Data Collection

Interviews

Schedule

Why you are wanting the interview

How long it will take

What kinds of questions you will ask

Provide opportunity for F2F, email, or phone

Send a thank you email or note following interview

Interviews

Designing Interview Questions

As Bazerman points out on p. 381, you gotta have a focus: what exactly do you want to find out?

Open-ended. Try to avoid yes/no.

Semistructured. Be flexible.

How can you ask about genre without saying 'genre'?

Your Turn

Pick a profession or major and write...

What do you want to find out?
3 potential interview questions

Tentative Thoughts

Who is your audience? Be as specific as possible.

What design would appeal to your audience the best? Electronic or hard copy? Ok, what kind of electronic or hard copy design?

What are some constraints you are working under?

What is your exigence?

HW

No HW

Remember mandatory conferences in my office

If I met you on Tuesday, come on Thursday

If I met you on Thursday, come on Tuesday

Conferences start on March 24