Subject: Learn How Creative You Can Be!

Dear student;

You are being invited to participate in a research to empirically compare
the effectiveness of brainstorming, EPMcreate, and power-only EPMcreate as
innovative creativity fostering techniques. 

This research will require about 2.5 hours of your time, divided into 2
meetings.

During the first meeting you will sign the consent form, you will fill the
general information form, and you will write the Williams Creativity Test.
The goal of the test is to help the investigator to explain and analyze the
outcomes of the requirements elicitation session. During the second meeting
you will participate in the elicitation session to generate ideas for the
computer-based system using your assigned creativity fostering technique. 
Your participation in the research will significantly contribute to the
body of knowledge in requirements elicitation. Your time and effort will
help to further mature and grow the science of requirements engineering. At
the end of the research, you will have access to the completed study. You
may benefit from being exposed to new techniques in requirements
elicitation that you will be able to use effectively in your professional
career.

All data collected will be confidential. Since you will identify yourself
by only your unique serial number in the three documents you give to the
investigator, you will not be identifiable either directly or indirectly in
either verbal or written reports. Thus, information obtained in this
research is strictly confidential.

Your participation in this research is completely voluntary. If you decide
to participate, you will receive $20 cash for your time and trouble.
However, you may withdraw from the study at any time for any reason. If
you do this, all information from you will be destroyed and your
remuneration will be $10 per hour.

If you have any questions regarding this study, or would like additional
information to assist you in reaching a decision about participation,
please contact me by email at vsakhnin@uwaterloo.ca.

If you are interested in participating, please contact me via the same
e-mail address.

Thank you

Victoria Sakhnini