Research interviews

 To collect qualitative data

 Differnt types of interviews
 To conduct the ”interview”

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 Workshop

You work in groups – three persons.

You shall create a manual for conducting an interview on the issue:

”what can you do to be contacted for a job inside the sport and event
business?”

How will you analyze the data?

The goups will organize an interview.

And will evaluate the interview according to the guidelines in the part of the
lecture

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 Why choose the interview?

 becauce of:
i. A small population
ii. Big differences between the informants
iii. You are looking for explanations

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 Interviews

i. Interviews with a guideline

ii. Semi- structured interviews
iii. The open interview
iv. The narrative approach-story telling
v. Focus groups

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 Interview Design

 Introduce the purpose and the structure

 Organize the questions in themes or issues
 Start the interview smoothly
 Ask precise questions
 Potential themes of conflicts at the end of the
interview
 Never conclude on the answer
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 The good interview

i. The situation and surrounding is essential

ii. Keep the dialougue going
iii. Never surgest an answer
iv. Stay neutral during the interview
v. Remember to ensure the documentation

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 ”The add value” of interviews

i. To have more information

ii. The autentical languageAutenticitet i
sproget
iii. New and unexpected angels
iv. Provide a better understanding of the
theme and the historical background

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 Challenges

i. Need more ressources

ii. The risk of misunderstandings is present
iii. It is difficault to analyze, discuss and
interpretate
iv. The documentation is demanding

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 ”The top interviewer”

i. Understands the nature of the interview

ii. Is dedicated to interview form
iii. Looking for improvement though training
iv. Minimizes the personal egagement in the inetview
v. Has the tough of the finger tips
vi. Can interpretate the information – including body
language during the interview

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Jens Peter Sørensen - UCN 2014
 Workshop

You work in groups – three persons.

You shall create a manual for conducting an interview on the issue:

”what can you do to be a serious candidate for a job inside the sport and
event business?”

How will you analyze the data?

The goups will organize an interview.

And will evaluate the interview according to the guidelines in the part of the
lecture

Jens Peter Sørensen - UCN 2014