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Week 7 Interview with a Professional

Total Points Possible 200

This assignment reflects weeks of thoughtful planning and execution by learners as the collective results of the interview with a professional practitioner in psychology are to be presented in the report submitted.

Interview Questions

· At least 20 interview questions should be submitted for review and approval in the Week 3 Forum.

· The interview cannot be conducted before questions have been approved; approval and/or revision requests will be sent by Message.

· Questions should inquire about job responsibilities; academic preparation for entry into the field including course work and practical hands-on training, on-the-job training and experience; continuing education and licensing requirements; recommended courses; job satisfaction, pay range and work environment; work/home life balance, avoiding “burn-out” and recommendations to those entering the field.

Interviews

· Interviewees must have a masters or doctoral degree in psychology and must work directly with clients or patients in their professional roles, within the field of psychology.

· Interviews may be conducted on site, by teleconference, or web conference.

· A brief letter of documentation from the interviewee indicating that the interview was conducted should be submitted to the course instructor’s MyCampus email address, available on the classroom Roster screen, the student should be copied on the email and maintain it for his/her records.

Report

Articulating the questions asked during the interview and the interviewee’s answers, develop the paper to be submitted in Week 7.

· In the introduction of the report, identify the interviewee by his or her professional title, academic degree, and number of years of experience in an introduction paragraph prior to the first question/answer pair.

· Identify the questions asked by using bold font and note the response provided directly below, removing the bold font.

· Close the work with a substantive and cohesive section, describing what was learned during the interview, whether the interviewed provided insight that may serve may affect the direction of the student’s career path, and the most beneficial aspect of the interview assignment.

Include a minimum 8 to 10 pages, not including the required APA formatted title page; a reference page is NOT required as personal communications are not listed on reference pages.

The basic parts of a paper should also be included; these are the opening, introduction section, the body of the paper (substituted by the interview questions/answer section), and a conclusion that encompasses the points outlined in the instructions.

You may also see Purdue’s OWL https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/ for general APA formatting information and for formatting help on many topics.

Criterion

Excellent

Satisfactory

Needs Improvement

Unsatisfactory

Score

Question Approval

45 points possible

Student submits and receives professor approval of at least 20 questions prior interview completion.

Student submits and receives professor approval of 15 to 20 questions prior interview completion.

Student submits and receives professor approval of less than 15 questions prior interview completion.

Student does not submit or receive professor approval of questions prior to interview completion.

Question Quality

45 possible points

Student develops interview questions that allow quality inquiry into the area of practice examined, professional’s expert commentary on academic and career paths, and other areas noted in the instructions.

Student develops interview questions that allow adequate examination into the interviewee’s area of practice, professional’s expert commentary on academic and career paths, and other areas noted in the instructions.

Student develops interview questions that allow marginal examination into the interviewee’s area of practice, professional’s expert commentary on academic and career paths, and other areas noted in the instructions.

Student develops interview questions that are largely close-ended and do not allow the quality inquiry expected as noted in the instructions.

Interview Summary

60 possible points

Student provides a clear and concise, summary of the completed interview, articulating what was learned, any career shaping insights gained, and the most beneficial aspect of the interview assignment.

Student provides an adequate summary of the completed interview, some details were excluded, as noted in the instructions, but most elements are sufficiently addressed.

Student provides a marginal summary of the completed interview, most details were excluded, as noted in the instructions.

Student does not provide a summary of the interview.

Writing and formatting

50 possible points

Work is presented in a logical and coherent way. Writing is clear, articulate, and error free. APA and additional formatting is complete, with all required elements as noted in instructions.

Work is grammatically sound with a few minor errors. APA and additional formatting is complete with some minor errors.

Work contains frequent grammatical errors. Work contains incomplete and inaccurate APA and additional formatting.

Significant grammatical errors within the work severely affect the readability. Work contains no formatting.

Summary Comments:

Total

200 possible points

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