Interviewing Assignment Instructions

Overview

For this assignment, you will develop a semi-structured interview protocol. Select one person each (different people) from the following groups to interview. Interview one non-supervisory employee from local or state government, one citizen, one Christian from church, one businessperson, one educator, and one person from a civic or community group (Lion’s Club, Rotary, Senior Center volunteer, Habitat for Humanity, or similar group). 

Keep copious notes and observations during the interviews: Not just their words but mannerisms during response. 

For the protocol, develop a few questions concerning possible bullying of Christian employees who work in government and ask each person these questions. Audio record their responses and transcribe into a Word document. Take notes and use a checklist of the participants’ mannerisms during the interview.

Report your notes and observations in a Word document and in APA current edition format.  Keep names anonymous and location anonymous.  Just name them by the categories (government employee, citizen, Christian at church….) I gave you above.

Instructions

Items to include are outlined as follows:

·         Headings should be included and must conform to the content categories mentioned above. Use sections and section titles. Begin with an introduction section, then a transcript section that includes response transcripts for each respondent, a section of interview notes and observations, and end with a conclusion section.

·         Introduction includes a review of relevant literature concerning government employee bullying.  In the transcript section, includes a discussion of the data collection process, participant selection, and confidentiality and consent.

·         Integrate biblical principles within the analysis of the paper.

·         The paper should be in Word format (no txt or rtf files please), 8 to 10 pages in length (it depends on transcripts).  Documents should be double-spaced and in APA current ed. format, including 10 cites and references.

·         The 10 cites/references must be from peer-reviewed journal articles, dissertations or textbooks and government documents.  No blogs, Wikipedia, encyclopedias, dictionaries, or non-peer reviewed websites or other sources should be used.

·         You should carefully edit your papers prior to submitting. 

NOTE: Use the attached interview Grading Rubric to write this assignment, please, base your writing on the grating criteria and advanced section rating of this grading rubric. And your assignment will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool.