Instructor's Guide

Quizzes, Reflective Questions, and Activities

The following are the assignments embedded in the Conducting an Interview tutorial:

• Activity 1: Quiz on Interviewing Questions

• Activity 2: Quiz on How to Prepare and Begin an Interview

• Activity 3: Quiz on the Interviewing Process

 

Relationship to Other iStudy Tutorials

This tutorial is related to other tutorials on personal effectiveness, including note-taking, active listening, active reading, conflict management, and brainstorming. Therefore, it is recommended that instructors introduce this tutorial to students in conjunction with other personal effectiveness tutorials.

 

Suggested In-Class Methods of Presentation

Lecture

• Explain the purpose or intent of the session. Refer to the Purpose section for more detail.

• Explain general information about the interviewing process, including atmosphere and preparation, types of questions, and interview processes.

Discussion and Activities

• Provide examples where interviewing for information is useful for the students. Instructors should provide several examples, and invite students to cite some examples as well.
• Break the students up into small, three-person groups. In turn, have each person in the group take on the role of interviewer, interviewee, and observer. The interviewer should utilize the methods detailed in the iStudy tutorial to conduct a five-minute interview. The observer should utilize active listening and note-taking skills to provide a running commentary on the interviewer's application of efficient interview methods. Give each interviewer about five minutes to compose his or her interview questions prior to the mock interview.
• Instructors can have interview topics prepared in advance or can allow students to choose their own topics. In either case, the topics should revolve around general information that all students have some knowledge of. Otherwise, the interviewee will be unable to answer any of the interviewer's questions. Upon completion of each interview, the group should analyze the interviewer's questions and techniques, providing a positive critique to the interviewer.
• Show or listen to an interview conducted by a professional. The students should use active listening and note-taking skills to note the atmosphere of the interview, the preparation that went into the interview, the types of questions that were asked, and any processes that were used. The class can then share their observations in a reflective session following the interview.

 

Note : This is an excellent opportunity to utilize and reinforce the cooperative learning techniques found in the Cooperative Learning tutorial.

 

Key Points

These points are covered in the iStudy tutorial, but should be emphasized in any discussions.

• Atmosphere and preparation

• Types of questions

• Interview processes

 

Assessment Criteria

Through observing both group and the individual activities, the instructor may assess student performance. Assessment criteria are as follows (instructors supply the percentage weights):

 

Assessment Criteria

Where	Domain	Activities	%
iStudy Tutorial	Knowledge	The student can describe a good interview atmosphere by listing three important processes to sustain during an interview.
iStudy Tutorial	Comprehension	The student can explain why preparation is important and can give examples of how to plan for an interview.
In-Class	Application	The student can make different types of interview questions.
iStudy Tutorial	Synthesis	The student can analyze and evaluate an interview experience by creating criteria for a good interview.
			100%

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