diary-study-plan

name	diary-study-plan
description	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?
2. 2. Design the study:
   3. • 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. 4. Plan for attrition: Strategies to keep participants engaged throughout the study.

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