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>> Hello, and welcome.

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Thank you for viewing the SONA Systems
tutorial intended for researchers.

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This section will demonstrate the process of
creating a researcher account in the SONA System

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and how to recover the password
to a SONA researcher account.

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To create a researcher account,
navigate to sfsu.sona-systems.com.

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On the right side of the screen,
click the Request Account button.

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On the following page, enter your
first, and last name, and email address.

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You're also required to enter
your SFSU ID number.

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Click the Request Account button.

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You will receive an automated email with
your login information and an identity code.

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At this point, email the SONA
administrator at sonasfsu@gmail.com,

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and request a researcher role
be added to your account.

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In that request, please state that you have
an account but need a researcher role added.

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Also include your full name,
email address, and SFSU ID number.

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Finally, include your relationship
to the institution,

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whether you're an undergraduate
student, graduate student, lecturer,

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or full-time faculty member,
and include the name

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of the principal investigator
you're currently working under.

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Once your account is set up, you're
able to log in and out as needed.

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If you ever forget your password, you can
recover by navigating to sfsu.sonasystems.com.

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And on the right-hand side of the
screen, click the Forgot Password button.

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Follow the steps on the following
screen to retrieve your password.

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If you're still unable to log
in or retrieve your password,

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contact the SONA administrator
at sonasfsu@gmail.com.

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The following section will cover the current
departmental and IRB policies for use

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of the SONA System as a researcher,
as well as provide answers

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to several common questions
regarding SONA credits.

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When listing studies in the SONA System,
you're welcome to create your study

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by filling out details at any time.

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However, you must have IRB approval before
the SONA administrator will review, approve,

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or make your study active
for running participants.

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If your study was designated as exempt by the
IRB, and does not have an expiration date,

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it is a general rule of thumb
to list an expiration date

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that is three years after the IRB approval date.

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If this study is for a student project,

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be sure to list the student's
anticipated graduation date

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from SFSU as the expiration date.

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Based on department policy, all researchers
are required to follow this set of guidelines

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for assigning SONA credits to their study.

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First, the time required to
complete the study means the amount

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of time a student spends completing
the study should translate

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to a certain number of SONA
credits being earned.

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This results in 0.25 credits for
each 15 minutes of a student's time.

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For example, a 15-minute study
would be worth 0.25 credits.

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A 60 minute study would be worth 1 credit, and
a 70-minute study would be worth 1.25 credits.

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Notice that researchers should always
round up when assigning credits.

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Second, the location of the study means

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where the student completes
a study should also translate

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to a certain number of SONA
credits being earned.

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This results in no additional credit for studies
completed online, but 4.5 additional credits

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for all studies completed in person.

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For example, a 15-minute study done in person
would be worth 0.25 credits for the time

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of the study with an additional 0.5
credits for being done in person.

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This results to a total of 0.75 credits.

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Remember, researchers should always
round up when assigning credits.

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Third, the number of sessions for the
study means how many times a student needs

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to complete an action should also translate to
a certain number of SONA credits being earned.

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This results in no additional credit for
studies completed in a single session,

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but for 0.5 additional credits for all
studies completed as subsequent sessions.

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For example, a 15 minutes study with
two sessions would be worth 0.25 credits

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for the time of the study in the first
session, with an additional 0.5 credits

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for the second 15-minute session.

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This would add up to a total of
0.75 credits for the second session.

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Remember, researchers should always
round up when assigning credits.

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It is important to keep in
mind how long researchers have

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to collect data in the SONA System.

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SONA opens the first week of instruction
during the fall and spring semesters.

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The SONA System closes at 5
PM, Pacific Standard Time,

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the final week day before the final exams begin.

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Students will not be able to complete
studies once the final exams have begun.

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This ensures that all completed credits
will be awarded to students and listed

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in the SONA System before instructors
calculate their final grades.

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All researchers are welcome to set
earlier deadlines for completing studies.

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Note that some instructors
may also set earlier deadlines

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in the courses for completing SONA credits.

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Please make the deadline for participation in
your study clear on the Study Description page.

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This concludes the training on
researcher accounts in the SONA System.

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For any questions not answered by this video,

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please check our FAQ sheet first
posted on the department website.

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If you still have any questions
after reviewing the FAQ sheet,

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you can contact the SONA administrator at --

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>> sonasfsu@gmail.com.

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>> Thank you for watching.