Research Requirement

In an effort to help you understand the scientific process of studying organizational behavior, each student in MGMT 300 is required to complete two research segments. A research segment is defined as (1) participation in a research experiment conducted by Management and Organization Faculty or (2) a written review of a research article from an approved 2008 Management journal.

Thus, to complete the research requirement, you have 3 options:

A. complete 2 research experiments -or-

B. write 2 written reviews  -or-

C. complete 1 experiment and write 1 written review

(i.e, failure to fully complete any one of the three alternatives above will result in a 5% deduction from the student's final grade).

Experiments will be conducted throughout the quarter and notices regarding the times and locations of these experiments are available at:

http://uwbs.sona-systems.com

No experiment will exceed 2 hours and most will be significantly shorter. Please note that you must complete 2 studies, or do 1 study and write 1 written research review to satisfy the requirement (options A or C above).  To learn more about your rights and obligations as a participant in these experiments, please read the following document:

Important Information about the Subject Pool 

To learn how to log in to the Sona Systems website, sign up for experiments, and check your credits towards the research requirement, please see this document:

Student Guide to Sona Systems

If you'd rather satisfy the research requirement by writing written research reviews, each written review is similarly expected to take approximately 1 to 2 hours to complete. Please note that if you do not complete any studies, you need to complete 2 written reviews to satisfy the research requirement (option B above).  Directions for completing the review are available here:

Written Research Review

Please do NOT turn in the written research review to your instructor. Rather, please turn in a hard copy to the mailbox outside of MCK 370, and an electronic copy to mgmtpool@u.washington.edu.

Written research reviews are due by:

 5 pm on Tuesday December 1 for the Fall 2009 quarter

5 pm on Tuesday March 9 for the Winter 2010 quarter

5 pm on Tuesday June 1 for the Spring 2010 quarter

Those who do not complete the research requirement will have a deduction of 5% taken off their final grade.

If you have any questions, please contact the Subject Pool Coordinator, Christopher Carpenter at 360-281-4235, or by email at mgmtpool@u.washington.edu (please note that we cannot ensure the confidentiality of email messages).