COI/COC Reference Guide
As part of the MSU Conflict of Interest (COI) disclosure process, if you are required to complete a COI disclosure in Kuali Research, you are responsible for disclosing activities from you and your Immediate Family Member (as defined in the Outside Activities and Conflict of Commitment in MSU’s Conflict of Interest and Conflict of Commitment Identification and Disclosure policy) when the outside activity is related to your Institutional Responsibilities and is in the general area of expertise for which you are employed by MSU or the outside activity has the potential to affect your professional judgment or responsibilities to the University (e.g. research or teaching responsibilities).
Typically, activities or interests can be grouped into the different types outlined in the COI/COC Reference Guide. Each section includes particular activities that need to be disclosed, activities that need prior approval, and activities that are exempt from disclosure or approval. Use the chart referenced below as guidance when disclosing your outside activities in your COI disclosure and the Conflict of Commitment (COC) form in Kuali Build. Activities that need prior approval should be submitted in the COC form in Kuali Build. Sponsored program activities that were routed in the Research Administration System (Kuali Research) do not need to be disclosed in the COI system or the COC form.
If you participate in federal research: the research activities that you disclose in your COI or COC form may also need to be disclosed in your biographical sketch or current and pending support form. For guidance on what needs to be disclosed, please review the Federal Disclosure Table (PDF) and MSU’s Research Security Training and Disclosures webpage.