Psychology Research
SP
Extra Credit for PSC and CMN Courses
Certain (but not all) upper-division PSC and CMN courses offer extra credit in exchange for research participation. The exact number of exta credits available to you will vary according to your instructor. This information should be available to you on your course syllabus, and is also listed on Sona Systems. You can fulfill these extra credits through research participation.
Where should I start?
The first of your credits can be obtained by completing an on-line background questionnaire which will be used by some of the researchers. This departmental prescreening questionnaire begins with "DSUR__." Even if you have taken a departmental prescreening questionnaire in a previous quarter, you may still take it for credit.
Why won't it let me sign up for online studies?
You are restricted to earning approximately 35% of your credits from online studies. So if your instructor is offering 3 extra credit units, you can't take more than 1 online study. Note that this is a system-wide restriction, and is not limited to PSC 1 or 41.
The only credits that are "Required" are those for PSC 1 or 41. Sona Systems simply does not have an option that would allow your credits for your class to be listed as "Optional." You can disregard the "Required" label.
When does extra credit end?
As with the research for PSC 1 & 41, you have until the last day of instruction to complete research studies or submit papers. You must finalize how your credits are assigned by this day, as the extra credit reports are submitted to your instructors the next day. You cannot change how your credits are assigned once finals begin: Though you will be able to reassign credits on Sona Systems, your instructors will have already received the credit report for the class by this time.
Research for the 2013 Summer Session I begins on Monday, June 24th and goes until Thursday, August 1st.
Where can I find out more about how to use the system?
There is a Frequently Asked Questions section on this website that explains things in more detail and has a walk-through for using Sona Systems. You can also email the Subject Pool Coordinator, Sue Hobbs, at spcoordinator@ucdavis.edu
How do I participate in experiments?
To begin participating in experiments please go to http://ucdavis.sona-systems.com/ and login. Your UserID should be the last 6 digits of your student ID and your password will be your last name (all lowercase) followed by the last 4 digits of your student ID.
Note: If you added the course after the first week of classes, you may not be able to log-in. If you are unable to log-in, please email the Subject Pool Coordinator (spcoordinator@ucdavis.edu) with your student ID number and the name of the course you'd like to be added to.
To begin participating in experiments please go to http://ucdavis.sona-systems.com/ and login. Your UserID should be the last 6 digits of your student ID and your password will be your last name (all lowercase) followed by the last 4 digits of your student ID.
Note: If you added the course after the first week of classes, you may not be able to log-in. If you are unable to log-in, please email the Subject Pool Coordinator (spcoordinator@ucdavis.edu) with your student ID number and the name of the course you'd like to be added to.
Where should I start?
The first of your credits can be obtained by completing an on-line background questionnaire which will be used by some of the researchers. This departmental prescreening questionnaire begins with "DSUR__." Even if you have taken a departmental prescreening questionnaire in a previous quarter, you may still take it for credit.
Why won't it let me sign up for online studies?
You are restricted to earning approximately 35% of your credits from online studies. So if your instructor is offering 3 extra credit units, you can't take more than 1 online study. Note that this is a system-wide restriction, and is not limited to PSC 1 or 41.
Can I use the credit I get from one experiment towards two classes (i.e., use the same credit twice)?
But Sona Systems says that the credits for my class are "Required." No. The credit you receive from one experiment may be put towards one class and one class only. The one exception is that the prescreening questionnaire can count for multiple classes. If you would like to use the prescreening questionnaire for multiple class, after you have completed the questionnaire, email the SP Coordinator with the classes you are taking that need to be credited. You must submit this request by the last day of instruction, as
What happens if the requirement is not met?
Unlike the research requirement for PSC 1 and 41, this is optional and not completing the credits will not result in an Incomplete or negatively affect your grade. You will simply not receive any extra credit. You also cannot reuse credits from previous quarters; though it may seem that you can reassign your credits this way, if you look closely you'll see your previous credits are set to 0 and therefore won't count towards your current classs.
If you are enrolled in multiple courses, you have to decide how your credits will be split between your courses. You must finalize how your credits are assigned by the last day of instruction, as the extra credit reports are submitted to your instructors the next day. You cannot change how your credits are assigned once finals begin: Though you will be able to reassign credits on Sona Systems, your instructors will have already received the credit report for the class by this time.
If you are enrolled in multiple courses, you have to decide how your credits will be split between your courses. You must finalize how your credits are assigned by the last day of instruction, as the extra credit reports are submitted to your instructors the next day. You cannot change how your credits are assigned once finals begin: Though you will be able to reassign credits on Sona Systems, your instructors will have already received the credit report for the class by this time.
What happens if the requirement is not met?
The only credits that are "Required" are those for PSC 1 or 41. Sona Systems simply does not have an option that would allow your credits for your class to be listed as "Optional." You can disregard the "Required" label.
When does extra credit end?
As with the research for PSC 1 & 41, you have until the last day of instruction to complete research studies or submit papers. You must finalize how your credits are assigned by this day, as the extra credit reports are submitted to your instructors the next day. You cannot change how your credits are assigned once finals begin: Though you will be able to reassign credits on Sona Systems, your instructors will have already received the credit report for the class by this time.