The Goodness Of Diary Studies
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The Goodness of Diary Studies
Boon Chew
Me
I do web
(thanks, Francis)
UCLIC
I work here
What are Diary Studies?
And, why?
“... the diary study... is intended for use in the workplace, but... yields data that are more objective and more generalizable than many workplace-oriented methods.” (Rieman, 1993)
A method for studying people in their own environments
Less Intrusive
Quality data
Flexible
How to do a Diary Study
How It (Usually) Works
1. Meet Participant
2. Inform P What to Do
3. Interview P at Daily(ish) Intervals
4. Conclude When there’s Enough Data
5. Rinse and Repeat with Other Ps
Have a Focus
Select and Recruit your Participants
Create a “Fieldwork
Pack”
Plan and Execute your Interviews
Look for Patterns and Insights
Summarize and Make Useful
And That’s How You Do Diary Studies!
Final Tips
< 2 Weeks or < 5 interview hours per participant
Take really good notes
And, Always ask WHY
Q’s?
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