Create a diary study

Once you've created a Dscout project, you can create a new diary study. You can start from a blank study, duplicate an existing diary study, or begin from one of Dscout's diary templates.

If you want to build a diary study from scratch—or if you're building one for the first time—you'll do so from within your Dscout project.

To create a new diary study:

Now, your new study opens in the builder. A diary study has three tabs: you'll build the study and invite participants on Setup, track participation and issue payments on Manage, and review the data participants submit on Entries.

If you'd rather not start from a blank study, Dscout offers diary templates that come with activities and questions already built. You can use one as-is or adjust it to fit your research.

To create a diary study from a template:

Now, your new study opens in the builder, including the template's original questions. You can adjust these questions further, add your own, or delete any you don't wish to use.

If you have a diary study you want to use as a starting point, you can duplicate it. Duplicating copies the study's activities and questions, so it's the fastest way to run a second wave of the same research.

To duplicate a diary study:

Now, your study has been duplicated and opens in the builder. You can rename it in the top-left corner, adjust its activities and questions on the Setup tab, or launch it to start gathering entries.