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STATEMENT OF PURPOSE The purpose of this research is to test the usability of a mobile application. We will be identifying the user, their goals, and specific tasks that are required to reach the users’ objectives when interacting with the application. The data gathered will be used to improve the mobile application’s design. STATEMENT OF RESEARCH METHODOLOGY The participants will either, complete a survey, do an interview, or test a computer based mobile prototype. Data collected on the computer prototype will use Morae software to record their actions such as mouse clicks, screen capture, audio and video. They will be asked to explain their process of thought while performing specific tasks to provide us with a better understanding of what they are doing. ANTICIPATED RISKS AND BENEFITS There is no known risk for participating in this study outside of those associated with typical computer interactions. An experimenter is going to be with teh participant during the entire procedure. The participant will not have any costs from being part of this study. SUBJECT SELECTION Participants should be 18 years old or more and be currently enrolled on any Missouri Western State University program. This study also requires that at least a quarter of the participants be International Students. CONFIDENTIALITY Participants will be asked to sign an informed consent. However, all data from their experiment will only be assigned to a subject number which will not be associated with any information on the informed consent. This ensures that all data and results will remain anonymous. Informed consents will be kept in a secure location to keep records of participation confidential. Your participation in this study is completely anonymous. PRIMARY SUPPORTING DOCUMENT Click for Word Document Final Report on 01-14-2013 TASTE EXPERIENCE WITH A MOBILE APPLICATION has been successfully completed.