2. Compose an introductory message to your study participants, which you will us

2. Compose an introductory message to your study participants, which you will use in the Collect Data From Participants task in Module Four. Use the following guidelines to compose your message:
 Include a greeting and an introduction.
 Write a brief description of the survey to include:
“The survey is very brief and will only take about X minutes to complete. Please click this link [add URL] to go to the survey website, or copy and paste the link into your internet browser.”
 Confidential and voluntary information required to be included prominently when students see surveys:
“Your participation in this survey is completely voluntary. You may refuse to take part in the research or exit the survey at any time without penalty. You are free to decline to answer any particular question you do not wish to answer for any reason. All of your responses will be kept confidential. No one will be able to identify you or your answers, and no one will know whether or not you participated in the study.”
 Include a motivational message encouraging participation:
“As a university student, you are part of an organization with a mission to create and increase knowledge. Research is the best strategy for obtaining complete, unbiased answers to all sorts of important questions. You are also likely to have many opportunities in your life after SNHU to participate in research or to make decisions about research participation for your family members. Therefore, we hope that you will take advantage of participation in university research to contribute to new knowledge and gain some basic understanding of how research is done.”