CasselWeb2 Features

Subject Interface

• Subject registration web interface with dynamically included informed consent form. Input data are validated on both client and server sides. Subject can choose from one of the existing subject pools to register oneself. Upon registration, a system generated 'Welcome' email will be sent to the subject automatically as a confirmation.

• Web calendar interface. It displays past, and future experiments scheduled in the lab and provides hyperlinks on open experiments for subjects to click and sign up.

• Sign up interface. Subject can sign up for an experiment by entering their email address. A message will be displayed subsequently to indicate sign-up status. If successful, an email confirmation will be sent to the subject automatically.

Experimenter Interface

• Experiment Management
  • Create a new type of experiment
  • Schedule a new experiment
  • Modify the configuration of an existing experiment
• Subject Information Management
  • Send email announcement to subjects who have signed up for an experiment
  • View/modify the sign-up list for an experiment
  • Sign up a subject for an experiment using experimenter privilege
  • Enter participant information for an experiment
  • iew/modify participant information for an experiment
• Experimenter Profile Management
  • Modify your experimenter profile

Administrator Interface

• Subject Management
  • Modify a subject's profile
  • View/sort/filter subjects in the system and make modifications
  • Send email announcement to subjects
  • egister a new or modify an existing subject pool
• Experiment Management
  • View participants based on the type of experiments
  • View experiment statistics
• Experimenter Management
  • Add a new experimenter
  • Modify an experimenter's profile
  • Send email announcement to experimenters
• Site Management
  • View site log files
  • Compile statistics on experiments

System Features

• Database Agnostic CasselWeb2 has its own Object-Relational component for the persistence layer which allows the plug-in of vendor neutral relational databases for the backend storage. This allows users to leverage existing resources without having to purchase new database hardware and software.

• Platform Neutral CasselWeb2 can be deployed on any host as long as it supports JRE 1.4.x (preferrably 1.5.x) or higher.

• Automated emailing system. CasselWeb2 has its built-in email system which allows experimenters and administrators to send out email announcements selectively to registered subjects.