interviews

Question 1

how are interviews carried out?

Answer 1

1:1/groups (focus groups, based 8-12 people).

Question 2

what are the 4 different types of interviews?

Answer 2

1. structured
2. semi-structured
3. unstructured
4. focus groups

Question 3

interviews: what is a structured interview?

Answer 3

all planned questions - no changes are made.

Question 4

interviews: what are semi-structured interviews?

Answer 4

some planned questions and some unplanned questions - allows flexibility.

Question 5

interviews: what is an unstructured interview?

Answer 5

there’s a focus topic but with no planned questions, like an informal chat.

Question 6

interviews: what are focus groups?

Answer 6

structured planned ideas.

Question 7

interviews: how do you get a wide representative of answers?

Answer 7

asking a variety of people.

Question 8

interviews: how can you get people involved?

Answer 8

having prize draws, pens etc…

Question 9

interviews: how long do they tend to last?

Answer 9

20-30 mins

Question 10

interviews: how many participants you you tend to needs?

Answer 10

10-15 (topic dependant).

Question 11

interviews: how can you record these results?

Answer 11

1. notes being taken
2. voice recordings or videos (with permission)
   - transcripts and destroying the originally copy must be done.

Question 12

interviews: what type of questions are asked?

Answer 12

open questions

Question 13

interviews: what should you body language be like?

Answer 13

1. good posture
2. look confident
3. smile
4. facial expressions (acknowledgement of what they are saying)
5. tone of voice
6. paraphrasing

Question 14

interviews: how can an interview be done?

Answer 14

face to face or online.

Question 15

interviews: what type of data is being collected?

Answer 15

qualitative

Question 16

interviews: how does being rapport help individuals being interviewed?

Answer 16

creating a relaxed atmosphere. as representations and answers will be reflected by how somebody if feeling.

Question 17

interviews: what are the advantages?

Answer 17

able to get a wide range of responses.

Question 18

interviews: what are the disadvantages.

Answer 18

1. social anxiety/fearing the public
2. having to take notes are the same time so key information might be missed.