Part 1-Post Possible Interview Questions ( 5 pts.)Due: Monday, September 19th by 11:59 p.m.
Post a list of your interview questions that you plan to use here. You should include 8-15 questions. Be strategic in the ordering of our questions. Please post your questions as a numbered list to make it easier to read. Your questions should be together in the same thread. Do not create a separate thread for each question.
I am including an excerpt from the Profile Article Prompt to remind you of specific topics you will need to address in your questions:
3. A description of the nature of the work the interviewee does. This could include a description, for example, of a typical day (or typical duties, responsibilities), the most stressful part of the job (or the most rewarding, most difficult, most boring, etc.).4. A description of the role of written language in your interviewee’s work. What kind of writing does your interviewee have to do in order to be successful on the job? How much writing is involved and what kind is most frequent or most important? 5. Advice from your interviewee for students planning to enter the field. 6. A prediction concerning the future professional lives of students in your field (i.e., those who will read the article). Include a discussion of the role writing will play in your professional/academic future.
Part 2- 2 Replies/Feedback (5 pts.)Due: Tuesday, September 20th by 11:59 p.m.
Anytime after Friday (Feb.19th) at midnight you will select 2 interview question lists written by 2 different classmates to review. You will select a list that hasn’t received any feedback or that has only received on response before your response. Read the questions on the list and write your feedback as a reply to your classmate’s post. When you read the questions, think about the following:
1. Are there too many yes/no questions? (most of the questions should be wh- type questions)
2. Is there more than one question about the work the interview subject does?
3. Are there questions about the role of writing? There should be questions about the types of writing as well as questions about the frequency and/or importance.
4. Is there a question about advice for students?
5. Is there a question about predictions for the future?
6. What question do you think is the most helpful or most interesting?
7. Is there a question you believe should be added to this list, or should one of the questions be rephrased to make it clearer, more polite, or in order to maximize its effectiveness?
