Blog 14: Interview 3 Preparation

For this interview, you will prepare 10 open-ended questions that focus on your newly approved EQ (in fact, your first question can be your EQ).  Remember, all interviews must be done in person unless they are specifically approved by your house teacher.  Additionally, one person may be interviewed a maximum of two times.

1.  Who do you plan to interview?  What is this person's area of expertise?

• For my third interview I plan on interviewing a Geriatric Doctor. I have been looking for doctors around my area I just need to call them to ask. If I don't get to interview a geriatrician I would try a nurse at a nursing home. 

2.  Verify that you have called your interviewee to schedule an interview.  What is the date and time of the interview? 

• I can't verify that I have called anyone because I haven't, I'm still trying to find someone who will let me interview them.

3.  Phrase an open-ended question that will help you find research resources that would help to answer the EQ.

• Well if I wanted to look for a research for my EQ I would first ask them my EQ, and then I would ask them if they have any resources that would help me. However, my EQ really isn't a resources questions its more of talking to people who work or have a sort of connection to senior citizens.

4.  Phrase an open-ended question that will help you think about other useful activities you might do to help you answer the EQ (IC2, possible experts to talk to, etc).

• "Who else can I talk too that will help me answer my EQ?"

5.  Phrase two open-ended questions that help you to understand your interviewee's perspective on an aspect of your EQ.

• "Based on your experience with older adults, what are things that you think could help an elder?"
• "What are recommendations that you give your patients that isn't medications?"