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This document provides guidelines for an interview assignment where students must interview a professional engineer and write a 4-7 page summary. The objectives are to improve interviewing skills like questioning and note-taking, and to learn about the interviewee's profession and company. Students must ask about how communication impacts the interviewee's work, and can ask other career-related and technical questions. The summary should introduce the interviewee and company, provide the question and answer format, and conclude with reflections. It is due October 6th and will be 10% of the course grade. Guidelines include selecting someone with at least 5 years experience, researching their company beforehand, proofreading for professionalism, and following the specified format.

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HW Interview Assignment Anagnos

This document provides guidelines for an interview assignment where students must interview a professional engineer and write a 4-7 page summary. The objectives are to improve interviewing skills like questioning and note-taking, and to learn about the interviewee's profession and company. Students must ask about how communication impacts the interviewee's work, and can ask other career-related and technical questions. The summary should introduce the interviewee and company, provide the question and answer format, and conclude with reflections. It is due October 6th and will be 10% of the course grade. Guidelines include selecting someone with at least 5 years experience, researching their company beforehand, proofreading for professionalism, and following the specified format.

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ENGR 100W Interview Assignment Dr.

Anagnos

Objectives of Assignment:
Practice and improve interviewing techniques such as using oral and visual cues, and
keeping an interview on track
Perfect listening skills
Develop clear, focused questions
Practice note taking and summarizing the content of an interactive
Gain information about your profession from a practitioner in your field
Understand how companies and government agencies in your field are involved with issues
related to the environment.

Due Date: Wednesday, October 6 (hard copy at beginning of class and electronic copy in
Turnitin.com)

Grading: 10% of course grade. Grading criteria will include:


Quality of the introduction
Quality of questions
Quality of reflection/conclusion
Correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation

Guidelines:
The interview will be with a professional engineer, no one on campus. I recommend someone
who is at least five years out of school (people who are more junior in a company cant really
give you the big picture). Please no family members!!

Spend time before you go to the interview finding out about the company/agency. This can be
helpful to you in developing your questions and writing your introduction.

Proofread: Polish the writing before submission (editorial courtesy if you have a non-native
speaker or someone that uses odd phrases, fix the English a little so it sounds professional. You
dont have to write what he or she said word for word.)

Pages: 4-7 typed pages (single space, one blank line after each interviewee answer)

Required Question:
What is the impact of oral and written communication on your work and your progress in
your profession?
Suggested Questions:
You may want to begin with career questions about the interviewees job title, duties,
responsibilities, typical day
Ask for advice about your degree program
You may ask technical questions, if interested, that relate to your major
Ask for personal advice, if appropriate (courses, internships, coops)
You may want to end with questions about the future, e.g., the company or industry in
five years

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Ask a couple of environmental questions, e.g., does the company have environmental
policies? Do they have a recycling program? Is the industry governed by any
government environmental regulations? Does the interviewees job deal with
environmental issues? What are the environmental concerns within that industry?

Format:
1-inch margins, 12 pt font
Provide a specific title for the interview summary
The introduction will set the stage by explaining the Who? Why? Where? When?
What? Purpose?
Use a Question/Answer format for the body of the interview (perhaps use last names)
End with a reflection/conclusion in your own words
Number pages

Example Format:

Specific Title
Introduction (single spaced)

Anagnos (Q): Please tell me your exact job title and provide a general description of your job
duties.
Jones (A): I am Vice President of Construction for Northern California [note: XYZ Engineering
has offices in five states] and I ..

Anagnos (Q): What is the most challenging project you have been involved in?
Jones (A):

Anagnos (Q): What is the best way to communicate construction concerns to management?
Jones (A):

Anagnos (Q):
Jones (A):

Conclusion (single spaced)

Hints

In your introduction explain the Who? Why? Where? When? What? Purpose? Tell your reader
who the interviewee is and a little about his or her company. What is the purpose of the
interview? Why did you select this person? How did you meet him or her? Where did you
conduct the interview, and how long did it take? You dont have to provide the information in
this order, but try to be complete as you set the stage.

In the conclusion, sum up the main points of the interview and reflect on what you learned.

Resources

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Conducting an Information Interview Modules (n.d.) Retrieved February 13, 2007 from the
Rogue Communication web site: http://www.roguecom.com/interview/modules.html.

Career Center.sjsu.edu (2007). Job and Internship Guide, SJSU Career Center, San Jose, CA.

Markel, M. (2007). Technical communication (8th edition). Boston: Bedford/St. Martins.


Pages 114-117 (general interviews)

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