Interviews - created from Mind Map

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Types of interview

Stages in developing interviews

Similar to a conversation between two people, useful to get vast amounts of infomation

Interview checklist.

Structured

Unstructured

Semi-Structured

The interviewer has control over the order of the questions, and are predetermined.

Flexible, discussion is guided by the interviewee. Difficult to plan.

Medium flexibility, the interviewee has little opportunity to guide the interview

Draft the interview

Pilot your questions

Select your interviewees

Conduct the interview

Analysis of data

Indictate the questions which you'd like to ask. Dpending on which type of interview you use.

Test out your questions with a select few people and correct imperfections

Choose a representative sample and sensible.

Choose an arrangement that goes with the type of interview you'll do, an encourage the interviewee to provide more information with open ended questions.

Compare the answers, to identify related responses and start creating conclusions

◆ What questions you will ask ◆Order of questions ◆Will it be a rigid structure or will you allow deviation? ◆,How will you record the data? ◆Have you tested your interview? ◆Have you identified your interviewees ◆Are there ambiguous or complicated questions? ◆Have you arranged meetings? ◆Physical position or your interview (face to face or side by side) ◆Can you assure anonymity? ◆How is the data going to be used? ◆How are you going to thank the interviewee?