Deadlines & Details
The following dates apply for the Spring 2008 semester.
Registration deadline. The deadline for registering for the EDP Subject Pool is midnight Sunday, January 27, 2008. There will be no extensions of the deadline.
Time Requirement. The requirement can be fulfilled by participating in studies totaling 4 hours OR participation in 3 studies regardless of total time. Study assignments are random. You don't have a choice as to which situation your in. You MUST complete all studies assigned to you below.
Study Assignment. Study assignments will be available online by February 14, 2008 for those who registered for the subject pool by the deadline.
The web site will explain the study sign-up procedures. If your assignment is not available on the web site by February 14, 2008, contact the Subject Pool Coordinator as soon as possible. The researchers have been told that they must complete their studies no later than April 11, 2008--approximately three weeks before the last day of class--so as not to interfere with the end-of-semester crunch of assignments and tests.
Verification of Participation. At the end of the study, the researcher will give you a receipt verifying participation in your assigned study. You should hold on to this receipt in case any questions arise about the accuracy of the researcher's records in terms of who, in fact, participated.
Alternative to Participation in Research. If you would prefer not to, or are unable to participate in a research study, you may complete an alternate assignment. This assignment, given at semester's end, will be a written review of related research. The time needed to complete the assignment will be approximately the same as that for the research study participation.
A list of those who have not participated in a research study will be sent to students through their instructors. Alternate assignments will be available starting April 14, 2008, and will be due by 5pm. Additional information will be given at that time by the course instructor.
Incompletes. Students who do not complete the research assignment by April 11, 2008 or the alternate assignment by May 2, 2008 will receive an "incomplete" instead of a grade for the course.
If you have additional questions about the Subject Pool requirement, please contact Gina Christopher, Subject Pool Coordinator, through email at gchristopher@mail.utexas.edu.
Please do not ask your instructor.
