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Research Sign-up System (Sona). Department of Psychology Iowa State University. Introduction. Easily: Sign up for Studies Track your progress Access the system. Getting Started. www.psychology.iastate.edu Click “Research Sign-up System” User Id = Net Id johndoe@iastate.edu
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Research Sign-up System (Sona) Department of Psychology Iowa State University
Introduction • Easily: • Sign up for Studies • Track your progress • Access the system
Getting Started • www.psychology.iastate.edu • Click “Research Sign-up System” • User Id = Net Id • johndoe@iastate.edu • Password is emailed to you from the Research Sign-up System
Logging In • Once the Research Sign-up system has emailed your login information
Changing your password • Click on Profile
Research Studies • You may sign up for studies that interest you! • Cancel a sign up until 2 hours before • Before signing up, check the study description for: • Completion time requirements • Eligibility Requirements
Viewing Studies • Click “Studies” from the top toolbar
Viewing Studies • You will see a list of studies in random order • The list has: • Brief description of each study • Special requirements
Viewing Studies • Studies with available participation timeslots will reflect “TIMESLOTS AVAILABLE”
Signing Up For Studies • Find a study you like • Click on study name • You will be shown a list of eligibility requirements (e.g., “Right-handed people only”) & researcher contact information • Some studies require a Special Password – this is given to you by the researcher (i.e., it is different than your Login password)
Signing Up For Studies • Once you have determined that you meet all the requirements, click on View Timeslots for This Study.
Signing Up For Studies • You will see a list of available timeslots • Choose a timeslot that is convenient for you and click “Sign Up”
Different Types of Studies • One Time • Most typical type of study • Two-Part • Must sign up for both parts • Take note of the number of days separating the two parts • Online Survey • Will be asked to complete immediately
Canceling a Sign-Up • Click “My Schedule & Credits” • You will see a listing of the studies you have signed up for and those that you completed • Click the cancel button next to the study you have signed up for • No cancellations within 2 hours of scheduled participation
Tracking your Progress • Click “My Schedule/Credits” • You will see how many credits you have already earned and number of credits required for the class
Reassigning Credits • If you belong to multiple courses • You may move credits between courses • To do this, simply use the Reassign link that appears when you view your progress. This link appears under the course entry for each item in your progress listing.
Logging Out • When you are finished using the system make sure to log out • If you are leaving the machine, also make sure to close all the browser windows that are currently open
Note Available Resources • May be found on the Department of Psychology website by clicking: Research Participation > Participant • This PowerPoint • Using the sign-up system (.pdf) • Frequently Asked Questions