Research Participation Program (RPP)

Research Participation Program (RPP)

• For students: – An opportunity to experience primary research in

psychology, organizational behavior, economics, and marketing first hand.

• For faculty and PhD students:– Provides faculty and graduate students with the

ability to do first rate experimental research

Getting Started1. Visit https://cbdr.tepper.cmu.edu/Participate.aspx

2. Enter your information and you should receive an email with your log in information within 72 hours

3. Log in at https://sds-tepper.sona-systems.com/

4. IMPORTANT: Select the course in which you are enrolled [after logging in, click “my profile”, then “change course”]

How to get credit

• 1. Sign up for a study• 2. Participate in the study • 3. Assign the credits earned for that

study to the desired course. – THIS IS NOT DONE AUTOMATICALLY– You must do this yourself – or you won’t get

credit!

Quality of Research• All studies posted in the CBDR participant pool have

been reviewed by the CMU Institutional Review Board (IRB)– The primary responsibility of the IRB is to assure that

appropriate steps are taken to protect the rights and welfare of humans participating in research.

• All studies have been evaluated to minimize risk to the participant and maximize value for the participant

Important tips• IMPORTANT: Photo ID with the name spelled exactly as in the

participant account information is required for participation.

• Contact the researcher listed for the study, not the lab, about questions specific to the study.

• You are welcome to participate in the paid studies, but you will not receive course credit for them.

• Check periodically to make sure you are receiving appropriate credits and they are allocated correctly across courses.

Availability• Studies generally become available around the third week

of classes and will end close to two days before the last day of classes.

• Start early! There are more studies available earlier in the semester.

• You do NOT need to report participation to your instructor.

No Shows• Don’t get them!• You can cancel your sign up until 24 hours before your are

scheduled to show up. • If you realize you can’t make it after the deadline, you can

email the researcher(s) associated with the study to tell them you can’t make it.

• Get three and your account is limited for three months. • You must email me after three months to lift the ban (

cbdr-lab@andrew.cmu.edu).

Get Involved!

• If you are interested in becoming a research assistant and being more involved in studies at CBDR please email me at:

cbdr-lab@andrew.cmu.edu

FAQs• I tried to create an account but received a “duplicate

account” error—what should I do?– Email cbdr-lab@andrew.cmu.edu

• Can I unsubscribe from the mailing list but keep my participant account?– Unfortunately, no. The email is linked to account activity.

• I have questions about how credits from RPP will affect my grade. Whom should I contact?– Refer to your course syllabus or talk to your instructor.

FAQs• I have questions about how to sign up for studies, how to allocate credits,

how to earn credits, how the Research Participation Program works, or concerning logging in to the participant pool site, whether I correctly allocated my credits, whether my credits will be reported to my instructor, etc. Whom should I contact?– Email cbdr-lab@andrew.cmu.edu

• I have questions about a specific study beyond what is listed online in the study description, or I will not be able to make it to a study and cannot cancel my time slot reservation. Whom should I contact?– The researcher(s) listed for the study.

• I have another issue with the RPP not listed above. Whom should I contact?– Email cbdr-lab@andrew.cmu.edu