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ORSEE - Online Recruitment System for Economic Experiments

On this page you will find general information about ORSEE.

1. Access to ORSEE

The access link depends on whether you are member of the TUD Faculty of Psychology, or member of a collaborative research centre (CRC). Please select the corresponding page for the CRCs:

For TUD Faculty of psychology members the link is here https://zep.psych.tu-dresden.de/orsee/public/

1.1 VPN

VPN access is not required.

1.2 Registration

The system has its own user registration system. More information will follow soon.

❕More information to the access can be found in the FAQ and video tutorials in the section “Access to ORSEE”.

2. ORSEE-Payment (for TU Dresden Members)

Information about ORSEE-Payment, concerning TU Dresden members, can be found here.

3. ORSEE Tutorials

3.1. FAQ

3.1.1 General Questions

Are the details on the website up to date?

Answer

How does public relations work?

Answer

3.1.2 Access to ORSEE

Is there access for experimenters outside of psychology faculty?

Answer

Why doesn't my password work?

Answer

3.1.3 Setting up an Experiment

How can I create a new experiment?

navigate to Experiments, than My Experiments on the left side bar (see picture below)

click Add new experiment in the center (see picture below)

fill in the form (see picture below)

Internal name: experiment name that only can be seen in admin area
Public name: experiment name that is shown to participants
Internal description: can only be seen in admin area
Public experiment note: shown in public area, usefull for information like duration, incentives, location,…
Type: If you want to assign dates, always use laboratory. Information for the set up of an online experiment can be found here.
Class: will be explained soon
Experimenter: everyone who is registered can be choosen
Get emails: This person will receive every e-mail related to the experiment.
Experiment completed: check if your experiment is completed
Hide in pulic calendar?: Please always tick this checkbox. Otherwise unregistered people can see the experiment on ORSEE including the data like the location or the experimenter.

❕The video tutorial to this can be found here in the section “Setting up an experiment”.

How can I create a laboratory session?

A session is an appointment for your experiment.
select the experiment in which you want to create a session under My Experiments on the left side bar (see picture below)

select the experiment in which you want to create a session under My Experiments on the left side bar (see picture below)

3.1.4 Adding and Editing Participants

How does the filter function for the subject search work?

Before you forward a circular email or a recruitment email to all participants, we ask you to use the filter function
It is possible to filter the participants in advance according to age, gender, etc. before an email is sent
Older participants in particular complain about study invitations that do not correspond to their age
Please follow the sequence of screen shots to realise this function:

3.1.5 E-Mail Recruitment

How does the E-Mail Recruitment Workflow work?

How can I individualize my recruitment text?

You can customize the recruitment email template at any time
for example, if you want to add important information or access links
To do this, use the preset variables, which always start with a hash
The variable #name for example inserts the name of the respective person in the invitation text
Please pay attention that the following variables are always present in the invitation text: #fname# #lname# #sessionlist#
Example text:

Why is my distribution email not being sent?

the recruitment emails are sent in chunks every 5 minutes due to their data size, it may take a while until all the mails in the queue are sent
Please be patient

3.2 Videos

Assess to ORSEE
Assessing ORSEE

Setting up an Experiment
Setting up an Experiment	Setting up a new Session
Setting up a new Session (fast)

Adding & Editing Participants
Adding Participants	Edit Participants
Register a Participant for a Session	Invite a Participant to an Experiment

Email Recruitment
Setting up an Email Text	Overview About Email Dispatch
Monitor Dispatch of Reminder Emails
Phone Screening
Prepare and Evaluate Phone Screening	Organize a Callback
Dealing with No-Shows (call was not answered)

Experiment Date Handling
View Dates	Prepare and Evaluate Dates