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The bonus credit you earn will be automatically added to your final grade. You can track your participation and bonus credits within the SONA system.

No, participants cannot be included in the same study more than once, and credits are only counted for the semester in which the participation occurs. Credits cannot be carried over to subsequent semesters. However, you can participate in and receive credits for new studies conducted through SONA.

Alternatively, you can earn bonus credits by completing workshops offered by the Centre for Student Academic Support (CSAS). The completion of these workshops is tracked directly by CSAS, and you must self-enroll through the CSAS Online Learning Community, at: https://carleton.ca/csas/online-support/. Please note that while the Online Learning Orientation workshop is encouraged, it is not part of the Incentive Program. Each workshop completed during the semester will earn you 1% bonus credit, up to a maximum of 2%. Credits from workshops completed for other courses or during different time periods will not be counted.

NOTE: You have the option to combine participation in research studies (if available) with the completion of CSAS workshops (if available). For instance, if you participate in two 30-minute research studies, you will earn 1% bonus credit. If you then complete a CSAS workshop, you will earn an additional 1% bonus credit, contributing towards the maximum of 2%. The total bonus credits can never exceed 2%.

You will receive an email from the SONA administrator whenever a new study is added to SONA. Additionally, you can log in to SONA using your credentials and check for available studies at any time during the semester.

When you log-on to the Sona system using the credentials and link that were emailed to you, please follow these steps:

On the home page, click on ‘View Available Studies’.

Following that, you will see the list of active studies and if there are any time slots available.

Please click on ‘Timeslots Available’ or on the name of the study. The following page will provide you with brief information about the study and info of the researcher in case you have any questions.

Then, to view the time slots, please click on “View Time Slots for this Study”. The following page will show you the available time slots.  

Please click on ‘Sign Up’ to sign up for the timeslot that suits your schedule, which will lead to the confirmation page.

Please confirm your selection by clicking ‘Sign Up’.