>From their website: Our pricing is based on usage: the total number of studies students participate in over the course of a year. With the software hosted on our servers, there is an annual fee, which includes everything: hosting of the software on our servers, technical support, and software upgrades.
We were charged $1200 last year. We have a relatively small school--never more than 10 studies per semester and just under 1000 participants over the course of the two semesters. Annette Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 619-260-4006 [email protected] ---- Original message ---- >Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2009 11:08:46 -0400 >From: "Paul C Bernhardt" <[email protected]> >Subject: RE: [tips] participant management systems >To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <[email protected]> > >What is their pricing structure? Do they base it on flat rate, size of school, >size of department, number of studies, number of participants... > >Thanks! > >Paul C. Bernhardt >Department of Psychology >Frostburg State University >Frostburg, Maryland > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Helweg-Larsen, Marie [mailto:[email protected]] >Sent: Mon 8/3/2009 6:10 PM >To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) >Subject: RE: [tips] participant management systems > >Sona is the only game in town - as far as I know. > >We moved last year from a spread sheet to Sona and we love it. > >Sona can do so much more and do it so much better than is literally possible >with a spread sheet. Probably the two best features are: the system >automatically sends reminders to students about their upcoming appointments >(we could not do that before because the email addresses would eliminate >anonymity). Our no-show rate has gone down dramatically as a result. > >The second feature we love is the pretesting. When students sign in to the >system you can have them answer questions and then use those questions either >as data or to preselect participants. So if you only want women in a study >only women will see the study when they log in (or you can invite - again >anonymously - only those participant who scored above a certain number of a >measure). Sona is also very easy to use (for students, researchers and the >technician who runs the participant pool). And yes none of that means that you >can find the money. We got the dean to spring for part of the expense (but >that was pre-economic crisis). > >Marie > >**************************************************** >Marie Helweg-Larsen, Ph.D. >Department Chair and Associate Professor of Psychology >Kaufman 168, Dickinson College >Carlisle, PA 17013, office (717) 245-1562, fax (717) 245-1971 >http://www.dickinson.edu/departments/psych/helwegm >**************************************************** > > >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] >Sent: Monday, August 03, 2009 3:15 PM >To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) >Subject: [tips] participant management systems > >We have been using sona systems to manage our subject pool. With cuts in >budgets this is eating a HUGE chunk of our departmental supplies budget line >($1200). > >Does anyone else have a system they like that is easy to use for both >researchers and subjects? > >Annette > > >Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph.D. >Professor of Psychology >University of San Diego >5998 Alcala Park >San Diego, CA 92110 >619-260-4006 >[email protected] > >--- >To make changes to your subscription contact: > >Bill Southerly ([email protected]) > >--- >To make changes to your subscription contact: > >Bill Southerly ([email protected]) > > >--- >To make changes to your subscription contact: > >Bill Southerly ([email protected]) >________________ >winmail.dat (6k bytes) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
