Functional Modules Overview

 

In addition to the technical system modules, workflow and search-related capabilities, Kuali Coeus has various functional e-docs that are used to accomplish research administration work.  They rely on maintenance e-docs for searchable/selectable reference information used to fill them out prior to being submitted.  These functional e-docs are designed and built according to groups of related pieces of functionality which correspond to business tasks and events in the various phases of research administration work.  As of release 3.1, these modules include:

Pre-Award

 

Proposal Preparation and Submission:  Also known as the Proposal Development module, included are e-docs for the following functions:

•      Proposal Development

•      Budget

•      Institutional Proposal

•      Intellectual Property Review

•      Proposal Log

 

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Included in Proposal Development is Grants.gov Submission.  Institutional Proposal (a.k.a. Institute Proposal) also falls under the Proposal Tracking and Negotiation module.

Pre-Submission Compliance

 

Research Compliance:  Along with Post-Submission Compliance, this is also referred to as the Institutional Review Board (IRB) / Human Subjects module, included is an e-doc for the following function:

•      Disclosure

•      Financial Entity

•      Protocol

Post-Submission Compliance

 

Research Compliance:  Along with Pre-Submission Compliance, this is also referred to as the Institutional Review Board (IRB) / Human Subjects module, included is an e-doc for the following function:

•      Committee

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Future research compliance modules will include IACUC, COI, Bio Safety, Radiation Safety, and more.

Post-Award

 

Awards, Subawards, Report Tracking and Close-Out:  Also known as the Award module, included are e-docs for the following functions:

•      Award

•      Time & Money

•      Award Budget

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Future award-related functionality will include Subawards, Report Tracking and ARRA Reporting.

 

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Modules & The User Interface Design:  The KC User Interface (UI) has been thoughtfully designed to organize access to modular functionality by way of menu groups on user-specific screens.  This modular layout follows the logical progression of the various stages of research administration work.  Where possible, this documentation also follows the same general organization principles.

Modules that are technically established in the KC 4.0 system to correspond to Coeus project module codes are:

Figure 6  KC Module Names By Code