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2. Notes of Interview:

(1) Pre-interview:

The first step of interview is “telephone contact”, through which, we can confirm if the interviewees would like to accept interview. If so, we can conduct further communnication for the time and place of interview.

Clearly notify the motive and reason of conducting interview in telephone communication, as well as the point in interviewee attracting interviewers. Be polite but present strong intention of interviewing, making sure your “sincerity” is delivered to interviewees. That is the most important.

The interview time should not too early or too late, because some are used to taking a nap. Therefore, the proper time of interview should be after 2:00pm and no later than 5:30pm, to avoid lengthy interview and interview time closing to dinner, except the interviewee proposes dinner beforehand in telephone communication.

Interview location should consider interviewee’s convenience as the first priority. The house of interviewee would be the idealest choice, as it can directly present interviewee’s working environment, which is greatly helpful in studying.

Before set-off, the students should review questions about ramie, based on previous works of collecting interview-related information, planning and preparing questions beforehand, sending prepared questions to interviewees via e-mail or fax to leaf them with sufficient time for answer properly as well as preparing additional information. Informing interviewees with questions in advance represents a kind of respect to them.

Prepare tape recorder or MP3 to record interview, because hand notes may miss important points if the interviewee speaks too fast and record tape can avoid that kind of otask, which should obtain agreement of interviewees in advance.

It is polite to bring with proper gifts for interviewees, which should be prepared beforehand, and not necessarily be expensive.

Job assignment consists of deciding enquirer, photo taker, recorder, etc. Members participating interview can be assigned as interviewer (responsible for asking questions), recorder (recording interview contents), photo taker (shooting interview process, product or studio, as well as taking photoes with interviewees, and the like). Besides, video taker or recordist can be added accordingly, as recorders probably cannot record the content completely, and video or tape can help in content arrangement.

Manners in discussion and interview.

Pre-interview preparation

visit elderlys with community workers

volunteers discuss work assignment

pre-interview discuss with team members

(2)Interview:

concentrate on what the interviewee says during interview, discover issues during the process and interact with interviewee. Talk frequently and focus on subject to obtain purposed answers.

During interview...
Record frequently

Use of photography instrument

No chatting during interview

(3)After interview:

Arrange data and contents of record after interview to be documents; appoint for the second interview if content is not complete, in order to deepen the depth of interview.

In arranging interview content to paper report but before printing, it is necessary to confirm with interviewees to avoid disagreement of printed copy (e.g., “I did not mention this, but why did it appear in the report? “ Or “The word involves my personal thoughts and should not be printed out.” ). Completion of the interview does not mean the end, as every interviewee may expect to review the final report that should be sent to the interviewees after completion, which is more polite, leaving no doubt in the interviewees about the progress of interview.

Confirmation after interview
Confirming interview record Discuss internet information with elderlys Record, arrange and upload data

(4)Time calculation:
  Course time.
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Time for figure process supervision by teachers and edition by students.
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Input time for the report

(1) Yahoo Qimo Knowledge+, http://tw.knowledge.yahoo.com/question/?qid=1606121505678, 2007.02.08
(2)
Yahoo Qimo Knowledge+, http://tw.knowledge.yahoo.com/question/?qid=1405121309985, 2007.02.08