Abstract
There are several benefits to developing a successful funded research portfolio, as well as several challenges inherent in funded research. The purpose of this essay is to discuss the benefits and challenges of funded research from a department chairperson's perspective. Several issues are addressed: the benefits of extramural funding; strategies for developing and sustaining a department's funded research portfolio; the impact of funding on a department's identity; the impact of a funded research program on the scholarship of a department and its graduate program; the implications of funded research for interdisciplinary cooperation; and various administrative concerns that accompany an active and extensive portfolio of funded research. The goal of this essay is to provide the reader with a more complete understanding of the positive and negative implications of funded research for a communication department.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 393-401 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Journal of Applied Communication Research |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Nov 2002 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:position will “pay for itself.” Until that time, a portion of our salary savings goes to support the position. Another example is the university’s funding of a college-level grant administrator to help manage funded projects from start to finish. Of course, we could have used such a person years ago. Such is the time lag associated with some of the benefits of funded research.
Keywords
- Department reputation
- Funded research
- Graduate education
- Scholarship
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Communication
- Language and Linguistics