Tuesday, February 25, 2014

2.25 Iniformed consent forms and interviews

I handed out informed consent forms, A-V consent forms and Debriefing forms and we talked about how to talk through the forms with your participants.

Because the description of your research on the actual form is generic (kind of one size fits all) you need to provide details about the purpose of your project, what your project is about, why you are asking your participant to take part in your research, and what in particular you are asking your participant to DO.  You spent some time writing up this description , and then I gave a sample presentation which it each of these points.  Be sure to practice your description, with a classmate or friend, etc, before the meeting with your participant.

Things to remember:
Make sure to fill in your contact information on both page 1 & 2.
As you talk through the form - be sure to check for questions.
Cover each point.
Sign two forms - and have your applicant sign two forms (one for them to keep - one for Kean University records).

Creating an interview protocol.
We talked through the handouts very quickly.  You did a great job of identifying the important points

For next class:
Re-read the handouts on interviewing and work on your interview protocol.  I do not expect this to be perfect!   Anything you put up there will be a good start. Also, check out your research participants - make sure you have someone lined up.
Blog 9:  Interview protocol for your project

I will try to get through the research plans for Thursday - so we can do some constructive work on the interview protocol to get it ready to go.  This is exciting!

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