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ParticipantInformationSheet1.ResearchProjectTitle:Whichcriteriaareimportantforstudentsindifferentdepartmentsusingimagesearch?2.InvitationparagraphYouarebeinginvitedtotakepartinthisresearchproject.Itisimportantforyoutounderstandwhytheresearchisbeingdoneandwhatitwillinvolvebeforeyoudecide.Pleasetaketimetoreadthefollowinginformationcarefullyanddiscussitwithothersifyoulike.Pleaseaskmeifthereisanythingthatisnotclearorifyouwouldlikemoreinformation.Taketimetodecidewhetherornotyouwishtotakepart.Thankyouforreadingthis.3.Whatistheproject’spurpose?Inthepastyears,therehavebeenmanyreportsandarticleswhichhaveexplainedthegeneralcriteriaforimagesearchusers.Thissurveyaimstoinvestigatewhichcriteriacouldinfluencestudentsindifferentdepartmentsusingimagesearch.Inotherwords,thepurposeofthisresearchistoexplorewhystudentshavedifferentcriteriaforimagesearchaccordingtotheirdepartments.ThedepartmentsincludeInformationSchool,AutomaticControlandSystemEngineering,andJournalismStudiesMoreover,thisprojectwillbeconductedforalmost3months.4.WhyhaveIbeenchosen?Thisprojectneedsthehelpfromthestudentsinthethreedepartments:InformationSchool,AutomaticControlandSystemEngineering,andJournalismStudies.Moreexactly,every10participantsfromeachdepartment.5.DoIhavetotakepart?Itisuptoyoutodecidewhetherornottotakepart.Ifyoudecidetotakepartyouwillbegiventhisinformationsheettokeepandyoucanstillwithdrawatanytimewithoutitaffectinganybenefitsthatyouareentitledtoinanyway.Youdonothavetogiveareason.6.WhatwillhappentomeifItakepart?Thesurveycouldtakenomorethan15minutestocomplete.Additionally,thisresearchwilllastfor2weeks.Itwillincludesomeclosedquestionsfollowedbysomeopenquestions,soitusesbothquantitativemethodandqualitativemethod.Itisexpectedthatyoufillinthisquestionnaireaccordingtoyourdailyimagesearchbehavior.7.WhatdoIhavetodo?Therearenoanylifestylerestrictionsinthisproject.8.Whatarethepossibledisadvantagesandrisksoftakingpart?Thisresearchwillonlyneedtorecordsomepersonalinformationofparticipants,suchasthedepartmentsofstudents.Therefore,itisnopotentialdisadvantagesorrisksoftakingpart.9.Whatarethepossiblebenefitsoftakingpart?Thereisnointendedbenefittotheparticipantfromtakingpartintheproject.10.Whathappensiftheresearchstudystopsearlierthanexpected?Thereisnoanythingwhichwillhappenifitstopsearlier.11.Whatifsomethinggoeswrong?Ifthereisanythingwhichmakesyoufeelconfusing,pleaseaskmebyreplyingthisemail.12.Willmytakingpartinthisprojectbekeptconfidential?AlltheinformationthatIcollectaboutyouduringthecourseoftheresearchwillbekeptstrictlyconfidential.Youwillnotbeabletobeidentifiedinanyreportsorpublications.13.Whattypeofinformationwillbesoughtfrommeandwhyisthecollectionofthisinformationrelevantforachievingtheresearchproject’sobjectives?Thisresearchneedstheinformationabouttheparticipants’imagesearchbehaviors,suchastheirimagesearchtasks,thecriteriaaboutimagesearch.Inthisway,itcouldcollectandanalyzetheinformation,andmakeconclusionaboutwhichcriteriaareimportantfortheseparticipantsusingimagesearch.Obviously,theinformationisneededtomeettheresearchobjectives.14.Whatwillhappentotheresultsoftheresearchproject?Theresultsoftheresearchprojectwillbeonlyusedtomakeconclusionabouttherelevantindividuals’imagesearchbehaviors.Furthermore,theresultscouldalsobehandedintheresearchsupervisor.However,theywillnotbeidentifiedinanyreportorpublication.15.Whoisorganizingandfundingtheresearch?TheresearchsupervisorRobertVillahasgivenalotofhelpforthisresearch.However,thereisnoanyfundingwhichisprovidedbyorganizationorcompany.16.Whohasethicallyreviewedtheproject?ThisprojecthasbeenethicallyapprovedviaInformationSchool’sethicsreviewprocedure.17.ContactforfurtherinformationResearcher:TengfeiLiuEmailaddress:[e-mail]:Dr.RobertVillaEmailaddress:[e-mail]