Documentation type: Administrative/Legal Template
Research Type: User Experience, User Interface Experience, Customer Experience, Social Research, Clinical Social/Experience Research
<aside> ⚠️ Providing your participants with a consent form is an absolute essential in any research trial or interview. This is a consent form intended for UX/CX Research and can be used for other types of human-centered research by editing it to fit your circumstances. Be transparent and direct. Ensure you explain all aspects until they are fully understood. The purpose of the form is to make the participants feel at ease and informed, but also serve as a part of the legal agreement between you.
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<aside> 📢 The participants need to have a crystal clear understanding of the nature of the research, the process they will go through, which of their data is stored and how, which information will be made public and in what form/platform, their rights (especially their right to take a break or altogether stop and remove themselves) and overall the terms they are agreeing to.
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Research Project Title: [Your Research Title Here]
Researcher: [Your Name/Company Name]
Date: [Date]
Tips 💡are written in blue
This research/study/test/interview aims to find out; ___________________________________________
(here you avoid disclosing sensitive information about the project and without providing details which could possibly lead or create bias in the participants minds).
*write in simple, everyday language. (Jargon can confuse and intimidate participants, creating an unnecessary atmosphere of perceived needed expertise).
*state the goal of the research concisely. (avoid going into unneeded detail and reserve your participants’ cognitive energy for the test/interview).
(Here, you explain in detail and concrete steps what the process will be and what will be asked of the participant. It is essential the they understand and feel comfortable with the process.)