this really should be part of the earlier bullet "Identify Team & Expertise needed"). One should know these individuals and be comfortable committing to working with them because, while possible, it is more difficult to change Key Personnel positions after one is funded (at least with federal grants). What I was referring to in the second to last bullet was changes in non-Key Personnel roles - i.e., sometimes in the rushed nature of grants, one may list out a non-key personnel role (staff research assistant, coordinator, etc), or certain cores, services, or labs that could support the work, but not have the chance to thoroughly vet the people or resource. It's best to avoid doing this, of course, and to know all the folks going on the grant before submission, but if for some reason that doesn't happen, I commented that it could be useful to pause and do so, after funding and before implementation, so that one is comfortable with the composition of the team before full study ramp up.
Hope that makes sense!
Best regards,
JMC