Prompt
Creating questions for an interview is a crucial element of the interview process. As you have learned, there are two main question types that can be used strategically to obtain the desired information from the interviewee. For this practice activity, review the Project One Scenario PDF and then read the following:
The female visitor has been escorted to a small room, which is bare of all decorations and furniture, except for a small, white rectangular table and three unpadded chairs. You have been briefed on the situation regarding the attempted delivery of contraband and have been tasked with conducting an interview. After you enter the room with only a pen and a manila folder containing a notepad and several forms, you introduce yourself to the female visitor and sit down at the table. She has obviously been crying, and her hands are visibly shaking.
Consider the situation and the purpose of the interview in the preceding scenario. Then create two questions, one closed and one open, that are designed to address the purpose for the interview. Be sure to explain your thinking behind the questions you create. Completing this activity will help you understand the difference between and purpose of the two main question types, and will prepare you for further question creation in your Module Six assignment.
After you read the scenario, address the following:
- Write one closed question.
- How is this question being used to move toward the purpose of the interview? What do you hope to achieve with this question?
- Write one open question.
- How is this question being used to move toward the purpose of the interview? What do you hope to achieve with this question?
Specifically, the following rubric criteria must be addressed:
- Develop one closed question.
- Identify the purpose of the closed question.
- Develop one open question.
- Identify the purpose of the open question.
Guidelines for Submission
This assignment must be completed in a written format. Any references must be cited in APA format. Consult the Shapiro Library APA Style Guidefor more information on citations.
