Table 1.

Summary of Hardware, Software, and User Skills Necessary to Complete Program

Minimum hardware requirements	Minimum software requirements	Minimum computer skills necessary	Minimum time commitment to complete program	Expected skills acquired upon program completion
Pocket PC handheld computer running Microsoft CE 2003 or higher	Microsoft XP professional or home operating system	General familiarity with the Windows operating system and office program suite (i.e., Word, Excel, etc.)	Mean of 4 hr (range, 2–6 range) for entire program from start to finish	Ability to create and implement a computer-based data-collection system
Desktop or laptop computer with minimum of 512k RAM and Pentium-based processor	Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 or Visual Basic 2005 or higher version	General familiarity with Windows software menu options (i.e., save files, cut and paste text, view program options)	15 min for software transfer to Excel for data analysis	Ability to modify the program to individual data-collection needs
Sound card (optional) is required for programming auditory stimuli			30 min to download interobserver agreement program from JABA website and install on desktop	An introductory understanding of the general programming techniques in Visual Basic