Statement of Informed Consent

 

We (Jennifer English, Kim Garrett, and Sacha Pearson) are a group of Masters students in the School of Information Management and Systems at UC Berkeley who are conducting studies to assess the usability of an interface for a web-based tool to build customized travel guides.

 

If you agree to participate, you will be asked to complete a series of tasks using a web-based prototype of the interface. The tasks will involve navigating and using the prototype, and answering some questions. The questions will be asked orally before, during and after the evaluation. There will also be written questionnaires before and after the evaluation. Your interactions with the prototype will be observed and recorded by a notetaker.

 

This evaluation will have no direct benefits to you, nor are there any direct risks.

 

All personal information will be kept completely confidential to the extent permissible by law. We will associate an ID number with the notes of your participation and will keep a separate record of the link between your name and ID number. We will only identify you by ID number in any reports or written publications.

 

 

I have read the above and agree to participate in this evaluation.

 

 

Sign:___________________________________________

 

 

Date:___________________________________________

 

 

Participant #:____________________________________