Brainstorming Guidelines

Interview Project
(to be presented in Introduction)

1. Project topic
In your group, have a look through all the topics and answer the following questions.
● What topics are you learning in the course?
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● Which topic does your group choose? (Choose only 01 topic)

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2. The purpose of the interview project & the Interview Questions

In your group, discuss the question below together and fill in the chart below.
● What is the purpose of your interview? (e.g. 02 groups might choose the same topic but group 1 aims to
understand more about the topic, while group 2 aims to look for some solutions to that topic. In other words, the
groups have different purposes when addressing the chosen topic.)
→ Complete the sentence “The purpose of our interview is to ……….” in the chart below.

● What questions are you going to ask the interviewees? Discuss and choose 3-4 interview questions. Your
interview questions must directly link to the chosen topic AND the purpose of your interview project.
→ Write your interview questions in the chart below.

The purpose of our interview is to

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Interview Interview Interview Interview

Question 1: Question 2: Question 3: Question 4:
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❌ DON’T just have closed-ended questions (i.e. this-or-that, yes-or-no questions).

DO have some open-ended questions (i.e. what, why, when, how, who… questions).

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 2. Phase 2 – Roles

Roles
(to be presented in Conclusion)

In your group, discuss and agree on each member’s role(s) (at least 01 role/student). Each member must be the
interviewer and take at least 01 more role(s). Then, complete the table below. You can add more rows if you need.
*Suggested other roles: video editors, information analyser, subtitle author, team leader, (summarize and analyze
the interviewees’ opinions),...

Roles Members’ names Contact emails

Interviewer & ………………………………………

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Interviewer & ………………………………………

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Interviewer & ………………………………………

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Interviewer & ………………………………………

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Interviewer & ………………………………………

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 3. Phase 2 – Interview Guidelines

Interview Guidelines
READ THIS GUIDE BEFORE YOU START YOUR INTERVIEWS.

Below is the interview structure that students can follow when conducting the interviews. Students are only
required to video record/film the conversations with the interview questions.

• Introduction:
Introduce the following things to the interviewees:
- the purpose of your interview
- the interviewees’ rights to choose NOT to answer one/some question(s) or stop the interview at any
time
- the fact that the interview will be video recorded.

• Warm-up:
Ask some questions to get to know the interviewees and make them feel comfortable (e.g. how they
want to be referred to, whether they have any understanding about the interview topic or not,...)

• The main body of the interview (*required for filming/video recordings):

Ask the interview questions that you have prepared.
Suggestion: ask the ‘easy’ questions and/or questions about opinions/ideas before the more difficult
questions and/or questions that require knowledge/understanding about the topic.

• Ending:
Ask some questions or have a small chat to make the interviewee comfortable again. If the
interviewee shares some interesting details about the interview topic after you have stopped
recording, ask for their permission to use those details in your project.
(cited from Robson (2011))

Other note: Interviewers must keep the interviewee’s identity (names, phone number, email, home
address,...) anonymous in your interview(s) and in their videos.
(cited from Bryman, A. (2012). Social research methods. Oxford: Oxford University Press [Chapter 6: Ethics and
politics in social research])

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 4. Phase 2 – Interview Planner

Interview Planner
(to be presented in Introduction)

COMPLETE THIS WORKSHEET BEFORE YOU START CONDUCTING THE INTERVIEWS.

General Research Information:

-Interview date(s): _________________________________________

-Number of interviewees: __________________________________
-Interview location(s): _____________________________________
-Interview Subject: ________________________________________
(eg: sophomores at Van Lang University, etc. )

Interviewee Information:
In your group, complete the table below to help you keep the record of the interviews. You can add more
columns if you need.
Interviewees Interviewee 1 Interviewee 2 Interviewee 3 ………………..
Age

Major

Hometown

Interviewer’s
names (your
group members)
When are you
going to
interview them?
(e.g. 1/8/2021,
9am-10am,…)
How are you In-person/ In-person/ In-person/ In-person/
going to Phone/ Phone/ Phone/ Phone/
interview them? Online meeting Online meeting Online meeting Online meeting
Choose the most
suitable option
for each
interviewee.
What tools are
you going to use
for the
interview?
Pick the suitable
tools to use for
the interview.

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 5. Phase 2 – Summary and Analysis Guide

Summary and Analysis Guide

(to be presented in Conclusion)

COMPLETE THIS WORKSHEET AFTER THE INTERVIEWS HAVE FINISHED.

Content: In your group, discuss the questions below to complete the summary (and/or the analysis) part of your
video.

● Summarize the results:

- How many people did you interview? _________________________________________
-What is the general summary of the answers?
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- Who were the interviewees? Did that influence how they answer your question?
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● Analyze the results:

- What are the similarities in the interviewees’ answers? Why might they have the same opinions?
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- What are the differences between the interviewees’ answers? Why might they think differently?
(You can use the interviewees’ information from the Interview Planner to help you with the answers.)
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● Your opinion:
- What ideas/sharing is/are interesting to your group? Why?
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
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 6. Phase 3 – Project checklist

Project checklist

In your group, discuss the questions below to see if your video is ready to submit.

1. The video:
Read part III. Product Requirements carefully and check if your video has met all the criteria on:
● Format
● Content
● Language

2. Submission:
● When is the deadline?
● How are you required to submit your group’s video?
● Have you used the university email to submit your video?

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 7. Phase 3 – Audience Notes
Student’s name: ____________________________

Q&A - Audience Notes

In your group, discuss the videos with each other and complete the tables below.
*Things to think about: visual, the topic, the interview questions, the summary/analysis, the structure of the video,...

Video 01 - Group ………..

What you like What can change Questions

Video 02 - Group ………..

What you like What can change Questions

Video 03 - Group ………..

What you like What can change Questions

Video 04 - Group ………..

What you like What can change Questions

8. Phase 3 – Interviewer Notes

Reflection - Interviewer Notes

Read the notes from the Audience. In your group, discuss the questions below:
● What are your group good at?
● What can your group improve on?
● What other feedback do you want to give about your group’s performance?

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 9. Phase 4 – Self-reflection

Student’s name: ____________________________

Self-reflection

💡 Description: Describe your project experience in detail, including what happened and your
expectations of what would happen next.
**Helpful questions:
What happened? When and where did it happen?
What did you (and the other people) do?
What did you want to happen?

💡 Feelings and thoughts: Describe your feelings and/or thoughts during the project. Then, state how they
might have impacted the experience.
**Helpful questions:
What were you feeling before, during, and after the project?
What do you think other people were feeling about the project? What about now?
What were you thinking during the project? What about now?

💡 Evaluation: Describe something that worked and did not work in the project.
**Helpful questions:
What was good and bad about the project?
What went well? What didn’t go so well?
What did you and other people contribute to the project (positively or negatively)?

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 💡 Analysis: Explain why the project happened in the way you have just described. There is no right or
wrong analysis - just your own analysis.
**Helpful questions:
Why did things go well?
Why didn’t they go well?
Now that you are looking back at the experience. Why do you think things happened the way they did?

💡 Conclusion: Summarize what you have learned from the project, how you have learned about it/them,
and what you would do differently in the future.
**Helpful questions:
What did I learn from this project?
How did I learn about it/them?
What else could I have done?

💡Action plan: Describe a plan for how you would work on a similar project in the future or general
changes you might find appropriate.
**Helpful questions:
What would I do differently in a similar project in the future?
What skills do I need to develop for me to handle a project like this better?
How will I develop those skills?

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 10. Interview Checklist- Phase 1

Interview Checklist- Phase 1

(For Lecturer)

Class Code: _________________________

Group #: ___________________________

1/ Does the idea for the project stem from a/any topic in the textbook?
 Yes  No

2/ Is the idea feasible?

 Yes  No

3/ Is the purpose of the interview (clearly) stated (in a complete sentence)?

 Yes  No

4/ Are there some drafted interview questions?

 Yes  No

5/ Are most of the questions open-ended?

 Yes  No

6/ Do the drafted interview questions match the purpose of the interview?

 Yes  No

Lecturer’s Comments (if any): ____________________________________________________________

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 11. Interview Checklist- Phase 2

Interview Checklist- Phase 2

(For Lecturer)

Class Code: _________________________

Group #: _______________________

1/ Did the group submit all of the following worksheets?

1. Roles
2. Project Planner
3. Summary and Analysis Guide
 Yes  No
If not, which worksheet(s) wasn’t/weren’t submitted? (Just write the number(s).)
__________________________________________

“ROLES” WORKSHEET
2/ Are the roles of each member clearly defined?
 Yes  No

“INTERVIEW PLANNER” WORKSHEET

3/ Is the research information fully presented? (Interview date(s), Number of Interviewees,
Interview Location(s), & Interview Subject)
 Yes  No
Anything missing? ____________________________________

4/ Is the chart/table regarding “Interviewee Information” fully completed?

 Yes  No
Anything missing? ____________________________________

“SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS GUIDE” WORKSHEET

5/ Is the summary of the results clearly presented?
 Yes  No

6/ Is the analysis of the results carefully made?

 Yes  No

7/ Does the group state their opinions on the results of the interview?
 Yes  No

Lecturer’s comments (if any): _____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

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 11. Penalty and Bonus Guidelines

PENALTY & BONUS GUIDELINES

Class Code: ___________________________
Group number: _______________________
Student’s name: _______________________

I/ Phase 1: Brainstorming (penalty) (group grade)

 submission on time with finished item(s)
 submission on time with unfinished item(s) (-0.25)
 late submission with finished item(s) (-0.5)
 late submission with unfinished item(s) (-0.75)
 no submission (-1)

II/ Phase 2: Planning (penalty) (group grade) TOTAL PENALTY: _______

 submission on time with finished item(s)
 submission on time with unfinished item(s) (-0.25) TOTAL BONUS: ________
 late submission with finished item(s) (-0.5)
 late submission with unfinished item(s) (-0.75)
 no submission (-1)

III/ Phase 3: Discussion Day (penalty)

• Audience notes
 submitted
 no submission (-1pt) (individual grade)

IV/ Phase 4: Self-reflection (bonus) (individual grade)

 submission on time with finished item(s) (+1)
 submission on time with unfinished item(s) (+0.75)
 late submission with finished item(s) (+0.5)
 late submission with unfinished item(s) (+0.25)
 no submission

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