Interview Guide for emi-structured interviews to explore 10 MBA graduates’ perceptions and experiences of searching for the first job

1. Imagine you want to conduct a qualitative study using semi-structured interviews to explore 10 MBA graduates’ perceptions and experiences of searching for the first job after graduating from a private university in Karachi, Pakistan.
2. Develop an Interview Guide comprising 7 - 10 questions to be used in the study. Remember the Interview Guide must be developed by you, and not copied from any other source.

1. Suppose you have conducted 10 interviews using the interview guide you developed for part A of this question. List down at least 10 steps that you will take to conduct the thematic analysis of the interview data.

 

Assessment Rubric:

Part A: 

1. Quality and Appropriateness of Interview Questions: 3 marks
2. Coverage of the key aspects of the research topic: 2 marks

Part B: 

Appropriate steps for conducting thematic analysis: 0.5 mark each.