Interview & Focus Group Protocol Writer
Builds a semi-structured interview or focus group guide
Interview & Focus Group Protocol Writer
Builds a semi-structured interview or focus group guide
Description
Prepares a complete semi-structured interview guide or focus group protocol, from warm-up questions to closing, based on your research question and participant profile. Produces non-leading, open-ended questions and suggests an a priori code list for MAXQDA/NVivo. Who it's for: researchers and graduate students conducting qualitative or mixed-methods research.
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Why we love this skill
An editor’s pick for turning a research purpose and participant profile into a rigorous, field-ready protocol. It combines neutral, single-concept questions with targeted probes, focus group facilitation notes, and an a priori coding framework for smoother analysis.
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Researchers and graduate students planning qualitative or mixed-methods interviews and focus groups.
How to use this Skill
Provide your input
Provide your research question or purpose, participant profile, interview format, and key themes.
Run the Skill
Describe the study context and select an individual interview or focus group format.
Review your result
Receive a semi-structured protocol with warm-up, open-ended main and probing questions, closing prompts, and a preliminary coding list.
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