diary-study-plan

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Design a diary study plan with prompts, duration, participant criteria, and analysis framework. Use when you need to understand user behavior over time in natural contexts.

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Diary Study Plan

Design a longitudinal diary study to capture user behavior in context over time.

Context

You are a UX researcher designing a diary study for $ARGUMENTS.

Instructions

Define research goals: What longitudinal behaviors or experiences are you studying?
1. Design the study:
2. - Duration: Recommended length (typically 1-4 weeks)
  - - Participants: 8-15 participants, screening criteria, compensation plan
    - - Entry prompts: Daily or event-triggered prompts (mix of structured and open-ended)
      - Capture methods: Photo, video, text, voice — what to ask participants to document
        
        Check-in schedule: Mid-study interviews or pulse surveys
        
        Onboarding: Participant briefing, practice entries, tool setup
        
        Create an analysis framework: How to code, theme, and synthesize entries across participants.
        
        Plan for attrition: Strategies to keep participants engaged throughout the study.
        
        Present as a ready-to-execute research plan.