diary-study-plan
The diary-study-plan skill generates a complete research protocol for conducting longitudinal diary studies that capture user behavior and experiences in natural contexts over time. Use this when designing qualitative research that requires understanding how users behave, think, or feel across multiple days or weeks, including participant screening criteria, entry prompts, data collection methods, analysis frameworks, and engagement strategies to minimize participant dropout.
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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 1. **Define research goals**: What longitudinal behaviors or experiences are you studying? 2. **Design the study**: - **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 3. **Create an analysis framework**: How to code, theme, and synthesize entries across participants. 4. **Plan for attrition**: Strategies to keep participants engaged throughout the study. 5. Present as a ready-to-execute research plan.
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