PREP Psychology Research Experience Program

WHAT IS PREP? Psychology Research Experience Program We have this program for 2 reasons: – Professors and grad students do more than just teach courses – they conduct research, and we rely on students, such as yourselves, for our data collection – Great first hand experience of research, and easy way to earn easy marks towards your course 2

COURSE CREDIT Signing up for studies! – Online systems.com Forget the link? – Google “PREP + WLU”  psychology home page – Google “PREP SONA WLU”, click on first result – PREP TAs  3

Psychology Home Page 4

PREP Login Page 5

LOGIN User ID = Student Number Password = randomly generated by the system and sent to your MyLaurier account Change Password – Click “My Profile” on the top menu 6

PASSWORD To change your password, click under “my profile” on the top right navigational menu 7

SIGN UP Click on “Studies” It will provide you with a list of studies you can participate in Read the study descriptions to find a study you are interested in! 8

SIGN UP Click on the study link Click on the time slot that you want If none of the time slots work for you, the researcher 9

STUDIES 2 Types of Studies – Online Studies – Lab Studies IMPORTANT: Credits work differently for the different type of studies 10

ONLINE STUDIES Provide you with a link Fill out questionnaires online Credit Allotment: – 1 hr =.5 credits – 30 mins =.25 credits – Credits may not be updated right away. ( Please wait up one week before contacting the RESESARCHER of the study to inquire about your credit.) 11

ONLINE STUDIES Limit!  The system will only allow you to do 2 credits worth of online studies per term – The rest of your studies MUST be done in lab (E.g. If you are enrolled in two classes that require 5 PREP credits total, you can still only complete 2 of these credits via online studies and the remaining 3 must be completed in lab) EXCEPTION: participants in on-line classes (can do all their credits on-line) 12

LAB STUDIES The meeting area for all in-lab studies is in front of the psychology main office (N2006) Credit Allotment: – 1 hr = 1 credit – 30 mins =.5 credits 13

WAITING AREA There is only one waiting area Psychology Main Office (N2006) Second floor of the science building An experimenter will come and pick you up 14

IMPORTANT! Start early! Don’t miss out. BE ON TIME! BE AT THE RIGHT SPOT! CANCEL YOUR TIMESLOT IF YOU CANNOT MAKE IT! Failure to do these things may result in an UNEXCUSED NO-SHOW applied to your account 15

If you fail to show up… You will be granted an “unexcused no-show” on your account Once you accumulate 2 unexcused no-shows (i.e. you miss two studies without a valid excuse) then YOU WILL NO LONGER BE ALLOWED TO SIGN UP FOR STUDIES. However, you will keep any previously earned credits 16

PREP Deadline The last day to participate in any PREP studies (in- lab or online) or alternative assignments : The last day of classes – Fall – Dec 9th, 2015 – Winter – April 4 th,

CONTACT & FURTHER INFORMATION For general PREP inquiries, you can contact PREP TAs: Rebecca, Sarah, and Rachel More information : Psychology home page / documents / PREP Startup Guide for Students 18

Important: About Credit Requirements ON-LINE, BRANTFORD, and SECOND-YEAR classes: The number of required credits shown on the PREP system is NOT the number of required credits for your course PS101OC or PS102 OC (on-line) = 3 credits PS101BR or PS102BR = 3 credits Second-year classes = 2 credits 19