A Beginner's Guide

What you'll learn

This is an introduction to how to design and conduct interviews in research.

Requirements

This is a beginner level course. There are no prerequisites.

Description

In this introductory level course, you will learn how to design and conduct interviews. You will learn the benefits of interviewing your participants and common challenges you can face during an interview. You will also learn how to write questions, the different formats an interview can take, and what your role should be during an interview (just how much should you be talking?). At the end, you will have a basic handle on how to prepare for, and conduct, an interview, and you will be ready to go out into the field!

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 About Me

Section 2: The Basics

Lecture 3 Why Interview?

Lecture 4 When Should You Interview?

Lecture 5 The Pros & Cons of Interviewing

Section 3: Types of Interviews

Lecture 6 The Structured Interview

Lecture 7 The Semi-Structured Interview

Lecture 8 The Unstructured Interview

Lecture 9 Focus Group Interviews

Section 4: Interviews as Research

Lecture 10 Interviews As One Type of Data Source

Lecture 11 Interviews As The Sole Data Source

Lecture 12 Single vs. Multiple Interviews

Lecture 13 How To Identify Participants

Section 5: Preparing For Your Interviews

Lecture 14 Clarify Your Purpose

Lecture 15 Writing Your Questions

Lecture 16 Picking Your Location

Lecture 17 Interviewing Children & Teens

Lecture 18 How Much Should You Talk?

Lecture 19 Using Artifacts in Your Interviews

Lecture 20 Should You Take Notes?

Lecture 21 Asking Clarifying Questions

People who are new or have limited knowledge about designing and conducting interviews.