INTERVIEW TECHNIQUES
- Course
- JOUR455 - INTERVIEW TECHNIQUES
- Department
- Journalism - English - Undergraduate
- Course Type
- Course
- Status
- Required
- Language
- English
- Credit
- 3
- ECTS
- 5
- T+P+L
- 3 + 0 + 0
- Course Coordinator(s)
- -
- Prerequisite
- -
- Keywords
Course Description
This course will give students practical instruction in conducting interviews for a variety of media work, both face-to-face and using the telephone or other telecommunications technology. Weekly classes will focus on the primary techniques and professional practices entailed in the process of interviewing for newspaper, radio and television production. Students will also reflect on the ethical dimensions of the media interview. The course will also feature contributions from local professional journalists who have experience as interviewers. Students will conduct and present original interviews with a variety of subjects, which will be examined and assessed via a portfolio of written work.
INTERVIEW TECHNIQUES
Evaluation Tools (Active Term)
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Course outcomes
- 01 Students learn what the interview is
- 02 Students learn to interview
- 03 Students learn to write news
- 04 Students do the practical as well as theoretical knowledge
- 05 Current issues in the media are also evaluated
- 06 Discussion about news
Course Syllabus
| Week | Topic |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction to the Course |
| Week 2 | The Essential Characteristics of Interviews |
| Week 3 | Traditional Forms of Interviewing |
| Week 4 | An Interpersonal Communication Process |
| Week 5 | Questions and Their Uses |
| Week 6 | Questions and Their Uses |
| Week 7 | Structuring the Interview |
| Week 8 | Midterm Week |
| Week 9 | Interview Schedules |
| Week 10 | Establishing rapport and orientation |
| Week 11 | Nonverbal communication during Interviews |
| Week 12 | The Persuasive Interview |
| Week 13 | Analyzing the Interviewee |
| Week 14 | General Review |
| Week 15 | Final Exams |
Reference Books & Course Materials
- 01 Interviewing: Principles and Practices (Charles J. Stewart & William B. Cash, 2018, 15th Edition)
Learning Outcomes
- L01 Students learn what the interview is
- L02 Students learn to interview
- L03 Students learn to write news
- L04 Students do the practical as well as theoretical knowledge
- L05 Current issues in the media are also evaluated
- L06 Discussion about news
Program Outcomes
- P01 PO1: Engaged in insightful thinking leading to self-learning and lifelong learning.
- P02 PO2: Established a general knowledge of economics sufficient to work independently through specific learned techniques generated via individual efforts and study.
- P03 PO3: Reached the required knowledge and skills to understand social, economic and legal issues both within national, international and global contexts and apply theoretical knowledge of economics to practice.
- P04 PO4: Adopted the ability to critically evaluate, analyze and interpret information gathered through the use of related statistical software programs to suggest creative solutions for economic problems and make relevant economic decisions.
- P05 PO5: Been aware of gathering and analyzing data through the application of appropriate technological tools in an ethical and safe manner in order to generate economic decisions and policy suggestions.
- P06 PO6: Been equipped with conceptual and analytical skills essential for team-working and collaborations for economic decision making for a variety of economic concepts in national and global environment.
- P07 PO7: Endowed with both oral and written communication skills within the economic field to effectively study and work in an international environment
- P08 PO8: Been able to transfer theoretical knowledge to real life economic environment: to generate policies for microeconomic and macroeconomic problems faced by individuals, firms and governments at national, international and global context.
- P09 PO9: Developed an ability to apply economic analysis to everyday problems in real world through the development of ethical perspectives and social responsibilities at work and in personal life.
Po-Lo Matrix
| LO | P01 | P02 | P03 | P04 | P05 | P06 | P07 | P08 | P09 | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |