A group of Masters students in the School of Information Management and Systems at UC Berkeley are conducting studies to assess the usability of a new World Wide Web site.

If you volunteer to participate in this study, you will be asked to test a low-fi (paper) computer interface and answer some questions. The questions will be asked verbally before, during and after the search sessions. There may also be written questionnaires before and after the search sessions. Your interactions with the “computer” will be documented in writing.

There are no direct benefits to you for participating other than what may be an educational experience in viewing an interesting Web site. There are also probably no risks to you; you will simply be using a low- fi prototype of a computer, viewing and evaluating the results. Your participation is completely anonymous--we will not name you if and when we discuss your behavior in class or research publications.

If you accept these terms, please write your initials and the date here:
 
 

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