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Create diary study plan template 
This document outlines a comprehensive diary study plan, including research goals, participant criteria, and analysis framework.
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diary-study-plan 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.

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?
    1. 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
                  1. Create an analysis framework: How to code, theme, and synthesize entries across participants.

                    1. Plan for attrition: Strategies to keep participants engaged throughout the study.

                    2. Present as a ready-to-execute research plan.