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ERIT 2015: Documents for the Course Projects

Hanna VenesvirtaTampere Unit for Computer-Human

Interaction

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Aims of the Day

• Start preparing documentation required for the course projects

• Understand why these documents are done

• Get feedback about the research plans

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Schedule!

• Today / during ~a week: documents• In ~two weeks: pilots • Data collection after the pilots

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Documents for the Projects

• 3 documents:– Informed consent – Instructions for the participant / script– Background information form

• Additional material required for your set up – Prepare on your own time– I would prefer these available (on at least

some level) when piloting (within two weeks)

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Informed consent?

• Information which might affect to the willingness of participation is explained beforehand – Topic, purpose, and person responsible– What is measured and how– Duration of the meeting– Possible risks and benefits – Data use and storage, who has access,

etc.– Participant rights mentioned explicitly

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Informed consent?

• Approval is collected beforehand– “Written consent”, “Informed consent”

• Video / picture / voice recording approval is collected with additional written consent!

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Participant’s Rights – Self-determination

• Right not to participate…• …and to withdraw at any point.• There should not be any consequences

if approval canceled• Do not underline this as it may cause

nervousness / even fear

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Participant’s Rights – Privacy and Confidentiality

• Treat all collected data in confidence • Do not connect personal information to

the experimental data• Inform how the data is reported

– On a group level

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Instructions for the Participants?

• Actions of the researcher might affect to the reactions of the participant– The way the instruction are given can

affect how the participant behaves, etc.

-> the instructions should be the same for all

• For this course we will make written instructions

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Instructions for the Participants

• Describe how your study runs in a detailed level, starting from the moment the participant arrives, until the end, when the participant leaves.

• The instructions should be so clear and detailed, that even another person could run the experiment.

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Inviting the participants

• The invitation should inform about the experiment on some level – E.g., the topic, the duration, the location…– Parts of the informed consent can be used– Usually there appears a set of preliminary

requirements from the researcher side (e.g., handedness, no eye glasses, no hair on the skin…) – these should be mentioned and ensured before agreeing the participation

– Sometimes some instructions are given (do not use cosmetics before the study, shave your face, etc.)

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Documents for the Projects, Pilots

• 3 documents:– Informed consent – Instructions for the participant– Background information form

• Examples available on the course web page• DL for delivery: Wednesday 22.4.2015 at

23.59 via mail to Hanna• Other material available during the pilots• Book pilot time!

– url to the doodle on course web page

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Research Plan Feedback

• Few minutes discussion per group -> DO NOT LEAVE YET!• For tomorrow: 1-2 slides for repetition

about the research plan • Variables, measures, equipment..