Week 7 assignment

Email-format Consent Form for Practice Interview (edits not permitted)

To be emailed to the invited interviewee:

You are invited to take part in an interview for a research course that I am completing as part of my doctoral program. The purpose of the interview is to help me hone my interviewing and data analysis skills.

Interview Procedures:

I am requesting that you permit me to conduct an audio-recorded interview for about minutes. Transcriptions of interviews will be analyzed as part of my course. Copies of your interview recording and transcript are available from me upon request.

Voluntary Nature of the Interview:

This interview is voluntary. If you decide to take part now, you can still change your mind later.

Risks and Benefits of Being Interviewed:

Being in this interview would not pose any risks beyond those of typical daily life. There is no benefit to you.

Privacy:

Interview recordings and full transcripts will be shared with each interviewee, upon request. Transcripts with identifiers redacted will be shared with my university faculty along with my analysis. The interview recording and transcript will be destroyed as soon as I have completed my course.

Contacts and Questions:

If you want to talk privately about your rights as an interviewee, you can call Dr. Leilani Endicott. She is the Walden University representative who can discuss this with you. Her phone number is 612-312-1210.

Please share any questions or concerns you might have at this time. If you agree to be interviewed as described above, please reply to this email with the words, “I consent.”

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